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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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