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Miami face-attacker did not use 'bath salts'
Lab tests detected only marijuana in the system of a Florida man shot while chewing another man's face, the medical examiner said Wednesday, ruling out other street drugs including the...
In a Big Network of Computers, Evidence of Machine Learning
A neural network of computer processors, fed millions of YouTube videos, taught itself to recognize cats, a feat of significance for fields like speech recognition.
E.P.A. Emissions Rules Backed by Court
An appeals court upheld the environmental agency’s finding that heat-trapping gases endanger public health.
Team Prosecco dismantles security tokens
(Phys.org) -- As password systems alone prove inadequate to protect information on computers against hackers, security customers have taken the advice of vendors to step up to tokens, those online...
German Court Rules Against Circumcising Boys
In a nation that is home to millions of Muslims and more than 100,000 Jews, the Cologne court’s decision was seen by many as an attack on religious freedom.
International cybercrime arrests announced
WASHINGTON, June 26 (UPI) -- U.S. officials announced arrests in an action directed at crimes involving stolen credit card, bank account and personal identification information.
Duplicate spending on US veterans' care costs billions
The US federal government made about $13 billion in duplicative payments to provide health-care services to veterans who were simultaneously enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans from 2004-2009.
Denser development is good for single-family home values
A study shows that, contrary to popular belief, there’s a positive association between higher neighborhood density and the value of single-family residential properties.
Cyber attacks hit global banks for $80 mn: study
A wave of cyber attacks has likely stolen at least $80 million from bank accounts in Europe, the United States and elsewhere, a security report said Tuesday.
Make me an offer, say online shoppers
Online shoppers would rather receive an offer for a product or service than make their own offer, according to a new study that has implications for the fast-growing e-commerce industry.
Facebook makes us feel good about ourselves, research finds
People love social networks. That's the obvious conclusion from Facebook's 900 million active users and its current standing as one of the most visited sites on the web, second only...
News Corp. confirms it's considering split in 2
(AP) Under pressure to limit contagion from the British phone hacking scandal, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. confirmed Tuesday that it is considering splitting into two publicly traded companies.
F.D.A. Delays Action on Eliquis From Pfizer and Bristol-Myers
The drug’s makers said the agency had asked for more information on managing and verifying data from a large study that compared the drug, Eliquis, with warfarin.
Rogers Communications lays off 375
Rogers Communications Inc., Canada's largest telecom company with assets that include cable, internet and broadcast TV assets such as Citytv and Sportsnet, has announced 375 more layoffs.
Green Blog: U.S. Grants a Keystone Pipeline Permit
As expected, the Army Corps of Engineers approves a permit for a leg passing through Texas.
Well: Pick Your Race and Train With Run Well
Today Well reintroduces its popular fitness training tool, Run Well, which allows readers to choose among several free running plans for long and short distances from some of the country's...
The perception of corruption in Spain is above the European average: study
According to a study by the Rey Juan Carlos University, data on objective corruption in Spain are higher in politics than in administrative-official institutions. However, the perception of Spaniards is...
Graph500 adds new measurement of supercomputing performance
(Phys.org) -- Supercomputing performance is getting a new measurement with the Graph500 executive committees announcement of specifications for a more representative way to rate the large-scale data analytics at the...
Researchers develop new method for analyzing cell function
Researchers in Finland and Germany have developed an open-source software that will make it significantly easier to process bioimaging data. The software, named BioImageXD, will help in analysing cell and...
Smartphone app helps ovarian cancer surgeons
Smartphone technology is now entering the operating room, allowing ovarian cancer surgeons in B.C. to use an application to store and track information in a database.
Lack of common strategy may have caused longer, bloodier civil war
(Phys.org) -- Lacking firm ideas on how to fight and win the Civil War, Northern military commanders and politicians struggled to find a viable strategy, resulting in a long and...
Avoiding environmental costs of food production preferable to 'polluter pays' principle
Environmental problems can be tackled more effectively by means of the principle of 'seeking the cheapest way of avoiding costs' rather than the 'polluter pays' principle. This is one of...
Making GPS-like localization work indoors
Youre in a hurry. Youve rushed to the nearest shopping mall during your lunch hour, looking for one item, one item only. Its a five-minute task, except for finding the...
Bee ban questioned by N.S. blueberry grower
A blueberry grower is questioning the Nova Scotia law banning the importation of honey bees after a large produce company received special permission for an exemption.
Scientist finds telltale noise in altered photos
(Phys.org) -- University at Albany Computer Scientist Siwei Lyu and colleagues, working in partnership with the New York State Center for Information Forensics and Assurance (CIFA), have identified a new method...
The Internet of things: Smart houses, smart traffic, smart health
'The Internet of Things' involves the technology we use when the things around us are 'talking' to each other. The chips and sensors that identify these things also enable them to 'talk'...
India readies upgrade of 'world's cheapest' tablet
India is set to release an upgrade of its ultra-low-cost computer tablet, the 40-dollar "Aakash-2", after the first edition was criticised for its quality and distribution.
London Olympics on track to be 'most costly Games ever'
Oxford University research says the London Games are on track to be among the most expensive to date with a projected cost of £8.4 billion in real terms and...