Facebook 'fix' needed, early investor Roger McNamee says
Roger McNamee, founding partner of Elevation Partners and an early investor in Facebook, is making lots of noise about how to "fix" Facebook.
Internet
Jan 19, 2018
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Dallas-based Skratch app helps busy teens find jobs in their neighborhoods
Miranda Alfaro said she's had a difficult time finding a part-time job that fits her busy academic schedule.
Internet
Jan 19, 2018
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Breakthrough study shows how plants sense the world
Plants lack eyes and ears, but they can still see, hear, smell and respond to environmental cues and dangers—especially to virulent pathogens. They do this with the aid of hundreds of membrane proteins that can sense microbes ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 19, 2018
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SEC letter shows bitcoin funds won't happen soon, if ever
It may be a while, if ever, before investors can buy an exchange-traded fund made up of bitcoin and other digital currencies.
Internet
Jan 19, 2018
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Radioactivity from oil and gas wastewater persists in Pennsylvania stream sediments
More than seven years after Pennsylvania officials requested that the disposal of radium-laden fracking wastewater into surface waters be restricted, a new Duke University study finds that high levels of radioactivity persist ...
Environment
Jan 19, 2018
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Superconducting X-ray laser takes shape in Silicon Valley
An area known for high-tech gadgets and innovation will soon be home to an advanced superconducting X-ray laser that stretches 3 miles in length, built by a collaboration of national laboratories. On January 19, the first ...
General Physics
Jan 19, 2018
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Team takes a deep look at memristors
In the race to build a computer that mimics the massive computational power of the human brain, researchers are increasingly turning to memristors, which can vary their electrical resistance based on the memory of past activity. ...
General Physics
Jan 19, 2018
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Visa joins other major credit cards in getting rid of signature requirement
The days of signing the receipt after a credit card purchase are numbered.
Business
Jan 19, 2018
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Bio-renewable process could help 'green' plastic
When John Wesley Hyatt patented the first industrial plastic in 1869, his intention was to create an alternative to the elephant tusk ivory used to make piano keys. But this early plastic also sparked a revolution in the ...
Materials Science
Jan 19, 2018
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Do moon phases produce big earthquakes? Study debunks that idea
Huge earthquakes are not significantly influenced by the moon, a new study says.
Earth Sciences
Jan 19, 2018
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