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Microsoft is finally launching its new Xbox Avatar Editor, Microsoft has been whetting Xbox users’ appetites with the promise of new, customizable avatars since last year, and after several delays, they’re finally becoming available. Xbox Insiders can get a taste of the…
Facebook wants to help small businesses protect your privacy, Data privacy is a continually growing concern in the wake of news of election tampering and Cambridge Analytica scandals. As the EU’s General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) take full effect, it’s not only…
Senate votes to reinstate ZTE ban in the US, The Trump administration’s decision to work with Chinese President Xi Jinping to bring ZTE back to business didn’t sit well with lawmakers from both sides. A group of Senators from the Republican and…
Reduction in sulfur emissions from power plants in China, Air pollution has smothered China’s cities in recent decades. In response, the Chinese government has implemented measures to clean up its skies. But are those policies effective? Now scholars show that one of…
IBM’s Project Debater is an AI that’s ready to argue , A large group of journalists and IBM employees sit quietly while a black monolith (yes, like the one found in 2001: A Space Odyssey) with a display shows three animated blue…
Coral reef ‘oases’ offer glimmer of hope , Scientists have discovered small communities of corals that are flourishing against the odds while so many around the world are dying. , Continue reading . . . , , https://www.sciencedaily.com/rss/top/environment.xml, Top Environment News —…
What’s on TV: ‘Luke Cage,’ ‘Preacher’ and ‘Westworld’ , The FIFA World Cup is already rolling along, but this week we’re getting ready for the second season of Marvel’s Luke Cage on Netflix. AMC has the season premiere of Preacher and Comedy…
Synthetic ‘blubber’ could triple divers’ survival time in icy water , Even the hardiest diver can’t last longer than an hour in cold water using a modern wetsuit, and that’s no good if you’re a special ops soldier or otherwise need to…
Cryptocurrency ‘will never reach mainstream status’: Report , Cryptocurrency ‘will never reach mainstream status’: Report CNBC Full coverage , Continue reading . . . , , https://news.google.com/news/rss/headlines/section/q/cryptocurrency/cryptocurrency?ned=us&hl=en&gl=US, cryptocurrency – Google News, Google News , https://ssl.gstatic.com/news-static/gnrss.png, ,
AI, Robotics and Your Health, At the second Science Meets Congress event, AI, Robotics and Your Health, experts from academia and the private sector talked with Scientific American Editor in Chief Mariette DiChristina about the… — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com , Continue…
Elon Musk says Tesla employee committed ‘sabotage’ , Tesla may have more trouble on its hands than layoffs and production challenges. Reuters said it had obtained a company-wide email from Elon Musk stating that an unnamed employee had conducted “extensive and damaging…
Roku could launch a store for streaming subscriptions, Roku is planning its own Amazon Channels-style à la carte marketplace for video subscription services, sources told Variety. Anyone using the company’s devices could sign up for and watch them without needing to download…
Microsoft employees criticize ICE contract amid recent reports, Add Microsoft to the list of companies whose government deals are provoking outrage both inside and outside their offices. The Redmond firm sparked a wave of criticism on social networks after users discovered a…
Dark Horse’s ‘Stranger Things’ comics chronicle Will’s journey , There will soon be quite a few ways for you to experience the world of Stranger Things, as books, a video game and now a line of comics are all in the works….
Two new creatures discovered from dawn of animal life, Earth’s first complex animals were an eclectic bunch that lived in the shallow oceans between 580-540 million years ago. , Continue reading . . . , , https://www.sciencedaily.com/rss/top/environment.xml, Top Environment News — ScienceDaily,…