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Twitter tightens security after high-profile breaches

Twitter said Wednesday it was stepping up its security measures for the popular messaging service following a series of high-profile breaches by hackers hitting media organizations and others.

6 hours ago from Phys.org

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ScienceShot: Feet Are a Treat for Fungi

Scientists find large diversity of the microbes on our tootsies

9 hours ago from Science Now

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GIF inventor Steve Wilhite says it should be pronounced 'jif'

The inventor of the Gif file has revealed that the world has been mispronouncing his creation.

15 hours ago from The Independent

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Neanderthal tooth reveals breastfeeding history

NEANDERTHAL MOTHERING: The debate on how long to breastfeed now has a Neanderthal spin with analysis of a fossilised tooth suggesting primitive mothers breastfed exclusively for just seven months.

23 minutes ago from ABC Science

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Amazon plans intersecting biospheres for Seattle campus headquarters

If Apple can have a "spaceship," then Amazon can have a biodome. Although the company isn't creating a totally self-contained ecosystem so its employees never have to leave work, documents filed ...

21 hours ago from Gizmag

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HP's slumps deepens in 2Q as earnings fall 32 pct

Hewlett-Packard's slump is deepening as the world's largest personal computer maker scrambles to meet the growing demand for more versatile and less expensive mobile devices.

5 hours ago from Phys.org

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Amazon launches commercial publishing platform for amateur writers

Amazon recently announced a new commercial publishing platform that will allow any writer to create fan fiction based on original stories and characters. Amateur writers will have access to ...

3 hours ago from Techspot

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Fetch, boy! Study shows homes with dogs have more types of bacteria

New research from North Carolina State University and the University of Colorado shows that households with dogs are home to more types of bacteria – including bacteria that are rarely found ...

5 hours ago from Phys.org

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HTC Can't Staunch The Flow Of Departing Senior Talent As Internal Turmoil Prevails

A brain drain at a big tech company is never a good thing, and when a lot of that departing talent consists of high-level execs moving on in rapid succession it's bound to look like curtains ...

8 hours ago from TechCrunch

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Teenagers 'burdened' by Facebook are turning to Twitter says new study

A new report from the Pew Research Centre in America has shown that teenagers "have waning enthusiasm" for Facebook, and that social-networks are increasingly seen as a burden.

14 hours ago from The Independent

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