City in Upstate New York Issues Temporary Ban on Bitcoin Mining

Miners have flocked to a small city in upstate New York, but now the local government is slamming on the brakes.
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GM Stations Chevrolet Bolts in Austin for Maven Ridesharing

Austin, the city that hassled Uber and Lyft two years ago, now welcomes Chevrolet Bolts EVs aimed at the gig economy.
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Astronaut�s Gene Expression May Be Permanently Changed by Year in Space

After a year in space, NASA says Scott Kelly's genes behave differently, and the effect may be permanent.
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Oprah�s Bathtub Is Hand-Carved to Fit Her Body, Because Why Not

A Blockchain-Based Approach to Smart Cities

Blockchain may well form the basis for a secure, distributed application platform; here's how blockchain-based technology might be used to empower cities.
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Google Rebrands Android Wear as Wear OS, but the Platform Has Bigger Problems

After several years of fumbled updates and questionable feature changes, Google is wiping the slate clean. Android Wear is now Wear OS. Oh, if only the name was all that needed fixing.
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Healthcare at SXSW 2018: Tomorrow�s Promise, Today�s Problems

Health expenditures in the U.S. are approximately 18 percent of GDP, up from around 5 percent in the 1960s. The reasons include a population that�s aging and living longer. But it also reflects a system with ever-rising costs that have gone mostly unchecked, and a system built around the providers of services, not around customer satisfaction.
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Rainbow Bell Peppers Pizza Recipe

Adding bell peppers to this homemade pizza recipe can turn it into a rainbow!

We love this rainbow bell peppers pizza because the colors are so fabulous, the taste is amazing, and kids can�t get enough of it!
What are the benefits of bell peppers?
Peppers are a healthy veggie to include in your recipes!

1 cup of bell peppers have 300% of the RDA for vitamin C
1 cup of bell peppers have 100%

Good AI vs. Bad AI: The Myths, Hopes And Realities of the Machines

AI is about to reshape the enterprise workplace in a big and fundamental way, and any organization that hasn�t already started thinking about, planning for and adopting the new wave of smart AI tools is at risk of being left behind by their competitors.
Even at this early stage, it�s clear the benefits of AI in the office are going to be enormous, as these new tools work alongside employees �

Kepler Spacecraft Will Run Out of Fuel In the Coming Months

Mission managers say they expect Kepler to run out of fuel in the next few months, putting an end to nearly a decade of planet-spotting.
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Which matters most � vision, skill, effort, money or technology acumen?

Human endeavour is a powerful thing. It saw Amelia Earhart fly single-handedly across the Atlantic, Neil Armstrong on the moon and no end of people tracing the steps of others up the slopes of Everest, in the knowledge that they might not come back.
Many of our enterprises were originally formed on the basis of similar, beyond the call of duty effort � �One percent Inspiration, 99 percent

This Woman Faked a Trip to Disney to Prove How Deceptive Social Media Can Be

ET Deals Roundup: Last Chance to Pre-Order Galaxy S9 up to 50 Percent Off, $600 Lenovo Micro Desktop, and more

The Galaxy S9 is coming out soon, and this is one of the last opportunities to pre-order and save big. Depending on which provider you order from, you can potentially save up to 50 percent with trade-ins and credits in play. We also found great bargains on 4K TVs, home automation gear, and laptops, so take a look.
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Ford Outlines the Future: More Safety Standard, More Telematics, More Crossovers

Ford's plan: An all-out new product offensive. Sell more hybrids than Toyota by 2021. Create more crossovers. Gain recognition for a standard driver assist / safety suite: with blind spot detection but without adaptive cruise control.
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Logitech Packs All the RGB You Can Handle Into Its New G560 Gaming Speakers

They've got a lot of power, but also a lot of RGB. Isn't that what you want in new speakers?
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AI at SXSW 2018: Of Hives, Ethics, Morals, and the Singularity

AI has captured the attention of people far outside the technology space, and the implications of the technology are far reaching, changing industries, eliminating many human jobs, and changing the nature of work.
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What Your Food Cravings Are Really Trying to Tell You

Audi�s Traffic Light Countdown App Now Works in Washington DC

Audi V2I feature gives drivers a countdown until the light turns green. At long lights, it reduces stress. With Washington, it's now in nine cities.
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16 Healthy Sheet Pan Dinners

We have all experienced those busy nights when dinner has to happen in 30 minutes or less with minimal dishes or its just going to be a cereal for dinner kind of night. Weeknight dinners should be something that isn�t complicated, but can still be balanced and filling. Sheet pan dinners provide a way to give your family exactly that!
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Q&A: Cape Town�s �Day Zero�

On March 22, the annual World Water Day will be especially relevant, as the United Nations and its co-sponsors hope to raise global awareness of water risks�particularly in Cape Town, South Africa. As we previously reported, a diminishing water supply is that city�s top priority, as it is counting down to an increasingly imminent �Day Zero� on July 9, when it will effectively become the first

Microsoft Distributing Spectre, Meltdown, Antivirus Updates

Microsoft is pushing new updates for Meltdown and Spectre out via Intel microcode patches. Also, some AV software should be compatible with Windows 10 once again and updates on those systems should resume.
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CTS Labs Responds to Allegations of Bad Faith Over AMD CPU Security Disclosures, Digs Itself a Deeper Hole

CTS Labs CTO has written a letter addressing and defending his company's disclosure of various vulnerabilities in AMD's Ryzen CPU and chipsets, but his explanation raises more questions than it answers.
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How to Tell if You Should Use Blockchain in Your Application

There is plenty of hype around Blockchain, starting from the enthusiasm caused by the price increases of Bitcoin and many other cryptocurrencies. It is a powerful and versatile technology, but it isn't right for every application. We'll give you some ways to assess whether it is right for yours.
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3 Tech Areas in Which Engineers Are Having a Big Impact

We all know that technology has changed the world dramatically in recent years, and continues to disrupt industries of all types, in all locations across the globe. For engineers, and for businesses which employ them and/or use their developments, the meshing of engineering and technology is particularly powerful right now. By pairing humans with computers, some of the most exciting projects

The Pegan Diet Combines Two Trendy Diets�So Is It Twice as Healthy?

Your Totally Manageable, 10-Step Guide to Doing a Digital Detox

The Pirated Version of Final Fantasy XV is Much Faster Than the Legal Game

Final Fantasy XV's PC implementation is supposed to be the best version of the game, but the Denuvo implementation is hitting performance hard.
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Stephen Hawking, Renowned Physicist, Dies at Age 76

Stephen Hawking, renowned physicist, disability advocate, and one of the smartest people on the planet has died at the age of 76.
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2018 Kia Niro Plug-In Review: An Outstanding Subcompact Crossover

Niro PHEV has few competitors: It's urban-centric but can do 560-mile trips, the cockpit is gorgeous, it's easy configure, and you'll love the $4,543 tax credit.
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How Does the Homeowners� Policy Handle Firearms?

Once again, we find ourselves in the deeply political and emotional debate about guns, the second amendment, gun control, and safety. Last Friday, Florida�s Governor signed into law new gun control regulation designed to make schools safer. This is not �

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Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ Is More Powerful, Still Just $35

This model includes several useful improvements over the old Model B, but it keeps the same $35 price point.
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Kepler Spots Potentially Habitable Super-Earth Orbiting Nearby Star

It orbits a red dwarf star about 200 light years away, which is called K2-155. Red dwarfs are very long-lived stars, so life would have plenty of time to develop.
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5 questions for� Roger Davies, Value Management Guru

Roger Davies is a business consultant and author. His specialist topic is Value Management � that is, ensuring that business transformation delivers on the goals it sets out to achieve. He�s also an old colleague and friend � we worked for the same consulting firm, back in the Nineties.
I caught up with Roger to get an update on the latest thinking on how we define the value of our business

Verizon Will Fix Broadband Networks, Landlines to Resolve Investigation

Verizon has come to an agreement to fix thousands of telephone poles, build out new fiber optic lines, and settle its differences with New York City.
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Startup Nectome Wants to Back Up Your Mind, but First It Has to Kill You

To take advantage of what Nectome bills as a service to back up your mind, they have to kill you first. It's a tough sell, but some people are already lining up.
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How to Make a Green Smoothie

The only advice you need to make a green smoothie your kids want!

Last year my mom got me a Blendtec. It came with one caveat though. I had to use it everyday for 30 days or else she would take it back! She and my dad had purchased a Blendtec for themselves and had been making green smoothies for a few months before this and were really excited about the way they were feeling. They wanted

Everything Surrounding These New AMD Security Allegations Reeks of a Hit Job

AMD may have a serious security problem on its hands, but the disclosure of these issues was problematic, to say the least.
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AMD�s Ryzen CPUs, Chipsets Allegedly Contain Serious Security Flaws

AMD has been hit with 13 serious allegations of bugs across its Ryzen processor families and its chipsets.
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ET Deals Roundup: Amazon Top-Rated Robot Vacuum, $30 Portable Jump-Starter, and more

For a limited time, you can grab a six-core Inspiron 5680 gaming tower with a GTX 1060 for just $670. You can also save on Fire TV streaming devices, 1TB SSDs, and BB-8 interactive droids.
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2 Fertility Clinic Failures a �Bad Coincidence�

Equipment failures on the same day at two fertility clinics located across the country from each other�in California and Ohio�may have damaged or destroyed thousands of frozen eggs and embryos. The simultaneous �black swan events� appear to have no connection to each other and have experts mystified.
Dr. Carl Herbert, president of the Pacific Fertility Clinic in San Francisco, told ABC News in an

Larry Page�s New Startup Announces �Cora� Autonomous Flying Taxi

It can take off and land vertically like a helicopter, so it doesn't need a runway. However, it's only going to operate in New Zealand during the prototype testing phase.
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Google Open Sources Exoplanet-Hunting AI

Late last year, Google showed how machine learning could help astronomers dig through the Kepler backlog, and it discovered a few new exoplanets in the process. Google has now open sourced the planet-spotting AI so anyone can give it a shot.
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Xbox One X-Enhanced 360 Games Drop Jaws With No Code Changes

For those lucky enough to own an Xbox One X, a select few compatible 360 titles can run at 4K. By tripling the resolution on each axis, Microsoft can deliver a native 2160p image � give or take some rogue resolution quirks on certain games.
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Report: Nvidia Working on New Cryptocurrency GPUs to Relieve Consumer Market

Nvidia is reportedly working on crypto-focused GPUs to bring to market, but it's not clear how much this will help the current situation.
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Trump Blocks Broadcom�s Qualcomm Bid, Citing National Security Concerns

President Trump has blocked the merger between Qualcomm and Broadcom (which Qualcomm never wanted), citing national security concerns.
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Elon Musk Wants to Test Falcon Heavy�s Mars-Bound Successor in 2019

Elon Musk wants to start testing the Big Falcon Rocket as early as next year, in preparation for an ambitious cargo flight schedule with Mars-bound rockets taking off as soon as 2022.
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2018 Geneva Motor Show: Top 10 Cars for People Richer than Us

High-end cars are always a staple in Geneva. $250,000 plug-in hybrids let you motor into restricted cities in style without reverting to the Priius Prime plug-in. Plus, the Philippe Starck bespoke charger for Bentley.
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5 questions for� Aware by Wiretap

Wiretap is a purveyor of �collaboration tool monitoring and governance� solutions, a.k.a. software that can scan the messaging and files within a collaboration platform. Its flagship product, Aware by Wiretap, monitors all content, including private messages and the content of files, shared with both internal and external members of platforms such as Yammer, Workplace by Facebook, Slack and

Healthy Snacking for Toddlers

Your toddler may seem like they need to eat all day long! And that is because they kind of need to. Keeping reading to find out why frequent healthy snacking for toddlers is so important. The term �snack� often means different thing to different people. For some, snack is synonymous with �junk food�. And while there�s room for fun food occasionally, we should be focusing on nutritious foods for

11 Things Nutritionists Eat at the Airport�and 4 They Avoid

You just might feel better after your flight if you eat these healthy picks before.

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New Method for Growing Graphene Could Finally Let Us Build Something With It

A new innovation in graphene production could help scientists study the stuff in volume for long-term commercialization. Maybe. At this point, it's a little hard to tell.
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Phantom Secure CEO Busted for Selling Super-Secure Phones to Drug Cartels

CEO Vincent Ramos is behind bars, accused of facilitating criminal activity by tailoring those devices to suit the likes of drug cartels and gangs.
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Dehydration Caused Tim McGraw to Collapse On Stage. Here's Why the Condition Is So Scary

Three NASA Satellites Used to Model Solar Eruption in 3D

A team of scientists has now used data from a trio of NASA satellites to develop a new model that can recreate a coronal mass ejection in 3D.
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Coconut Oil Sales Plummet as Everyone Realizes What We've Been Saying All Along

Intel Meltdown, Spectre Updates Roll Out for Older CPUs, Including Ivy, Sandy Bridge

Intel has now rolled out patches for all CPUs affected by Meltdown and Spectre back to Sandy Bridge. Westmere, Nehalem, and earlier architectures are still at-risk.
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One Small Step for Mankind: Audi Builds E-ZPass into Rearview Mirror

Audi will be the first to hide the toll tag reader inside the rearview mirror. For supplier Gentex, it's one more way to profit from what seems like a commodity business: car mirrors.
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Woman with Hormonal Imbalance Embraces Her Excess Chest Hair: 'Women Like Me Exist'

FCC Accuses Startup of Launching Tiny Rogue Satellites

If confirmed, this would be the first ever unauthorized launch of commercial satellites.
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Microsoft Will Add AMD FreeSync Support to Xbox One S, Xbox One X

Support for AMD's FreeSync standard is coming to the Xbox One X and Xbox One S. Will the PS4 be far behind?
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Scientists Find Ultra-Rare Ice-VII on Earth for the First Time Inside Diamonds

While it's almost nonexistent on Earth, ice-VII might play an important role elsewhere in the solar system.
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Healthy Irish Potato Bites for Kids

Healthy Irish Potato Bites baked with spinach that the kids will love! This is the protein packed meal they�ll be asking for again and again.

Healthy Irish Potato Bites for Kids
March is full of madness and luck of the Irish and the leprechauns love these healthy Irish Potato Bites! They�re stuffed full of spinach, cheese and turkey. They�re like mini twice baked potatoes! The kids will love

The Secrets That Fitness Figures on Instagram Don't Want You to Know

I used to compare myself with people on Instagram and I�ve seen how the social media site works. My page used to have more than 10,000 followers.
On Instagram you see fitness models that apparently have a sixpack year round, yet still party every weekend. You see people that are able to bench press twice their body weight effortlessly, with a one-digit body fat percentage.
When asked how these

Ross vs. Schwarcz: Scoring the throw-down

Just as any kid hates when mommy and daddy are fighting, I hate to see tempers flare between two public figures I respect. But should such a thing transpire � as it did in a March 7 hearing of the �

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5 Dietitians on the One Nutrition Tweak You Should Make

For many people, �eating better� is an intimidating and abstract concept. What counts as healthy? Is calorie counting necessary? Is all junk food off limits?
This confusion is familiar to many people, but improving your nutrition doesn�t always have to mean a diet overhaul. In fact, sometimes small changes can make the biggest impact. In honor of National Nutrition Month this March, TIME asked

The Lowdown on Distracted Drivers

What�s Distracting You? This week I added Driving to Distraction, by Esurance, to IJ�s Research & Trends as a resource for discussion around driver safety, whether with family members or clients. The study involved research of over 1,000 drivers with �

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With New Graphics Cards Out of the Question, How�s the GTX 680 Looking These Days?

If you can't buy a new GPU, buying a significantly older one might do the trick, given current cryptocurrency prices.
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New Qarnot Heater Doubles as Cryptocurrency Miner

Qarnot's new QC-1 cryptocurrency miner offers to heat your home and make you money, but the upfront cost is significant.
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The Top 10 Cars of the 2018 Geneva Motor Show

The best mainstream cars from Geneva: hybrids, EVs, and a BMW Z4/Toyota Supra in race-car clothing. Even sedans, for those who haven't caught the crossover bug yet.
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NASA Designs HAMMER Spacecraft to Deflect or Nuke Dangerous Asteroids

NASA and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) are working on a new spacecraft design that could potentially deflect a dangerous asteroid before it falls out of the sky and knocks us back into the stone age.
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Copycat Threats Escalate After Fla. School Shooting

A rash of bomb threats and false alarms following the deadly Feb. 14 shooting at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida have caused fear and panic across the U.S. and created havoc for school personnel and law enforcement.
The threats are mostly carried out by students too young to realize the repercussion of their comments, which are often posted on social media sites.
The

New PS4 Update Boosts Image Quality for PS4 Pro Owners Stuck on 1080p

Sony's new PS4 System Software 5.50 update adds a bevy of new features, including buffed parental controls, UI upgrades, and some visual treats for PS4 Pro owners who are still using 1080p TVs.
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Samsung�s New 4K Televisions Can Turn Themselves Invisible

Samsung's new 2018 smart TV lineup includes some displays that literally blend into the wallpaper.
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New Sensor Measures Blood Pressure While You Hold Your Phone

You're probably holding the phone for a few hours per day, so it might as well gather some health data while you do it.
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Lunch Packing Printable for Kids

Kids can use this lunch packing printable to make their own healthy lunch!
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When I hear about parents packing their kids lunches I wonder why? Is it

because they want to make sure they get a healthy meal?
because their morning is hectic, and parents don�t have time to manage the process?
Or is it because you haven�t considered that the kids are completely capable of doing this task

Guaranteeing affordable health coverage for all

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Protein Packed Breakfast Burritos

Protein Packed Breakfast Burritos for on the go mornings to keep your kids full until lunch time. These are super easy to make and delicious!

Protein Packed Breakfast Burritos for Kids
I grew up eating breakfast burritos when I was camping with my family and wow did I forgot how good they are! These Protein Packed Breakfast Burritos are so good. You can make them fresh in the morning as your

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ET Deals Roundup: Luma Wi-Fi Mesh Router for $140, 55-Inch Samsung 4K for only $580 with $225 Gift Card, and more

If you're tired of your Wi-Fi dropping out in certain parts of your house, consider making the jump to a mesh router. Right now, you can save $60 on a three-pack of Luma Home wireless routers at the PCMag shop. You can also snag an affordable 128GB SD card, a 55-inch 4K TV, and so much more with today's best deals.
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Juno Probe Reveals Jupiter�s Octagonal Vortex Cluster and Deep Cloud Stripes

NASA's Juno probe has been in orbit of Jupiter since 2016, sending back fascinating images and data from the solar system's largest planet. In the latest set of discoveries, Juno reveals the wild octagonal storm at Jupiter's north pole and the depth of the planet's iconic stripes.
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More Than 150 Android Apps Tried to Infect Phones with Windows Malware

The newly discovered malware apps don't actually contain Android malware -- they have Windows malware. Oops.
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Intel Launches New Optane 800P M.2 SSDs for Consumer Systems

Intel has finally brought Optane technology to the consumer market, with 58GB and 118GB drives. Performance is excellent, but pricing is a concern.
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5 questions for� TechVets

TechVets is a newly launched social enterprise in the UK, which �provides a bridge for veterans and service leavers into cyber security and technology.� Its goal is to help ex-forces personnel to start careers in Civvy Street, both with direct activities and by catalysing a network of service leavers and industry representatives. TechVets� first support programme is a Digital Cyber Academy from

New Forensic Analysis Suggests We Found Amelia Earhart�s Body During World War II

New research supports the idea that she landed on Gardner Island -- did modern technology just finally find her, where 1930s-era tech came up short?
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Microsoft Confirms Windows 10 S Will No Longer Be a Standalone Version

Microsoft's Joe Belfiore confirms previous rumors that 10 S will cease to exist as a separate version of Windows.
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Microsoft Goes All In on AI at Its Annual Developer Day

Developing AI-enabled applications on Windows has required a patchwork of tools until now. Microsoft's new Windows ML initiative aims to make it seamless to develop, train, and deploy a wide variety of machine-learning-based applications.
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Think One Military Drone is Bad? Drone Swarms Are Terrifyingly Difficult to Stop

Drones aren't just a threat one-by-one. Cutting-edge research is focusing on deploying large numbers of tiny drones, with potentially deadly results.
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20 Fun and Healthy Food Ideas to Celebrate St. Patrick�s Day

St. Patrick�s Day is a fun and silly holiday that involves all things green. One way to celebrate this holiday is by serving fun food to your kids. Fun food doesn�t have to be full of food coloring and sugar! What are your family�s green food traditions? We have 20 fun and healthy food ideas to celebrate St. Patrick�s Day for you to try at home with your kids this holiday.
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Google Unveils Android P Developer Preview

We all expected Google to launch the Android P developer preview around the middle of the month, but the latest version of Android dropped a little earlier than that.
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Security Certificate Issues Disable All Oculus Rifts

If your Oculus Rift headset is temporarily malfunctioning, don't fret. A solution is on the way and a quick date change can get you back on your feet until then.
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Best Buy�s Geek Squad Has Chummy Relationship With FBI

The EFF has found evidence of a long-term relationship between Geek Squad and the FBI, raising questions of possible 4th Amendment violations that weren't communicated to judges.
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Copying the iPhone X Notch on Android Is Lazy and Stupid

Some Android device makers are trying to embrace the notch. The notch wasn't a good idea in the first place, but copying Apple's iPhone X notch is even worse.
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Astronomers Use Spacecraft, Distant Star to Study Neptune�s Largest Moon

Thanks to the Gaia spacecraft, researchers managed to capture a "central flash" from Triton, carrying important hints about conditions on the moon.
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Microsoft Tests New Privacy Options in Windows Insider Build 17115

Microsoft is down to the wire with its next version of Windows 10, but the company is still tweaking privacy settings.
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Guest Post: Who Is Liable When No One Is Driving? Finale

We are grateful for friend of the Academy, Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS, Executive Director, Big �I� Virtual University who provided this blog series about autonomous vehicles. If you missed any part of �

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The Pentagon Is Building a Military Drone AI With Google�s Help

Google has been working directly with the DoD to bake artificial intelligence into drone footage analysis software, despite previous concerns about such collaborations and apparent blowback from its own employees.
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20+ Veggies to Serve in 1, 5, or 10 Minutes

Busy meets healthy with these quick veggie options you can serve your kids even when you�re super pressed for time!

How Many Fruits and Vegetables Should I Eat in a Day?
If you read our recent Notecard Post, you know that one of the essential healthy eating guidelines we believe in is to serve at least one vegetable and/or fruit with every meal and every snack.It�s a commitment, but it�s totally

For most firms GDPR is an opportunity, not a threat

Many conversations around GDPR seem to follow a similar sequence as Dave Lister�s experience in the opening episode of Red Dwarf.
Holly: They�re all dead. Everybody�s dead, Dave.
Lister: Peterson isn�t, is he?
Holly: Everybody�s dead, Dave!
Lister: Not Chen!
Holly: Gordon Bennett! Yes, Chen. Everyone. Everybody�s dead, Dave!
Lister: Rimmer?
Holly: He�s dead, Dave. Everybody is dead. Everybody is

Microsoft Surface Pro LTE (2018) Review Roundup: Flexible, Expensive

Microsoft has launched a new iteration of its Surface Pro, this time with baked-in LTE support. Does the feature meaningfully change the system's value proposition?
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How Going Braless for a Week Taught Me to Love My DD Breasts

Is McDonald's New Burger With Fresh Beef Actually Any Healthier?

ET Deals Roundup: Lowest price on DJI Mavic, New Quad-Core i7 Dell Inspiron 15 Laptop, and more

Right now, Amazon is selling the incredible DJI Mavic Pro for just $769 � 23 percent off the retail price. With full HD video streaming, up to 27 minutes of battery life, and camera stabilization, it�s an excellent little drone. You can also pick up a motherboard, VR bundle, or laptop on the cheap, so�
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Google Announces �Bristlecone� Quantum Computing Chip

Google has just announced a new "Bristlecone" custom quantum computing chip that could lead to a major breakthrough known as "quantum supremacy."
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Modders Find Way to Drop Coffee Lake CPUs in Intel Skylake, Kaby Lake Motherboards

Modders have found a way to crack previous motherboard UEFI and install Coffee Lake in motherboards not originally intended for it. Impressive work.
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Cape Town Water Shortage Approaching �Day Zero�

Risk Management magazine recently covered the World Economic Forum�s (WEF) 2018 Global Risks Report, in which environmental and technological risks dominate the worldwide threat landscape. The WEF ranked water crises as the fifth-highest risk based on impact, downgraded from the number one spot in 2015. But a diminishing water supply is certainly the top priority in Cape Town, South Africa, which

2018 Geneva Auto Show Preview: Everybody Takes Aim at Tesla

Geneva show features plenty of EVs, led by the Tesla-fighter i-Pace. The competition woke up once the Model S outside every premium full-size European luxury/sport sedan, both in Europe and the US.
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Microsoft�s Windows Defender ATP Catches Law Enforcement Spyware

Microsoft has developed its threat detection model enough to catch professional malware. There's an impressive difference between the level of expertise in these high-end samples versus conventional malware products.
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Dell�s Latest AMD Inspiron Laptops Are Crippled Compared With Intel Versions

Dell has added the Ryzen Mobility to its new Inspiron product family -- in configurations that seem custom-fit to make them look bad in comparison to Intel products.
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EUV Integration at 5nm Still Risky, With Major Problems to Solve

TSMC, GlobalFoundries, Samsung, and Intel are all integrating EUV at future process nodes, even though major research firms are warning about high defect densities and other problems. Why the rush?
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My Best Strategy For Getting a Picky Eater to Eat

My top tip for getting a picky eater to eat what you want them to!
As we were hanging out with our neighbors on Sunday night, the 3 year old, upon seeing my son TJ eating an apple, picked up an apple and started eating one himself. Shocked, my neighbor Julie said, �We are witnessing a miracle here! He never eats apples!� Julie�s 3 year old loves my 8 year old son TJ, and loves to copy things

Self-Driving Cars Could Use Lasers to See Around Corners

A team at Stanford University has developed a system that could one day allow your self-driving car to see around corners so it can make earlier, smarter decisions.
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SpaceX Is About to Conduct its 50th Falcon 9 Launch

SpaceX has yet another Falcon 9 launch scheduled for tomorrow, and there's something special about this one, but it's not the payload. When this rocket lifts off, it'll be the 50th launch of a Falcon 9 since SpaceX first sent the vehicle up in 2010.
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Google Could Launch Android P Preview This Month

We won't have all the details when the dev preview rolls out, but it will definitely answer some questions.
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Mini Shepherd�s Pies

The classic Shepherd�s Pie just got a healthy twist and we made it bite-sized for the kids! These Mini Shepherd�s Pies will be a new family favorite!

Mini Shepherd�s Pies with a Coconut Crust
Shepard�s pie is a classic dinner. People mix in different veggies to the meat filling but it�s always covered with mashed potatoes and smells incredible coming out of the oven. It�s a dinner that doesn�t

Charter Appeals Court Loss Over False Performance Claims

Charter has appealed a court decision ruling that it could face lawsuits over its deceptive marketing and fraudulent business practices.
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Leaked Ryzen 7 2700X Data Suggests Significant Clock Boost for New AMD CPUs

Rumors of a Ryzen 7 2700X have surfaced, and the clock speed gains are impressive for a single-year follow-up.
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First Intel Hades Canyon, Radeon-GH Benchmarks Leak

Early data from Intel's Core i7-8809G suggest this integrated CPU + GPU packs performance much more like a midrange discrete card.
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How I Break 3 Bad Habits in Less Than 2 Months

The cycle of bad habits is what keeps us living small and stops us from reaching our true potential. Breaking a bad habit isn�t as hard as it seems; despite being a CEO of a company and raising two children, I still managed to break 3 bad habits I had within 2 months.
I took steps to eliminate them one at a time. Habits such as drinking Coke every day, slouching when sitting down and not having

Mobile Photography Workflow: Pushing the Envelope With Lightroom and Pixel

It's been easy to dismiss smartphone photography as being only for casual shooters. But that's changing quickly. We take a look at what you can accomplish with a Pixel 2, Pixelbook, and Lightroom.
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Bertelsmann offers 15,000 scholarships for Udacity�s Online Data Science Course

In a joint initiative with Google and Udacity, Bertelsmann, the international media, services and education company, is inviting the people 18 and older to apply for its �Udacity Data Science Scholarship Program,� in which the company will provide 15,000 three-month Udacity online courses in descriptive statistics.
The class, Intro to Descriptive Statistics, is billed as a starting point for

Diesel Ban in Stuttgart: Beginning of the End?

High German court says Stuttgart, home to Mercedes and Porsche, can (not must) restrict diesel-engine vehicles. Market penetration by diesels might fall by half, to 25 percent.
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New Nvidia Gaming GPUs Unlikely to Arrive Much Before Mid-Summer

Rumors of an imminent Nvidia refresh at GTC or GDC don't seem to be accurate. If new cards are coming, it'll be later this year.
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In First OLED-to-OLED Test, Samsung Snatches �Best Display� From the iPhone X

As of today, the iPhone X has the *second*-most beautiful display you can buy today. The Galaxy S9 has taken the lead.
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How to Create Amazing Videos With Your Drone

While your drone can create some great video out of the box, with a little work you can upgrade it and get pro-quality results.
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What is a Healthy Breakfast?
A healthy breakfast contains two or more of the four core food groups: Grains, proteins, fruits and vegetables. Whole grains provide carbs to fuel activity and also feed the brain to help kids think clearly in school. They also provide fiber to keep the digestive system running smoothly. Protein supplies the amino acid building blocks for repair and growth which is

20 Best Tips to Stay Anonymous and Protect Your Online Privacy

Now more than ever, your online privacy is under attack. Fortunately, there are plenty of tools available to keep prying eyes off of your traffic.
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Kourtney Kardashian Says She Did the Keto Diet to Help With a �Metal Detox��Does That Work?

Rinse, Repeat and Reboot to Close More Business

This post is part of a series sponsored by PersonalUmbrella.com Building a longer lifecycle with your current insureds instead of trying to find new ones may be the best sales strategy you can embrace, especially with a specialty lines product �

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ET Deals Roundup: Galaxy S9 Pre-Orders, $650 1080p Gaming Laptop, and more

If your current smartphone leaves something to be desired, it's a good time to upgrade. Right now, you can pre-order the Samsung Galaxy S9, and potentially earn some sweet discounts if you switch providers or trade-in select existing phones. You can also save big on Dell gaming laptops, 4K smart TVs, laser mice, and more.
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Cryptocurrency Miners Bought $776M in GPUs in 2017, Mostly From AMD

JPR reports that AMD was the primary beneficiary of more than $776M of cryptocurrency mining spend in 2017, but that's not automatically a good thing. In fact, it may be a bad one.
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TSA�s Anti-Terror Trackers Tested at Penn Station

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) had a presence in New York�s Penn Station this week, as it partnered with Amtrak to test new security technology that can help prevent and detect risks of terrorism and violence.
The TSA set up a passive system known as a stand-off explo sive detection unit at the Amtrak concourse to identify individuals carrying/wearing a person-borne improvised

Vodafone, Nokia to Deploy 4G Network on the Moon

Nokia and Vodafone are teaming up with a group of scientists planning a commercial moon shot to deploy a 4G LTE network on the frickin' moon. Can you hear me NOW?
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IBM Ships Robotic Head to the International Space Station

IBM has developed an 11-pound AI-infused robotic head named Cimon, and it's betting it can be an astronaut assistant, thanks to baked in learning capabilities.
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Sponsored post: How Regulation Will Unlock A New Crypto-Boom

Regulation is quickly becoming a hot topic in the crypto-world.
The unregulated, �Wild West� environment of the crypto market left investors wide open to fraudsters, scammers, and shady firms out to make a quick buck.
The technology of blockchain and Bitcoin is here to stay. But to bring value to investors, it�s going to need tighter rules and more responsible companies with their eyes on the

Report: AMD�s CPU Market Share Steadily Climbing

AMD's Ryzen launches throughout 2017 have paid off; the company's market share is definitely on the upswing.
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How to Create and Share 360-Degree Panoramas With Your Drone

Drones add a whole new dimension to panoramas, and make it easier than ever to create interesting 360-degree panoramas that cover an entire scene
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Where We�re Going With Unified Communications

A business is not an island. Businesses must be in constant communication with customers, clients, vendors, contractors, employees, partners, and more � which means businesses need comprehensive communications systems. At the beginning of the decade, communications providers began offering unified communications solutions, which brought together voice, video, instant messaging, email, and other

21 Days of Things to Do with A Picky Eater

What to do with a picky eater in 21 days!
We know you want your kids to eat the healthy food you provide them. We also know it�s frustrating when you embark on a new healthy eating goal, only to find your kids are not on board with change! When kids are picky eaters, it�s difficult to stick with your resolve to improve things. It�s maddenig when you spend good money on healthy food and it