Monday, February 27, 2017
Wind jewel: Archaeologists find incredible Mayan jade pendant
😱 55.4 😵 18.1 😉 10.8 😉 7.4 😊 6.5 Scientists have discovered a remarkable jade pendant literally fit for a king.
Voyager 1 captured first image of Enceladus plume in 1980
😐 71.2 😊 15.5 😱 13.3 Researchers were stunned to find an image of the moons giants plumes in the background on a 1980 Voyager 1 picture. 
Trump lays out hike in military spending
😐 63.8 😟 36.2 Donald Trump proposes a $54bn (43bn) military spending increase - a rise of about 9% on 2016. 
U.S. judge dismisses case against Wal-Mart over Mexico bribery
😊 86.9 😐 12.8 (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc on Monday won the dismissal of a U.S. lawsuit accusing the worlds largest retailer of defrauding shareholders in its Wal-Mart de Mexico unit by concealing its suspected bribery of public officials in Mexico. 
Researchers aim to measure risk of exploding asteroids
😟 78.7 😐 15.3 Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory are trying to improve their ability to predict the risk of midair meteor explosions.
Mobile World Congress: Heres what youve missed
😐 41.2 😱 35.3 😖 8.1 😊 7.0 😒 5.7 The mobile trade show in Spain features several fresh gadgets. Here are the highlights. 
Trump lays out hike in military spending
😱 70.2 😒 15.6 😉 13.2 US President Donald Trump proposes a $54bn (43bn) increase in military spending - a rise of about 9% on 2016 
Aircraft Sales Boosted U.S. Durable-Goods Orders in January
😐 87.5 😵 6.8 Orders for long-lasting factory goods climbed last month due to purchases of military and civilian aircraft, overshadowing a weak start to 2017 for business investment in new equipment. 
Scientists reveal new rainbow-emitting materials
😊 83.4 😒 11.3 😐 5.3 Scientists at Osaka University in Japan have developed materials that emit a full range of colors. 
AT&T joins the unlimited data plan wars
😊 38.2 😐 32.9 😖 28.9 AT&T is getting in the unlimited data war games with its competitors announcing two new unlimited plan offerings. Beating out T-Mobiles $70 plan and Verizons $80 plan, AT&T introduced its $60 Unlimited Choice plan. 
On the other side of the wall: Mexicans on the border are psychologically traumatized
😉 63.0 😱 30.3 At a shelter here across the border from Arizona, volunteers are stocking food and other supplies in case of a large influx of deportees from the other side. We dont want any surprises from Mr. Trump, Juan Francisco Loureiro, director of the Don Bosco migrant center, said of the U.S. presidents...
Nigerian kidnappers demand $200,000 for German scientists
😊 65.7 😉 15.0 😖 5.9 😐 5.7 KADUNA, Nigeria (AP) -- Kidnappers are demanding a ransom of 60 million naira (about $200,000) for a German archaeologist and his associate abducted this week from a northern Nigerian village, a worker at the excavation site said. Two villagers were shot and killed in the kidnapping, police confirmed Friday.... 
The Search for a New Test of Artificial Intelligence
😉 34.1 😉 25.6 😋 14.3 😟 14.2 😐 5.8 Researchers need new ways to distinguish artificial intelligence from the natural kind 
Trumps pick for US Navy secretary withdraws
😊 44.5 😖 39.5 😐 11.1 Second time a Trump nominee to lead one of the armed services bowed out because of government conflict-of-interest rules
Insurance premiums to soar after compensation changes
😐 92.0 😉 7.9 Changes to the formula for calculating compensation payments is set to make car insurance costlier. 
Better communication may reduce earthquake death toll: study
😊 67.8 😉 27.3 How and what scientists communicate to each other and to the the public during tremors can eliminate chaos and confusion during the natural disaster, researchers said.
BlackBerry, Nokia among past names trying to recapture glory
😐 28.8 😵 27.3 😊 22.4 😐 19.2 Everyone loves a long shot. Mobile World Congress had plenty of them. 
Sunday, February 26, 2017
Picking a fight over Chinas currency will snowball: Analyst
😐 45.2 😊 39.1 😉 13.6 If Trump labels China a currency manipulator, the confrontation would escalate, said David Roche of Independent Strategyy.
London Stock Exchange deal thrown into doubt
😟 89.6 😊 9.2 The mega-merger between the owner of the London Stock Exchange and Germanys Deutsche Boerse has been thrown into doubt with European regulators expected to block it. 
Multidrug resistant bacteria found in hospital sinks
😐 56.1 😊 27.0 😉 10.4 😖 6.5 Many recent reports have found multidrug resistant bacteria living in hospital sink drainpipes, putting them in close proximity to vulnerable patients. But how the bacteria find their way out of the drains, and into patients has been unclear. Now a team of scientists has charted their pathways. 
Rings in stomach could be key to telling lobsters ages
😊 55.1 😐 24.7 😟 14.3 😉 5.8 ORONO, Maine (AP) -- Researchers are testing a technique they say could determine the age of lobsters....
Easypose, an app for on-demand yoga
😖 65.2 😐 17.5 😠 7.5 😵 5.7 The Uber for Yoga instruction promises instant visits 
Moonlight nabs first Oscar, Trump and Streep center stage
😉 62.4 😊 14.0 😖 13.6 😐 10.0 It could be a big night for diversity at the Academy Awards this year.
How to Get Patients to Take More Control of Their Medical Decisions
😊 91.4 😐 5.2 For years, people have been urged be more active in their own care. Now providers are giving them better tools to make that happen. 
Kanye West gets tiny win in legal battle over hit single
😐 37.8 😒 35.8 😁 19.8 😊 6.1 Kanye West last week won a tiny battle in his legal fight against charges that his 2013 hit single, New Slaves, ripped off the work of a Hungarian rock star but he still faces long odds of winning the war. A federal judge granted Wests request that lawyers for Gabor Presser depose him in... 
Nigerian kidnappers demand $200,000 for German scientists
😵 65.6 😊 16.1 😉 12.8 KADUNA, Nigeria (AP) -- Kidnappers are demanding a ransom of 60 million naira (about $200,000) for a German archaeologist and his associate abducted this week from a northern Nigerian village, a worker at the excavation site said. Two villagers were shot and killed in the kidnapping, police confirmed Friday....
MWC 2017: Samsung unveils two new tablets but no phone
😊 30.4 😐 22.8 😠 17.2 😵 11.8 😖 11.0 😒 6.7 The South Korean tech firm has traditionally launched a new smartphone at the Mobile World Congress tech show. 
Pentagon to present Trump with plan to crush Islamic State
😐 52.1 😵 16.4 😊 15.2 😒 11.5 Options could include changes to expand bombings and quicken pace of ground operations,
How women adopt baby talk when speaking to their dog
😊 48.0 😵 32.2 😐 8.1 😉 7.7 Expert at University of Paris Nanterre found women adopt what has been dubbed pet-directed speech when talking to their dog - varying the pitch and intensity of their voice. 
Nigerian kidnappers demand $200,000 for German scientists
😐 48.0 😵 23.1 😉 11.9 😊 10.4 😖 5.2 KADUNA, Nigeria (AP) -- Kidnappers are demanding a ransom of 60 million naira (about $200,000) for a German archaeologist and his associate abducted this week from a northern Nigerian village, a worker at the excavation site said. Two villagers were shot and killed in the kidnapping, police confirmed Friday....
Trumps quick deportation plan may be illegal, past immigration chiefs say
😱 56.6 😵 39.4 Trump wants to vastly expanded use of expedited removals that bypass courts. 
Think tank recommends changes to local public pension funds
😊 70.0 😖 19.3 😠 7.3 BOSTON (AP) - Massachusetts should set a five-year deadline for 102 public pension systems to transfer their assets to the Pension Reserves Investment Management Board. Thats the conclusion of a policy brief released by the Pioneer Institute, a conservative-leaning think tank. The Pension Reserves Investment Management Board - also known ... 
Connecticut lawmakers to revisit highway tolls at hearing
😊 93.2 HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - State lawmakers are revisiting whether to install electronic tolls on Connecticut highways. The General Assemblys Transportation Committee will hold a public hearing Monday on several bills that would require the tolls. One proposal calls for congestion tolling, typically a fee charged to drivers during peak travel ... 
Nigerian kidnappers demand $200,000 for German scientists
😐 46.8 😱 34.8 😉 11.5 KADUNA, Nigeria (AP) -- Kidnappers are demanding a ransom of 60 million naira (about $200,000) for a German archaeologist and his associate abducted this week from a northern Nigerian village, a worker at the excavation site said. Two villagers were shot and killed in the kidnapping, police confirmed Friday....
Huawei seeks to exploit Samsung gap with new smartphone
😟 69.8 😐 12.3 😉 9.3 BARCELONA (Reuters) - Huawei [HWT.UL] is introducing a mass-market version of its premium business phone, to take advantage of a gap created by the withdrawal of Samsungs flagship Galaxy Note 7 after a crisis with its batteries catching fire. 
Easypose, an app for on-demand yoga
😠 65.8 😊 29.3 The Uber for Yoga instruction promises instant visits
Trumps quick deportation plan may be illegal, past immigration chiefs say
😊 69.9 😉 13.6 😐 11.7 Trump wants to vastly expanded use of expedited removals that bypass courts.
Euro zone economy: real recovery or another Sirens song?
😐 69.4 😊 30.2 LONDON (Reuters) - Over the years, euro zone economic growth has been a bit like the Sirens in Homers Odyssey: singing a song of promise, only to end up pulling you onto the rocks. Will it be different this time? 
Nigerian kidnappers demand $200,000 for German scientists
😊 50.9 😐 28.4 😪 13.7 KADUNA, Nigeria (AP) -- Kidnappers are demanding a ransom of 60 million naira (about $200,000) for a German archaeologist and his associate abducted this week from a northern Nigerian village, a worker at the excavation site said. Two villagers were shot and killed in the kidnapping, police confirmed Friday....
Kim Jong-nam: VX dose was high and lethal
😱 44.1 😐 14.5 😵 13.9 😠 9.9 😖 9.1 😊 5.9 North Korean leaders half-brother died of multiple organ failure after a dose of VX nerve agent. 
Nigerian kidnappers demand $200,000 for German scientists
😐 37.7 😊 37.4 😖 14.8 KADUNA, Nigeria (AP) -- Kidnappers are demanding a ransom of 60 million naira (about $200,000) for a German archaeologist and his associate abducted this week from a northern Nigerian village, a worker at the excavation site said. Two villagers were shot and killed in the kidnapping, police confirmed Friday....
Drones learn to land on their own using fuzzy logic
😊 77.5 😴 7.4 😉 6.4 😐 5.5 Researchers from University of Cincinnati in the US applied a concept called fuzzy logic, the kind of reasoning people employ subconsciously every day.
A Lawsuit Against Uber Highlights the Rush to Conquer Driverless Cars
😊 67.3 😵 13.7 😉 8.8 😐 6.7 The suit, brought by the autonomous car business Waymo, accuses Uber and a star engineer, Anthony Levandowski, of planning to steal trade secrets. 
Amid U.S.-Mexico acrimony, energy might present common ground and opportunity, analysts say
😉 40.0 😊 34.0 😖 13.1 😵 5.7 President Trump has repeatedly said he wants to renegotiate NAFTA and railed at U.S. companies that moved operations to Mexico. His administration has suggested imposing punitive tariffs, andhe continues to say hell make Mexico pay for a wall on its norther border. South of thatborder, Mexicos... 
Telstra, Ericsson and Qualcomm Collaborate to Accelerate 5G NR Deployment in Australia
😁 76.6 😐 20.8 BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) through its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., and Telstra are planning to conduct interoperability testing and an over-the-air field trial based on the expected 5G New... 
Drones learn to land on their own using fuzzy logic
😐 42.1 😊 30.5 😵 11.9 😉 7.9 Researchers from University of Cincinnati in the US applied a concept called fuzzy logic, the kind of reasoning people employ subconsciously every day.
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