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March 31, 2018 / Last updated : March 31, 2018 ResearchBuzz Research & Opinion

Times of Oman: Research centre collects data on over 7,000 species native to Oman

Times of Oman: Research centre collects data on over 7,000 species native to Oman. “The Oman Animal and Plant Genetic Resources Centre (OAPGRC) said it gathered data on at least 7,303 species native to Oman. The research body revealed the final number of species was actually higher and the numbers were still being collated…. The […]

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Digital Trends: The best free music players

Digital Trends: The best free music players. “Although music streaming services may be some of the most popular ways to consume music today, that’s not the case for everyone. For those with their own local collections, you need a decent music player, and sometimes Windows Media Player just doesn’t cut it. Here is our guide […]

March 31, 2018 / Last updated : March 31, 2018 ResearchBuzz Security & Legal Issues

Los Alamos Daily Post: AG Balderas Warns New Mexicans About New Facebook Scam In Wake Of Massive Facebook Privacy Breach

Los Alamos Daily Post: AG Balderas Warns New Mexicans About New Facebook Scam In Wake Of Massive Facebook Privacy Breach. ” Attorney General Hector Balderas issued the following scam alert Thursday warning New Mexicans to be extra cautious about people pretending to be able to help them with their Facebook data in the wake of […]

March 31, 2018 / Last updated : March 31, 2018 ResearchBuzz Around the Search & Social Media World

Quartz: Michigan’s students and teachers are using public data to challenge university spending

Quartz: Michigan’s students and teachers are using public data to challenge university spending. “One of the most active student clubs at Michigan State University meets every other Wednesday in a room above a buzzing cafeteria. This club doesn’t organize intramural sports or plan keg parties or produce the yearbook. It pores over dense financial documents […]

March 31, 2018 / Last updated : March 31, 2018 ResearchBuzz Research & Opinion

Economist: A new app listens to the problems of bees

Economist: A new app listens to the problems of bees. “YOU might expect to hear an angry buzzing when honeybees have been disturbed. But some apiarists reckon they can also deduce the condition of their bees from the sounds they make. A steady hum could be the sign of a contented hive; a change in […]

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Mashable: How to make sure you’re getting the most out of Instagram Stories

Mashable: How to make sure you’re getting the most out of Instagram Stories . “Instagram’s hottest new feature has become exponentially popular since its inception in August 2016, much to the detriment of competitors like Snapchat. In August, the company said that Stories have driven users younger than 25 to use the app upwards of […]

March 31, 2018 / Last updated : March 31, 2018 ResearchBuzz Around the Search & Social Media World

Arab News: ‘Guardian of Nineveh’: Iraqi statue destroyed by Daesh recreated, showcased in the heart of London

Arab News: ‘Guardian of Nineveh’: Iraqi statue destroyed by Daesh recreated, showcased in the heart of London. “Daesh militants smashed the original to pieces in 2015, but it has now been recreated by Iraqi-American artist Michael Rakowitz, using recycled cans that contained another treasure from Iraq — date syrup…. The sculpture was chosen from a […]

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Update Drupal ASAP: Over a million sites can be easily hacked by any visitor (ZDNet)

ZDNet: Update Drupal ASAP: Over a million sites can be easily hacked by any visitor. “Developers of popular open-source CMS Drupal are warning admins to immediately patch a flaw that an attacker can exploit just by visiting a vulnerable site. The bug affects all sites running on Drupal 8, Drupal 7, and Drupal 6. Drupal’s […]

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The Next Web: Study shows social media echo chambers might actually be a good thing

The Next Web: Study shows social media echo chambers might actually be a good thing. “A group of researchers, as part of a social experiment, paid liberals and conservatives on Twitter to follow a bot for a month that tweeted political views from the other side. Shockingly, rather than softening their own views or learning […]

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WUSF: Online Service Helps Floridians Find Transportation Options

WUSF: Online Service Helps Floridians Find Transportation Options. “Older adults in Florida who no longer can drive themselves have a new option when it comes to finding ways to get around. The University of Florida and the Florida Department of Transportation Safe Mobility For Life have created… a website where people can search for transportation […]

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A legal question for the AI age: Is tricking a robot the same thing as hacking it? (Quartz)

Quartz: A legal question for the AI age: Is tricking a robot the same thing as hacking it?. “A team of computer scientists and a lawyer at University of Washington are raising a curious question: Do current US laws cover cutting-edge research that allows people to bend AI to their will?”

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Engadget: Google is shutting down its goo.gl URL shortening service

Engadget: Google is shutting down its goo.gl URL shortening service. “URL shorteners can be both useful and fun. Google’s take on the tech launched in 2009, and added a third-party API, the ability to create QR codes and the power to link right to iOS and Android apps. Even Keanu Reeves has a URL shortener […]

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TechCrunch: The real threat to Facebook is the Kool-Aid turning sour

TechCrunch: The real threat to Facebook is the Kool-Aid turning sour. “These kinds of leaks didn’t happen when I started reporting on Facebook eight years ago. It was a tight-knit cult convinced of its mission to connect everyone, but with the discipline of a military unit where everyone knew loose lips sink ships. Motivational posters […]

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BetaNews: Apple releases iOS 11.3 with a massive focus on privacy

BetaNews: Apple releases iOS 11.3 with a massive focus on privacy. “Ahead of GDPR in Europe, Apple has released iOS 11.3, complete with a selection of privacy-focused tools. But while privacy is at the heart of the release, it is far from being the end of the story. The recent Facebook scandal has focused attention […]

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Lifehacker: Mute Every Website Automatically with This Chrome Extension

Lifehacker: Mute Every Website Automatically with This Chrome Extension. “Letting you mute entire websites in Chrome may be the best upgrade Google ever made to the browser, but it could still be better. Sure, muting every site with annoying pop-up videos is great, but what if you didn’t have to deal any audio at all? […]

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