Uber files complaint with EU against Hungary
Ride-hailing app Uber filed a complaint on Wednesday with the European Commission against Hungary, where legislation came into force in July practically banning the service.
Business
Aug 10, 2016
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Thai gov't plan would track foreigners through SIM cards
Thailand's telecommunications regulator has approved in principle a plan to issue special SIM cards to foreign tourists so they can be tracked through their mobile phones.
Internet
Aug 10, 2016
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Total number of neurons—not enlarged prefrontal region—hallmark of human brain
A new scientific study puts the final nail in the coffin of a long-standing theory to explain human's remarkable cognitive abilities: that human evolution involved the selective expansion of the brain's prefrontal cortex.
Plants & Animals
Aug 10, 2016
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New analysis shows threats to 8K Red List species
Less than a month away from the kick-off the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Hawaii, a team of scientists report in the journal Nature that three quarters of the world's threatened species are imperiled because people ...
Ecology
Aug 10, 2016
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With droughts and downpours, climate change feeds Chesapeake Bay algal blooms
Nitrogen-rich agricultural runoff into the Chesapeake Bay presents an ongoing environmental and economic concern for the bay's massive watershed. Pollution from fertilizer application feeds algal blooms that poison humans ...
Environment
Aug 10, 2016
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Obama's reading will now include Facebook Messenger notes
People hoping to send a note to President Barack Obama can now contact the White House using Facebook Messenger, just as they would communicate with their friends.
Security
Aug 10, 2016
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NIST's rolling wireless net helps improve first-responder communications
First responders often have trouble communicating with each other in emergencies. They may use different types of radios, or they may be working in rural areas lacking wireless coverage, or they may be deep inside large buildings ...
Telecom
Aug 10, 2016
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Crude oil causes heart and skull deformities in haddock
Even brief exposures of the eggs of Atlantic haddock to low concentrations of dispersed crude oil can cause severe and usually deadly deformities in developing fish, an international research team has found.
Environment
Aug 10, 2016
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User-friendly language for programming efficient simulations
Computer simulations of physical systems are common in science, engineering, and entertainment, but they use several different types of tools.
Computer Sciences
Aug 10, 2016
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Engineering a better biofuel
While the bacteria E. coli is often considered a bad bug, researchers commonly use laboratory-adapted E. coli that lacks the features that can make humans sick, but can grow just as fast. That same quality allows it to transform ...
Biotechnology
Aug 10, 2016
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