New tech regulation 'inevitable,' Apple CEO says
Apple CEO Tim Cook predicts that new regulations of tech companies and social networks to protect personal data are "inevitable."
Internet
Nov 18, 2018
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Scientists explain how wombats drop cubed poop
Wombats, the chubby and beloved, short-legged marsupials native to Australia, are central to a biological mystery in the animal kingdom: How do they produce cube-shaped poop? Patricia Yang, a postdoctoral fellow in mechanical ...
General Physics
Nov 18, 2018
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Helping Marvel superheroes to breathe
Marvel comics superheroes Ant-Man and the Wasp—nom de guerre stars of the eponymous 2018 film—possess the ability to temporarily shrink down to the size of insects, while retaining the mass and strength of their normal ...
General Physics
Nov 18, 2018
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Explaining a fastball's unexpected twist
An unexpected twist from a four-seam or a two-seam fastball can make the difference in a baseball team winning or losing the World Series. However, "some explanations regarding the different pitches are flat-out wrong," said ...
General Physics
Nov 18, 2018
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12 dead in Vietnam floods, landslides
Flash floods and landslides killed at least 12 people in central Vietnam, officials said Sunday, as hundreds of troops were dispatched to clean up destroyed villages and washed out roads.
Environment
Nov 18, 2018
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Dig resurrects a feud over which town is a state's oldest
An archaeological dig is rekindling a feud between two towns over which was the first in Connecticut.
Archaeology
Nov 18, 2018
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Romania could challenge Russian grip on Europe's energy
Romania, one of the EU's poorest members, could emerge as an unlikely challenger to Russia's iron grip on eastern Europe's energy supply thanks to vast oil and gas reserves waiting to be tapped, experts say.
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 18, 2018
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Argentine submarine wreck found one year after disappearance
The crushed wreck of an Argentine submarine has been located one year after it vanished into the depths of the Atlantic Ocean with 44 crew members, in the country's worst naval disaster in decades.
Other
Nov 18, 2018
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At what cost? Debate swirls on 'giveaways' after Amazon HQ deal
As the winners of the biggest corporate prize in decades—the new Amazon headquarters—relished their victory, debate was still raging over the billions of dollars in incentives offered to attract the fast-growing US technology ...
Business
Nov 18, 2018
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Undersea gas fires Egypt's regional energy dreams
Egypt is looking to use its vast, newly tapped undersea gas reserves to establish itself as a key energy exporter and revive its flagging economy.
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 18, 2018
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