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Crown Prince Of Lichtenstein Weighs In On Cryptocurrencies, Blockchain Technology - ETHNews.com ETHER Live ETHERLive delivers real-time price and volume data across 16+ exchanges to users in a clear and easy-to-understand package. Users can get… February 5, 2018 at 10:16PM http://ift.tt/2E3ST2d

Why the Cryptocurrency World Is Watching South Korea - Bloomberg Many South Koreans are obsessed with cryptocurrencies. The country’s lawmakers? Not so much. From the prime minister down, officials have warned that the… February 5, 2018 at 08:36PM http://ift.tt/2GLpifS

It is possible to make spiders creepier, ancient fossils in amber show - The Verge An artist’s reconstruction of C. Yingi, which probably used its long, whip-like tail as a kind of antenna to sense its environment. Image by the University of… February 5, 2018 at 04:47PM http://ift.tt/2sbAn6I

Ehang’s passenger-carrying drones look insanely impressive in first test flights - The Verge Ehang Two years ago, Chinese drone maker Ehang came to CES in Las Vegas and promised to build a completely autonomous, passenger-carrying quadcopter that would… February 5, 2018 at 04:47PM http://ift.tt/2E6QXGA

New laser technology could improve how scientists study molecules Getty Images We use lasers for a lot of things , from cutting metal to improving eyesight, but lasers have their limitations. One major holdup is that they can… February 5, 2018 at 04:35PM http://ift.tt/2GRNsFu

Senators Traded in Tobacco Stocks While Sitting on Health Committee - Scientific American Credit: Yasser Al-Zayyat Getty Images WASHINGTON—Two high-ranking lawmakers on the Senate committee that crafts legislation about health and oversees public… February 5, 2018 at 04:27PM http://ift.tt/2GODuVx

Are Smartphones Really Destroying the Lives of Teenagers? - Scientific American Is any age group more maligned than teenagers? As they roam in packs, they're feared, avoided or told to calm down. They're gawky, narcissistic, hormone-addled,… February 5, 2018 at 04:24PM http://ift.tt/2FNBdcG

Stocks Off to Shaky Start, Extending Sell-Off Stocks dropped again on Monday, extending a sell-off that has investors worried that a nine-year bull market may be hitting a rough spot. The Standard & Poor’s… February 5, 2018 at 03:48PM http://ift.tt/2nJVbgk

Researchers demonstrate graphene as a source of high-speed light pulses Researchers have demonstrated graphene-based devices that emit ultrafast light pulses with a duration of less than 100 picoseconds (1 picosecond = 1 trillionth… February 5, 2018 at 03:38PM http://ift.tt/2sdzXwM

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Bitcoin Crashes as Credit Card Companies Block Purchases The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. x Take the power of Bloomberg with you. Install Bloomberg for Chrome February 5, 2018 at 03:27PM http://ift.tt/2nEurhW

Newly Discovered Vulnerability In All Ledger Hardware Wallets Puts User Funds At Risk Hardware cryptocurrency wallet manufacturer Ledger has discovered a vulnerability that affects all of its devices and can lead to users losing their funds,… February 5, 2018 at 03:20PM http://ift.tt/2GL5FEF

Flipboard: News for our time WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump traded insults with the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee Monday, a day after Democrats and Republicans… February 5, 2018 at 02:56PM http://ift.tt/QZC8IU

Alleged British hacker Lauri Love wins US extradition appeal AFP/Getty Images Lauri Love, a 32-year-old student accused of hacking US government websites in 2012 and 2013, has won a high court battle and will not be… February 5, 2018 at 08:36AM http://ift.tt/2sct5zs

The latest Avengers: Infinity War teaser packs a lot of heroes into 30 seconds The latest teaser for Avengers: Infinity War debuted during the Super Bowl tonight, and features all your favorite heroes from the various Marvel properties… February 5, 2018 at 08:30AM http://ift.tt/2EHJHle

Europe Is Hedging Its Bets on Crypto http://ift.tt/2FLBThZ February 4, 2018 at 02:32PM http://ift.tt/2Ed43Ff

Top Apple insider claims all 2018 iPhones will use LTE modems from Intel Over the past few months, we’ve seen scattered reports suggesting that Apple has been angling to drop Qualcomm as a supplier of LTE modems for the iPhone. About… February 4, 2018 at 02:18PM http://ift.tt/2nGUfcp

Forget self-driving cars — these self-driving slippers are the future we deserve - The Verge As marketing gimmicks go, I’ll take self-driving slippers over flamethrowers any day. Nissan recently developed a system for slippers to “park” themselves at… February 4, 2018 at 12:03AM http://ift.tt/2EG55HX

Star Wars: The Last Jedi is getting a comic adaptation in May - The Verge Image: Marvel Comics The latest Star Wars film is getting a comic book adaptation. Rogue One screenwriter Gary Whitta is adapting The Last Jedi for a six-issue… February 4, 2018 at 12:02AM http://ift.tt/2GIUr3G

How to Easily Simulate a Tilt-Shift Effect Using Photoshop You might not know it, but even if you’ve never heard of tilt-shift photography you have probably seen a photograph that was captured in just such a way. A few… February 3, 2018 at 12:02PM http://ift.tt/2s70eMW