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Doping in Cycling

Cycling: Former Vuelta champion Cobo banned for doping violation

(Reuters) - Spain’s Juan Jose Cobo has been found guilty of an anti-doping rule violation based on “abnormalities” in his biological passport between 2009 and 2011, the International Cycling Union (UCI) said on Thursday. Cycling’s world governing body has i…

bubmagJune 13, 2019

Self-driving Vehicles

Hyundai and Kia join in Aurora’s $600 million Series B funding round – Roadshow

Finally, a picture from Aurora that isn't the same old Lincoln sedan. Aurora The last couple weeks have held many developments for Aurora, the self-driving startup helmed by a former Google employee, and the tail end of this week brings yet another. Aurora…

bubmagJune 13, 2019

Bees

Migratory hoverflies ‘key’ as many insects decline

Migratory hoverflies are "key" to pollination and controlling crop pests amid the decline of many other insect species, new research shows. University of Exeter scientists studied the movements of migratory hoverflies and were surprised to find up to four bi…

bubmagJune 13, 2019

VR

Keeping the Quest charged with the best battery backups

When playing on the Quest, some people may want to extend their play beyond the 2-3 hours of battery life. For some players, this is not nearly long enough for a good gaming session. Many users opt to use an external battery pack, which is usually carried in …

bubmagJune 13, 2019

Water Pollution

Eight bodies, remains found in Kelantan as village is cordoned off after Orang Asli deaths

GUA MUSANG: Malaysian authorities on Thursday (Jun 13) found four more bodies at an Orang Asli settlement in Kelantan after 14 people died of an illness that has yet to be identified by authorities. The search was initiated as part of an operation to track d…

bubmagJune 13, 2019

Self-driving Vehicles

What It Will Take to Make Driverless Cars a Reality

Listen to If Then by clicking the arrow on the audio player below, or get the show via Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google Play. Slate Plus members get extended, ad-free versions of our podcastsand much more. Sign up today and try it free…

bubmagJune 13, 2019

Electric Car

Tesla’s performance gives Elon Musk much to think about

AT TESLA'S ANNUAL shareholders meeting on June 11th Elon Musk was as ebullient as ever. But its shares, which started the year above $300, have plunged close to $200 and its bonds recently traded at an all-time low of close to 80 cents on the dollar. Deliveri…

bubmagJune 13, 2019

Black Hole

Hubble observes tiny galaxy with big heart

Nestled within this field of bright foreground stars lies ESO 495-21, a tiny galaxy with a big heart. ESO 495-21 may be just 3000 light-years across, but that is not stopping the galaxy from furiously forming huge numbers of stars. It may also host a supermas…

bubmagJune 13, 2019

Privacy Concerns

Google Exec Wants You to Use Sign In With Apple Instead of a Password

Apple’s new Sign In with Apple feature caused quite a stir when the company revealed it at WWDC. You might think that Google would be concerned about the product. It turns out, the exec in charge of their login products was quite happy to welcome Apple into t…

bubmagJune 13, 2019

Donald Trump

Sen. Graham on Trump comments: It’s a mistake

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bubmagJune 13, 2019

Cycling: Former Vuelta champion Cobo banned for doping violation

Hyundai and Kia join in Aurora’s $600 million Series B funding round – Roadshow

Migratory hoverflies ‘key’ as many insects decline

Keeping the Quest charged with the best battery backups

Eight bodies, remains found in Kelantan as village is cordoned off after Orang Asli deaths

What It Will Take to Make Driverless Cars a Reality

Tesla’s performance gives Elon Musk much to think about

Hubble observes tiny galaxy with big heart

Google Exec Wants You to Use Sign In With Apple Instead of a Password

Sen. Graham on Trump comments: It’s a mistake

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