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En Stor Grim Plante, Der Brænder Som ind i Helvede, Er Blevet Opdaget i Virginia for Første Gang
Udseende, men absolut ikke røre.Foto: Natubico (Wikimedia Commons) En tårnhøj invasiv plante i stand til ardannelse alle, der er uheldige nok til at røre sit giftige sap er beskæring tilbage op i USA, Og for første gang nogensinde, det er blevet spottet i staten Virginia. Den giftige plante, rammende kendt som kæmpe bjørneklo, blev først…
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Facebook Ønsker at Være Din Quiz Far Nu
Billede: Facebook Husk HQ Trivia—som live-spil, vis du helt ville have vundet én gang, hvis du ikke havde fået den nemme spørgsmål forkert? App ‘ en, og “quiz daddy” – værten Scott Rogowsky, synes at have inspireret Facebook til at prøve sin hånd på fængslende seerne med live-streamet multiple choice-spørgsmål, blandt andre gimmicks. Facebook annonceret…
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Microsoft-Medarbejdere Pres på Ledelsen for at Annullere IS Kontrakt
Illustration: Bryan Menegus (Gizmodo) Microsoft-medarbejdere, er at lægge pres på deres ledelse til at annullere en kontrakt med U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, en del af en modreaktion mod agency ‘ s politik om at fjerne børn fra deres familier på den AMERIKANSKE grænse. I et åbent brev til Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella sendt i…
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A Woman’s New Tattoo Led to Three Years of Chronic Pain, Doctors Say
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Can Thousands of Smartphones Help Detect Cosmic Rays?
Map of the sky in gamma raysImage: NASA/DOE/Fermi LAT Collaboration Your smartphone has a particle detector on it, and scientists want you to help them uncover how the universe really works and maybe even discover the true nature of dark matter. There are just a few bugs to work out. High-energy particles from space, called…
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Google Remembers to Like and Subscribe, Releases Its Own Podcasts App
Lovers of quality audio content you’re probably not paying for, rejoice. Google has finally released its own Google Podcasts app, providing users a dedicated place to enjoy their shows, find personalized recommendations, and soon take advantage of upcoming accessibility features. It’s also one of the few Android-only apps made by the company, which traditionally releases cross-platform…
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A Democrat Funded by AT&T Could Sabotage California’s Net Neutrality Law
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Scientists Find Stronger Evidence for New Kind of Black Hole
The star being eaten by the black hole is in pink.Image: X-ray: NASA/CXC/UNH/D.Lin et al, Optical: NASA/ESA/STScI We’ve seen supermassive black holes at the centers of galaxies tearing stars to shreds. We’ve detected the energy wave from relatively tiny black holes slamming together to create a wobble in space-time a billion light-years away. But what…
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Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint Pledge to Stop Selling Your Real-Time Location to Data Brokers
Photo: AP AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon say they won’t provide their customers’ location data to third-party data brokers, AP reported on Tuesday. A New York Times report in May touched off a major scandal by describing the ways location data, which all four major carriers in the U.S. share with data brokers like LocationSmart,…
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A Big Nasty Plant That Burns Like Hell Has Been Discovered in Virginia for the First Time
Look but definitely don’t touch.Photo: Natubico (Wikimedia Commons) A towering invasive plant capable of scarring anyone unlucky enough to touch its toxic sap is cropping back up in the U.S. And for the first time ever, it’s been spotted in the state of Virginia. The toxic plant, aptly known as the giant hogweed, was first…