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TechCrunch
Brazil orders cell phone carriers to block WhatsApp for 72 hours
TechCrunch
WhatsApp, Facebook's messaging service that recently rolled out end-to-end encryption to its users, will be blocked in Brazil for 72 hours, starting this afternoon. A judge from the small Brazilian state of Sergipe ordered telecom providers in the ...
WhatsApp Founder Slams Brazil Shut-Down, Says We 'Won't Compromise User Security'Forbes
The messaging app that's benefiting from WhatsApp's ban in BrazilQuartz
WhatsApp Blocked in Brazil as Judge Seeks DataNew York Times
PC Magazine -Wall Street Journal -Los Angeles Times -iDigitalTimes.com
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Wall Street Journal
Tesla Earnings: What to Watch
Wall Street Journal
Tesla Motors Inc. TSLA -1.87 % 's first quarter results will be released after the bell on May 4. EARNINGS FORECAST: Tesla is expected to post an operating loss of 58 cents a share, according to analysts polled by Thomson Reuters, compared with a loss ...
Tesla Model X P90D Review: Are You Ready for an Electric Lifestyle?Bloomberg
How Tesla could keep some tax incentives for Model 3Green Car Reports
What if Elon Musk Ran Apple?Huffington Post
MarketWatch -InformationWeek -InsideEVs -Engadget
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CBS Local
Mystery Founder Of Bitcoin Comes Forward
CBS Local
The bitcoin website is shown on the computer of the proprietor of a shop selling vinyl records and that accepts bitcoins for payment on April 11, 2013 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images). LONDON (CBS/AP) — An Australian man long ...
Euro Strengthens to More Than $1.15 for First Time Since AugustBloomberg
Australian tells BBC he created bitcoin, but some skepticalReuters
Craig Wright Claims He Is Bitcoin Inventor 'Satoshi Nakamoto'Wall Street Journal
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BABW News
ET Overview: A breakdown of the infamous Drake Equation
BABW News
A recent study claims that alien civilizations probably existed throughout the universe - here's how scientists reached that conclusion. As we reported recently, a recent study from scientists at the University of Rochester made the shocking claim that ...
Probability we're the only intelligent life in cosmos? Really low, say astronomers.Christian Science Monitor
Universe Likely Has Many Extinct Civilizations: University of Rochester StudyMaine News Online
Cosmic Archaeology: Taking the Sting Out of the Drake EquationDiscovery Institute
Parent Herald -I4U News -PerfScience -iTech Post
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The Verge
Buttonless fingerprint sensors are coming to phones this year
The Verge
Just at the moment when the outward appearance and construction of phones were beginning to stagnate, here comes another new tweak to keep us interested. LG Innotek today joins Fingerprint Cards in announcing a fingerprint module that can be ...
LG Just Created a Button-Less Fingerprint Sensor That Hides Under a DisplayDroid Life (press release) (blog)
LG introduces a fingerprint scanner that works under glassPhandroid.com
LG's phone fingerprint sensor doesn't need a buttonEngadget
9 to 5 Google -Tech Times -Mashable -Android Headlines - Android News
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Washington Post
This strange, tailless comet could teach us about Earth's origins
Washington Post
The comet known as C/2014 S3 (PANSTARRS) has a lot going for it. For starters, it's the first comet ever detected without a tail — a trail of dust and ice that sublimates into space as the sun heats the frozen artifacts. It's also thought to have ...
Astronomers Find First-Ever Tailless Comet That Could Give Answers to Solar System FormationNature World News
Scientists Found an Asteroid From the Time of Earth's FormationTIME
Fragment Believed To Be Part Of The Earth's Formation Came Back After Billions of YearsScience World Report
ValueWalk -PerfScience -Tech Times -Washington News Wire
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ZDNet
Microsoft SQL Server 2016 will be generally available June 1
ZDNet
Microsoft will make SQL Server 2016 generally available on June 1, 2016, company officials announced today. That June 1 date is when the product will be available to all users, including brand new ones, MSDN subscribers, and existing customers ...
Microsoft SQL Server 2016 finally gets a release datePCWorld
Microsoft's next version of SQL Server will launch June 1TechCrunch
Microsoft will officially launch SQL Server 2016 on June 1Windows Central
Database Journal -MSPoweruser.com -DABCC.com
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GameSpot
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Release Date, Trailer, Gameplay Details Revealed
GameSpot
Activision has officially announced Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, and revealed key details about story, gameplay and release timing for this year's entry into the blockbuster first-person shooter series. A debut trailer for the game has also been ...
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare hits Nov. 4 with space fighters, watch the videoPolygon
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered Confirmed and DetailedGame Rant
Activision posts video unveiling Call of Duty: Infinite WarfareVentureBeat
Tech Times -Mashable -GameZone -Shacknews
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Christian Science Monitor
Weasel shuts down Large Hadron Collider
Christian Science Monitor
The Large Hadron Collider - the world's largest particle collider - suffered another animal-related mishap when the furry critter crawled into the system's transformer, causing an electrical short. By Noelle Swan, Staff writer Max Lewontin, Staff ...
Small Rodent Shuts Down CERN's Large Hadron Collider And World's Biggest Atom SmasherNews Every day
Weasel causes operational halt to $7 billion Large Hadron ColliderWorld Tech Today
Weasel-related Large Hadron Collider power outage may last till mid-MayModern Readers
PerfScience -Washington Times -Forbes -The Guardian
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Christian Science Monitor
Slumbering 'dragons' hint at evolution of human sleep patterns
Christian Science Monitor
Researchers find that lizards have the same sleep patterns as mammals and birds. And the sleeping Australian bearded dragons, Pogona vitticeps, suggest something about how and when these patterns evolved.
These dozing 'dragons' could change how we think about sleepWashington Post
Dinosaurs May Have Slept Like We Do, Researchers SayHuffington Post
Do dragons dream? Scientists stumble upon surprise findingCBS News
Scientific American -Nature World News -TIME -Laboratory Equipment
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Tech Times
Sony Files Patent For Smart Contact Lenses That Can Record Videos, Take Pictures With Blink Of An Eye
Tech Times
Sony has filed a patent for a smart contact lens that features an ability to capture photos and videos. What makes it different from Samsung's smart lens with camera? (Photo : Dan Kitwood | Getty Images). Sony has filed a patent application for a smart ...
Google to Improve Vision by Injecting Smart Device into EyeballsBidness ETC
Sony To Put A Camera On Your EyeballForbes
Google has a crazy idea for injecting a computer into your eyeballVentureBeat
Techtree.com -NEWS.com.au -Engadget -REM
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NH Voice
Puma Creates Interesting BeatBot for Training People for Running
NH Voice
Sportswear major Puma has created an interesting robot named BeatBot, which can run as fast as sprinter Usain Bolt and can be used for training people for running faster. BeatBot can help in improving running time as the small box-shaped automated ...
Puma BeatBot training robot lets you challenge Usain BoltModern Readers
Puma unveils new runners' training aid and its a robotWorld Tech Today
Puma training robot lets you compete against Usain Bolt's championship recordsMashable
Christian Science Monitor -Headlines & Global News -Digital Spy -Social Barrel (blog)
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Minneapolis Star Tribune
Echo Dot is Alexa without the big speaker; GoodGuide aims to inform shoppers
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Echo, at $180, is a wireless speaker combined with a virtual assistant called Alexa. The new Echo Dot is Alexa without the big speaker. The Dot has a tiny speaker so you can interact with Alexa, but it really shines when you connect it to speakers you ...
SyFy becomes first entertainment network to come with Alexa SkillsModern Readers
Alexa Moves Out Of The Amazon Echo: Introducing: The Invoxia TribyN4BB
Syfy is the first network to launch a skill for Amazon EchoMashable
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Mashable
The Apple Watch: Year One
Mashable
This week was the official one-year anniversary of the Apple Watch. I've owned one for almost all of that time, and — like many tech journalists and gadget commentators — I believe it's worth reflecting on what the Apple Watch has meant to the tech ...
Guess What? Developer Ports Windows 95 to an Apple WatchAppAdvice
Someone got Windows 95 running on an Apple Watch, because of course they wouldMacworld
One iOS Geek Oddly Installed Windows '95 on his Apple WatchPatently Apple
Digital Trends -Bidness ETC -TechCrunch -Engadget
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Morning Ticker
An incredible 'Mass Effect' theme park is about to open
Morning Ticker
Good news, Mass Effect fans: a theme park is creating an attraction based around the popular video game series, and it's opening soon. California's Great America announced that the Mass Effect attraction will open May 18th, a ride that offers visitors ...
'Mass Effect' Theme Park Attraction Opening This May: Here's Why Everyone's ExcitedTech Times
A Mass Effect Park Attraction Is Opening in MayGadget Gestures
Here's When You'll Be Able To Visit The Mass Effect Theme ParkCinema Blend
YIBADA English -Engadget -Game Rant -Crossmap
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Morning Ticker
DOOM creators suddenly shut down this stunning new game
Morning Ticker
The funding campaign for Blackroom, a new shooter from the creators of Doom, was shut down unexpectedly. The creators of Doom were funding a new first-person shooter project called Blackroom, but they've suddenly shut that down. John Romero and ...
Pulled! iD Software founders cancel Blackroom Kickstarter campaignModern Readers
Blackroom, New Game From 'Doom' Creators, Taken Down From KickstarterTech Times
Romero and Carmack put Kickstarter for new FPS, Blackroom, on holdDestructoid
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Android Community
Xiaomi prepping to launch a Mi Smartwatch this 2016
Android Community
Told ya, Xiaomi is busy. But hey, what tech company isn't busy these days? It's actually better than being silent just waiting for financial reports to tell you revenue is going down. It may have been replaced by Huawei but Hugo Barra's baby will ...
Xiaomi Mi Band 2 release date: Rumors indicate device could launch on May 10Ecumenical News
Xiaomi's smartwatch for kids costs less than $50Engadget
Xiaomi's new products for the wearable marketPulse Headlines
Tech Times -Android Headlines - Android News -Phone Arena -The Indian Express
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Quartz
This interactive 3D model shows where your brain responds to different words
Quartz
If you've ever wondered where exactly words are in your brain, scientists from the University of California at Berkeley have something to show you. In a paper published Wednesday (April 27) in the journal Nature (paywall), researchers describe the ...
This Is Your Brain on PodcastsNew York Times
A brand new 'atlas' shows where different ideas live in our brainsWashington Post
'Semantic Atlas' Shows Where in the Brain Words Are ProcessedU.S. News & World Report
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Tech News Today
Microsoft Cortana to Work With Bing and Edge Only
Tech News Today
Microsoft has announced that its digital assistant, Cortana, will only support Microsoft Edge now. The company also said that all search queries will yield results using Microsoft-owned Bing on Windows 10. Notifications have been sent to users and they ...
Microsoft Restricts Windows 10 Cortana Searches to Bing and EdgeCIO Today
Microsoft declares Cortana search box as Bing- and Edge-only turfComputerworld
Microsoft's Cortana is going to war with GoogleMorning Ticker
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VentureBeat
Cortana now restricted to Edge and Bing: It's the clicks, stupid
InfoWorld
Yesterday, Ryan Gave, GM of Microsoft Search and Cortana, blogged about a change in the way Microsoft would handle Cortana searches. The reaction has been mixed, and for good reason. Until yesterday, it was possible to jury-rig Windows 10 so that ...
Microsoft locks down Cortana: Blocks integration with other browsers, search enginesPCWorld
AdDuplex: Windows 10 Mobile continues to rise, Lumia 535 now the most popular Windows phoneNeowin
Annoying Windows 10 Upgrade Prompt Strikes Again, Takes Weather Forecast By Storm On Live TVTech Times
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