Monday, November 28, 2016

Zika no longer an international public health emergency, but sustained response needed – UN health agency and other top stories.

  • Zika no longer an international public health emergency, but sustained response needed – UN health agency

    Announcing the resumption of a comprehensive of hostilities in the war-torn Gulf nation, the United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, has called on all parties to ensure that it leads to a permanent and lasting end to the conflict.
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  • Alibaba, Tencent back Chinese cyber law facing overseas critics

    Alibaba, Tencent back Chinese cyber law facing overseas critics
    © Reuters. A sign of Tencent is seen during the third annual World Internet Conference in Wuzhen town of Jiaxing By Catherine Cadell WUZHEN, China (Reuters) - China's Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (N:BABA) and Tencent Holdings Ltd (HK:0700) rallied behind Beijing's recently-imposed cyber security law on Thursday, following criticism of it from overseas technology rivals. The country's two tech giants also urged closer cooperation between the public and private sectors at China's third World I..
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  • PSN Rewarding Users With $10 Reportedly for Buying PS4 Pro

    PSN Rewarding Users With $10 Reportedly for Buying PS4 Pro
    PSN Rewarding Users With $10 Reportedly for Buying PS4 ProAlthough this isn’t the first time Sony has rewarded PlayStation users with $10 credit to splash on the PS Store, the latest wave of rewards being reported online seems to be a thank you for purchasing the PS4 Pro. If you recently purchased Sony’s new hardware, you might have received the following notification:Here’s $10 to spend on your next purchase at PlayStation Store! Save on the latest games, movies, and TV shows. Your voucher code..
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  • Russian spaceship delivers three astronauts to space station (Update)

    Russian spaceship delivers three astronauts to space station (Update)
    Russia's Soyuz spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station on Saturday, carrying a European, a Russian and an American astronaut for a six-month mission at the orbiting outpost. "Capture confirmed," said a NASA commentator as the spacecraft ...
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  • Zuckerberg reveals plans to address misinformation on Facebook

    Zuckerberg reveals plans to address misinformation on Facebook
    Facebook’s fake news problem persists, CEO Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged last night. He’d been dismissive about the reach of misinformation on Facebook, saying that false news accounted for less than one percent of all the posts on the social media network. But a slew of media reports this week have demonstrated that, although fake posts may not make up the bulk of the content on Facebook, they spread like wildfire — and Facebook has a responsibility to address it. “We’ve made significant progr..
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  • How data science and rocket science will get humans to Mars

    How data science and rocket science will get humans to Mars
    In a recent op-ed to CNN, President Obama re-affirmed America’s commitment to sending a manned mission to Mars. Think your data science challenges are too complicated? Imagine the difficulties involved in mining data to understand the health impacts of an expedition to Mars. What happens to astronauts’ muscle tone or lung capacities after several years in space? How much weight can they safely lose? How much CO2 should be in the crew vehicle? How many sensors are needed to calculate joint fl..
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  • Powerful Next-Gen Weather Satellite Launches to Begin Forecasting 'Revolution'

    Powerful Next-Gen Weather Satellite Launches to Begin Forecasting 'Revolution'
    A powerful new satellite that will give forecasters their best-ever looks at storms and other severe weather has taken to the skies. The GOES-R weather satellite lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station today (Nov. 19) at 6:42 p.m. EST (2342 GMT), riding a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket to orbit. The spectacular launch, which lit up the Florida evening sky, occurred about one hour later than planned due to issues with the rocket and launch range that were swift..
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