Uber and Lyft Said to Offer Drivers a Chance to Participate in I.P.O.s

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YouTube Bans Comments on Videos of Young Children in Bid to Block Predators

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What Really Happened At the Beginning of Our Universe? And Why Is It Expanding Faster Than Expected?

“A growing mystery about the universe, known as the ‘Hubble Tension,’ is that it appears to be expanding much faster now than predicted even with our latest understanding of its initial conditions and contents.” — Adam Riess, Ph.D.,  Nobel laureate astrophysicist and expert in the Hubble constant, Johns Hopkins University and Space Telescope Science Institute …

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Facebook and Telegram Are Hoping to Succeed Where Bitcoin Failed

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Huawei’s Cutest Fans in China? A Troupe of Dancing Children

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MWC 2019: Huawei Politics, Robots and Speedy 5G

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F.T.C. Hits Musical.ly With Record Fine for Child Privacy Violation

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Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Review: A $1,000 Smartphone With Compromises

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Limiting Your Digital Footprints in a Surveillance State

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Modernization of NSF’s logistics hub in Antarctica ready to move forward

Modernization of NSF’s logistics hub in Antarctica ready to move forward

The National Science Board (NSB) has authorized the National Science Foundation (NSF) to move forward with the Antarctic Infrastructure Modernization for Science (AIMS) project. AIMS is planned as a 10-year undertaking to overhaul McMurdo Station into an energy- and operationally efficient platform from which to support world-class science. Through its Office of Polar Programs (OPP), NSF manages the U.S. Antarctic Program, which funds and facilitates the nation's scientific endeavors on ...

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U.A.E. to Use Equipment From Huawei Despite American Pressure

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Viewer Letters About E. T.-Human Hybrids

— “There are two (2) common links between each alien group and the Ebens. The first link is that the Ebens discovered each group, civilized them and then CLONED (hybridized) their species with others.” - Email to Earthfiles, May 31, 2014 —  “We made you, we put you here, but you have to live it.” - Eben to …

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Part 2: Racheal’s E. T.-Human Hybrid Eyes

“Since humans and these E. T. species all share the same genetic heritage going back millions of years when Earth was first seeded with life, humans are the ideal species to interbreed with.” - Chisky, Hybrid Geneticist from Zeta Reticuli 1 Sketch by Helen Littrell of Racheal Nadien as she saw the large, solid “avocado green …

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Huawei’s Plight Hangs Over Wireless Industry Showcase

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Part 1: Racheal’s E. T.-Human Hybrid Eyes

“Hybrid is an offspring of two animals or plants of different races, breeds, varieties, species, or genera.” - Merriam-Webster Dictionary “The Humanization Program was a (MAJI) project to see how well beings from another place (planet) could be integrated into our Earth society. It was also an inter-species breeding program on another planet.” - Helen …

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The Week in Tech: Chinese and Iranian Hackers Have Returned

By NICOLE PERLROTH from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2GZCVKX

It Started With a Jolt: How New York Became a Tech Town

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Google Ends Forced Arbitration for All Employee Disputes

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Google Ends Forced Arbitration for All Employee Disputes

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Pinterest Is Said to File for I.P.O.

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Huawei Is Expanding in Canada, Despite U.S. Pressure

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Part 3: Glowing Disc Encounter with Military in Albuquerque, NM

Paul D. McKeever served as an E-4 Army Reserve Specialist Corporal. Entered basic training on August 31, 1984, and remained in active Army reserves until August 31, 1992. Return to Part 1 Reposted February 21, 2019 - November 29, 2007   Albuquerque, New Mexico -After Army basic training, Paul returned to Albuquerque where he remained in active …

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Consumer Groups Accuse Facebook of Duping Children

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What’s Next for Smartphones? Samsung’s New Galaxy Line Offers a Few Answers

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Advertisers Boycott YouTube After Pedophiles Swarm Comments on Videos of Children

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What’s Next for Smartphones? Here Are a Few Answers

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How an App Creates ‘Disturbingly Agile Millennial Thumbs’

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Part 2: Glowing Disc Encounter with Military in Albuquerque, NM

Paul D. McKeever, in August 1984 at age 18, was accepted into U. S. Army Reserves at Ft. Leonard Wood, Company D44, Missouri. Return to Part 1 Reposted February 20, 2019 - November 29, 2007   Albuquerque, New Mexico -Ten years after the Sandia hills event, Paul McKeever at age 18 enlisted in the U. S. Army …

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Russian Hackers Targeted European Research Groups, Microsoft Says

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The krill factor in ocean mixing

The krill factor in ocean mixing

Engineers investigating impact of krill swarms on ocean mixing, and possibly global climate

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Part 1: Glowing Disc Encounter with Military in Albuquerque, NM

Military security surrounded a glowing disc hovering horizontally on the side of a rocky hill in the Cibola National Forest, Sandia hills, May 1974, witnessed by an Albuquerque family and others. Graphic illustration © 2007 by eyewitness Paul McKeever. Reposted February 19, 2019 - November 29, 2007   Albuquerque, New Mexico -  Eleven months ago in …

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YouTube Unleashed a Conspiracy Theory Boom. Can It Be Contained?

By KEVIN ROOSE from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2InzTmf

Huawei Founder Slams U.S. Charges as ‘Politically Motivated’

By RAYMOND ZHONG from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2Gxkg9Q

A Real Tube Carrying Dreams of 600-M.P.H. Transit

By ERIC A. TAUB from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2DVouVk

Chinese and Iranian Hackers Renew Their Attacks on U.S. Companies

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Antarctic research vessel to deliver ailing individual to British research station

Antarctic research vessel to deliver ailing individual to British research station

Acting on the advice of medical experts, National Science Foundation (NSF) officials have directed the NSF-chartered research vessel Nathaniel B. Palmer to put ashore a person in need of a level of care not available aboard the ship. The Palmer, which is at sea in Antarctic waters, will divert to the British Antarctic Survey's Rothera Station.

After arriving at Rothera, the patient will be flown to Punta Arenas, Chile.

The Palmer is on a first, ...

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As Uber Prepares for I.P.O., Its Losses Pile Up

By KATE CONGER and MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2tlC7bi

Northern Virginia Is Keeping Amazon’s 25,000 Jobs and It Wants You to Know It

By CECILIA KANG from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2S5qG1w

The Week in Tech: A Break From Consumer Tech

By STEVE LOHR from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2S7HWmR

Facebook Settlement With F.T.C. Could Run Into the Billions

By CECILIA KANG from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2GOo3ii

Upgraded LIGO to search for universe's most extreme events

Upgraded LIGO to search for universe's most extreme events

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is awarding Caltech and MIT $20.4 million to upgrade the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO), building upon the agency's four-decade investment, which has totaled more than $1 billion to date. Funded through a cooperative agreement, Advanced LIGO Plus will increase the volume of deep space the observatory can survey by as much as seven times. This investment is part of a joint international effort in collaboration with UK ...

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India Proposes Chinese-Style Internet Censorship

By VINDU GOEL from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2N7eE6W

Little Red App: Xi’s Thoughts Are (Surprise!) a Hit in China

By RAYMOND ZHONG from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2UYjFBc

Germany Is Wary of a Digital World (but Loves Its E-Toothbrushes)

By MELISSA EDDY from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2GspFiy

Former Senior Apple Lawyer Charged With Insider Trading

By DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2UYsRFF

The Strange Experience of Being Australia’s First Tech Billionaires

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Part 5: Military Insiders Comment About Zeta Reticuli and EBENs – Christ Versus The Devil

“The Ebens set us in motion genetically and are watching us grow, like ‘watching children grow’ is the way it's been described to me. One of the Ebens said, ‘We made you. We put you here. But you have to live it.’” - Military Insider Return to Part 1 September 16, 2007  Albuquerque, New Mexico - …

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How to Make a 3-D Model of Your Home Renovation Vision

By J. D. BIERSDORFER from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2E9hRQk

T-Mobile-Sprint Deal Gets New Scrutiny From the Left

By CECILIA KANG from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2SHoce5

Expert panel to discuss next generation gravitational wave detector

Expert panel to discuss next generation gravitational wave detector

Media invited to expert panel discussing next generation gravitational wave detector

NSF and UKRI to host conversation on future directions for LIGO research

Media are invited to attend an expert panel discussion on gravitational wave detectors and the future of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) at the Marriott Wardman Park hotel on Feb. 14. The National Science Foundation (NSF) and U.K. Research and Innovation (UKRI) ...

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Girls Get Tech. They Just Need Others to Believe It.

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Part 4: Military Insiders Comment About Zeta Reticuli and EBENs

“We now know that some Tibetan scrolls written in ancient Sanskrit were actually written by Ebens and those scrolls seem to be made of something that never ages.” - Military Insider Return to Part 1 September 11, 2007  Albuquerque, New Mexico - The government insiders I am calling "Sherman" also made a distinction between EBENs and …

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Research immerses HBCU undergrads in biomedical engineering

Research immerses HBCU undergrads in biomedical engineering

Center for Biomechanical & Rehabilitation Engineering lab inspires STEM careers by focusing students on helping the elderly

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In China, This Video Game Lets You Be a Tiger Mom or a Driven Dad

By CAROLYN ZHANG and RAYMOND ZHONG from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2TMLpbW

Geologists Figured Out Where the Most Remote Part of the Ocean Came From

The Australian-Antarctic Ridge was expected to have emerged with the Pacific to its East. The real story was a surprise to geologists.

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European Space Agency Celebrates Women in Science with Astro Pi Challenge

Coding will become even more important in space exploration as humans explore faraway places, says a Canadian astronaut candidate in a new video.

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Image of the Day

The Milky Way galaxy shimmers over Portugal's Lake Alqueva in this sunset view by astrophotographer Sérgio Conceição. To the left of the galaxy's dusty core, the brightest object in the sky is the planet Mars.

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Campaign Launched to 'Revive the Saturn V' Vertical Rocket Replica

The U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Alabama has launched an effort to return its one-of-a-kind standing replica of the Saturn V moon rocket to its like-new condition in time for the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission.

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A Comet, Meteor, Nebula and the Pleiades Combine into One Epic Space Photo

A deep-space panorama shows Comet 46P/Wirtanen, the Pleiades star cluster and a meteor crossing in front of the California Nebula.

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No, You Won’t See an 'Apocalypse Asteroid' in the Sky on Valentine's Day

Despite what you may have heard, the Valentine’s Day sky won't provide a glimpse of our impending doom. (Unless you're a star-crossed lover, of course.)

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SpaceX's Raptor Engine Hits Power Level for Starship Launches, Elon Musk Says

A test fire of SpaceX's newest engine reached the power level necessary for the company's next round of rocket designs, CEO Elon Musk said on Twitter.

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NASA Spies InSight Mars Lander from Space as It Hunts Marsquakes (Photos)

NASA's InSight lander has been busy on Mars preparing to begin scientific observations, and the mission passed another milestone this weekend, when the spacecraft began preparing to deploy its final instrument.

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Statement on executive order to maintain American leadership in artificial intelligence

Statement on executive order to maintain American leadership in artificial intelligence

President Donald J. Trump is expected to sign an executive order Feb. 11, titled "Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence." The order aims to promote sustained investment and innovation in artificial intelligence (AI), enhance access to resources for AI research, and train a next-generation AI research workforce. National Science Foundation (NSF) Director France Córdova, who will participate in the signing ceremony, ...

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Part 3: Military Insiders Comment About Zeta Reticuli and EBENs

“I think the Ebens can travel in and out of time any way they want to. I think that's why they know the future, what's going to happen. And I think they even know how to tinker around with time lines to change things.” - Military Insider Return to Part 1 September 7, 2007  Albuquerque, New …

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NSF selects Joanne Tornow to head its Biological Sciences directorate

NSF selects Joanne Tornow to head its Biological Sciences directorate

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has selected Dr. Joanne Tornow to serve as head of the Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO).

Tornow has served with NSF for nearly two decades, with a career that has ranged from program management to the highest levels of NSF leadership and strategic development. Her work at NSF has been marked by a focus on accountability, and on supporting cross-disciplinary, convergent research that draws on the strengths of scientists and engineers ...

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The View from Space Could Change the World, Virgin Galactic Says

Virgin Galactic wants to make the world a better place by giving a lot more people some much-needed perspective.

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SpaceX Dragon Crew Demo-1 Flight to Space Station: What to Expect

Here's what you need to know about SpaceX's Crew Dragon astronaut taxi, its upcoming shakeout flight to the space station and the short-term future of human spaceflight.

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NASA Center Director Nominated to Lead National Reconnaissance Office

The White House has nominated a longtime NASA center director and former acting administrator to be the next director of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).

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Ultima Thule Beyond Pluto Is Flat Like a Pancake (and Not a Space Snowman After All)

The final photos that NASA's New Horizons spacecraft snapped of Ultima Thule during the probe's epic Jan. 1 flyby reveal the distant object to be much flatter than scientists had thought.

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Some Assembly Required: Giant Next-Generation Space Telescopes Could Be Built Off Earth

When it comes to telescopes, size matters.

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After a Slow Start, Milky Way's Neighbors Have Upped Their Star-Forming Game

As they prepare for their first lap around the Milky Way, our galaxy's nearest neighbors have shown a dramatic increase in star formation.

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These 50 Start-Ups May Be the Next ‘Unicorns’

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The Next Wave of ‘Unicorn’ Start-Ups

By ERIN GRIFFITH from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2WVqg12

Part 2: Military Insiders Comment About Zeta Reticuli and EBENs

“The animal mutilations did occur and were performed by the aliens. We allowed them to conduct experiments using animals. Not just cattle.” - Military Insider Return to Part 1 See September 7, 2007 Update below. September 5 , 2007  Albuquerque, New Mexico - The government insiders I am calling "Sherman" also had information about the Ebens …

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You Can See Mars Near the Moon Tonight! Here's Where to Look.

Mars and the crescent moon will team up in a delightful celestial sight tonight (Feb. 10) and NASA has some tips to help you spot the Red Planet in the night sky.

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Roscosmos Chief Dmitry Rogozin Teases New Russian Super-Heavy Rocket Yenisei

With the collapse of a major U.S.-Russia arms treaty last week, much attention is being paid to new Russian rockets.

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Earth Once Swallowed Its Own Superocean. Could It Happen Again?

An ancient supercontinent turned inside out as the Earth swallowed its own ocean some 700 million years ago, new research suggests.

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Ominous Cracks Form in the Northern Hemisphere's Longest Floating Glacier

Is Greenland's Petermann Glacier due for another big break?

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Why (and How) to Skywatch When Winter Temperatures Plummet

One of the big news stories nationally over the past few weeks has been the invasion of the polar vortex in the northern tier of the United States.

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Part 1: Military Insiders Comment About Zeta Reticuli and EBENs

“I know I read that the Ebens had also spent almost twenty years living among the Mayans who had stepped pyramids like the ziggurats of Sumeria.” - "Yellow Book," Military Insider Pages 4 -18 of the December 1974 Astronomy magazine featured an article entitled, "The Zeta Reticuli Incident" by astronomer and author, Terence Dickinson. Original …

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Israel's 1st Moon Lander: The SpaceIL Beresheet Lunar Mission in Pictures

SpaceIL's historic mission to the moon with the Beresheet lander is expected to launch from SpaceX Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. It will be the first privately developed moon mission and you can see it here in photos!

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Orion Span Falls Far Short of Funding Goal to Support Its Commercial Space Station Ambitions

A startup with visions of developing private space stations raised only a small fraction of the funding it sought in a recent equity crowdfunding campaign, with no guarantee that it will be able to retain that funding.

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Something Is Not Quite Right In the Universe, Ultraprecise New Measurement Reveals

A super-precise measurement of one of the fundamental constants of the universe suggests it's expanding faster now than it was in its early years.

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Will Virgin Galactic Founder Richard Branson Fly to Space on Apollo 11's 50th Anniversary?

At an event celebrating Virgin Galactic's historic flight on Dec. 13, founder Sir Richard Branson shared that he hopes to make his first flight on the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11.

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'Blood Moon' Meets Star Trails in Stunning Long-Exposure Photo

A star trail sequence of 390 images shows the moon's path across the sky during the Super Blood Wolf Moon of Jan. 21, 2019, as seen from Mina de São Domingos at the Dark Sky Alqueva Reserve in Mértola, Portugal.

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Final Frontier Medicine: Astronauts Use 'Smart Shirt' and Ultrasounds to Monitor Health

Although astronauts on the International Space Station don't have access to futuristic "Star Trek" technology (yet), they are testing out devices like a shirt that measures heartbeat, temperature and blood pressure.

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You Call That Meat? Not So Fast, Cattle Ranchers Say

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