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  • Apple apologizes for Error 53
    15:35 • 19.02.16
    Apple apologizes for Error 53
    Apple has said it was designed as a security feature to prevent unauthorized access to the phone. But many users called the function a means to stifle independent repair shops that might charge ...
  • Facebook backs Apple on iPhone unlock
    10:09 • 19.02.16
    Facebook backs Apple on iPhone unlock
    “We will continue to fight aggressively against requirements for companies to weaken the security of their systems. These demands would create a chilling precedent ...
  • Atheism as natural as religion, study suggests
    16:52 • 18.02.16
    Atheism as natural as religion, study suggests
    Largely written out of the history books, many atheists in fact thrived in polytheistic societies - those that worshipped multiple deities ...
  • Apple to White House: San Bernardino request limited
    12:32 • 18.02.16
    Apple to White House: San Bernardino request limited
    The court had ordered the technology company to alter Farook's iPhone so that the FBI could make unlimited attempts at the passcode without the risk of erasing the data ...
  • Neanderthals interbred with humans '100,000 years ago'
    11:17 • 18.02.16
    Neanderthals interbred with humans '100,000 years ago'
    Traces of human DNA found in a Neanderthal genome suggest that we started mixing with our now-extinct relatives 100,000 years ago. Previously it had been thought ...
  • Extinct plant species discovered in amber
    10:55 • 16.02.16
    Extinct plant species discovered in amber
    Strychnos electri belongs to the genus whose tropical shrubs, trees and vines are famous for producing the deadly toxin ...
  • Phones eavesdropped via software bugs
    19:57 • 15.02.16
    Phones eavesdropped via software bugs
    By exploiting the fact that Voip phones and desktop computers are connected to the same internet network at many organisations, attackers are often able to access the phones themselves ...
  • Long-term cement study seeks nuclear waste solution
    11:15 • 14.02.16
    Long-term cement study seeks nuclear waste solution
    "It's a high-yield fission product; it's only found in nuclear reactors; it's very mobile in the environment - but what we found is that our cement will actually lock tight this technetium-99..."
  • US scientists warn of 21st century dust bowl risk
    13:31 • 13.02.16
    US scientists warn of 21st century dust bowl risk
    "The 1930s were really extreme and, yes, the chances of the same precipitation distribution happening again are small ...
  • Air pollution causes 5.5 million deaths a year
    11:55 • 13.02.16
    Air pollution causes 5.5 million deaths a year
    More than 55 million people worldwide are dying prematurely every year as a result of air pollution, BBC News reports, citing a new research Most of these deaths are occurring in the rapidly developing econo
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