Massive 12-foot alligator trapped in Florida weighs nearly 750 pounds
Alligators are a common sight in Florida. Those that are 12-feet long, nearly 750 pounds and walking through a commerce park aren't.
Plants & Animals
Apr 3, 2019
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New scam aims to trick you into giving up your cell phone account information
If someone calls you pretending to be from your cell phone carrier and asks for a verification code, don't give it to them.
Security
Apr 3, 2019
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Bill introduced to help publishers bargain with tech giants
News publishers would gain greater power to negotiate terms with Facebook and Google under terms of a bill filed Wednesday in the House of Representatives.
Internet
Apr 3, 2019
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Insect-deterring sorghum compounds may be eco-friendly pesticide
Compounds produced by sorghum plants to defend against insect feeding could be isolated, synthesized and used as a targeted, nontoxic insect deterrent, according to researchers who studied plant-insect interactions that included ...
Biotechnology
Apr 3, 2019
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Epic Games breaks venture capital records in a banner year for North Carolina companies
When Epic Games, the maker of the popular "Fortnite" video game, raised $1.25 billion from investors last year, it made the Cary, N.C.-based company one of the most valuable private companies in the United States.
Business
Apr 3, 2019
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Magnitude 3.6 quake shakes part of Southern California
A small earthquake gave some Southern California residents a predawn wakeup call.
Environment
Apr 3, 2019
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Face recognition researcher fights Amazon over biased AI
Facial recognition technology was already seeping into everyday life—from your photos on Facebook to police scans of mugshots—when Joy Buolamwini noticed a serious glitch: Some of the software couldn't detect dark-skinned ...
Machine learning & AI
Apr 3, 2019
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8
Bid to beat rabies could benefit from oral dog vaccine, study finds
Vaccines hidden in dog food could help curb the spread of rabies in countries with large populations of stray dogs, research suggests.
Veterinary medicine
Apr 3, 2019
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7
Tesla to show self-driving car progress to investors
Tesla announced on Wednesday that it will give investors an up-close look at its self-driving car in a bid to bolster confidence in the progress of the nascent technology.
Business
Apr 3, 2019
1
8
New family of glass good for lenses
A new composition of germanosilicate glass created by adding zinc oxide has properties good for lens applications, according to Penn State researchers. This marks the discovery of a novel glass family.
Materials Science
Apr 3, 2019
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