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Common dietary supplements linked to miscarriages in rodents

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Health Over-the-counter vitamins and other supplements don't go through the same testing as prescription drugs. People who could become pregnant shouldn’t take dietary supplements that contain vinpocetine, the Food and Drug Administration warned this week, because the synthetic… via Popular Science "http://bit.ly/2KqpQMA"

Ferrari's fastest production car is an electric hybrid

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Cars The SF90 can go 211 miles per hour and hits 62 mph in just 2.5 seconds. The fastest Ferrari uses a combination of combustion and electric motors. via Popular Science "http://bit.ly/2QMzXw6"

Organ meats should be part of a planet-friendly diet

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Environment It's not so offal after all A new study on the German meat industry found that if locals ate offal—including but not limited to liver, tripe, tongue, and other innards—livestock emissions for the… via Popular Science "http://bit.ly/2Z6ZnHO"

World Environment Day Sale is now live!

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Save up to 90% on nature-themed games during the World Environment Day Sale * *Sale ends Friday at 4PM Pacific Time via Steam RSS News Feed "http://bit.ly/2MsU1Fw"

The elements we might mine on the moon

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Space Lunar exploration started as an adventure, now prospectors also see dollar signs in that smiling cheese. Lunar exploration started as an adventure, now prospectors also see dollar signs in that smiling cheese. Here are seven things they might find when they get there. via Popular Science "http://bit.ly/2ERWYcl"

Apple is breaking up iTunes. Here's what you need to know.

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Technology iTunes is going away, but the iTunes Store lives on in various forms. Apple announced at WWDC that on Macs, iTunes would be supplanted by three separate programs and a feature in the Finder. via Popular Science "https://www.popsci.com/apple-replacing-itunes?dom=rss-default&src=syn"

Apple Watch accessories that are worth your time

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Gadgets For power, customization, and protection. Apple Watch accessories to keep your expensive new arm candy charged and protected. Oh, and there are some stylish offerings, too. You spent several hundred dollars on… via Popular Science "https://www.popsci.com/apple-watch-accessories?dom=rss-default&src=syn"

Daily Deal - Epistory - Typing Chronicles, 75% Off

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Today's Deal: Save 75% on Epistory - Typing Chronicles !* Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are! *Offer ends Thursday at 10AM Pacific Time via Steam RSS News Feed "http://bit.ly/2Z4LcD7"

Daily Deal - TIS-100, 75% Off

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Today's Deal: Save 75% on TIS-100 !* Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are! *Offer ends Thursday at 10AM Pacific Time via Steam RSS News Feed "https://store.steampowered.com/news/51506/"

Midweek Madness - The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing, 90% Off

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Save up to 90% on The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing Franchise during this week's Midweek Madness*! *Offer ends Friday at 10AM Pacific Time via Steam RSS News Feed "http://bit.ly/2Kqlx3F"

Four pizza makers that are worth the dough

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Gadgets Knead I say more. Pizza makers for your home that’ll make you feel like a real pizzaiolo. via Popular Science "http://bit.ly/2EUXHtw"

Pilots sleeping in the cockpit could improve airline safety

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Health The airline industry and the government agency that regulates it, the Federal Aviation Administration, have taken steps to reduce pilot fatigue, but many pilots and… via Popular Science "http://bit.ly/2WovBl6"

Now Available on Steam - Trover Saves the Universe

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Trover Saves the Universe is Now Available on Steam! From the co-creator of Rick and Morty comes Trover Saves the Universe. Your pups are missing. The cosmos is at stake. Only you and Trover can save everything in this bizarre comedy adventure! via Steam RSS News Feed "http://bit.ly/2W8iIGM"

The best apps for listening to music on your phone

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DIY Pump up the jam. Pump it up. If you use your smartphone as a portable jukebox, you've got many different music apps to pick from on Android and iOS. via Popular Science "http://bit.ly/2WpHWp1"

On the Horizon: Parasitic Malware Will Feast on Critical Infrastructure

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Parasitic malware, which seeks to steal processing power, has traditionally targeted computers and mobile devices. In the coming years, this type of malware will evolve to target more powerful, industrial sources of processing power such as Industrial Control Systems (ICS), cloud infrastructures, critical national infrastructure (CNI) and the IoT. The malware's primary goal will be to feast on processing power, remaining undetected for as long as possible. Services will be significantly disrupted, becoming entirely unresponsive as they have the life sucked out of them. At the Information Security Forum, we anticipate that unprepared organizations will have a wide, and often unmonitored, attack surface that can be targeted by parasitic malware. They will see infected devices constantly running at full capacity, raising electricity costs and compromising functionality. Systems wi

On the Horizon: Parasitic Malware Will Feast on Critical Infrastructure

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Parasitic malware, which seeks to steal processing power, has traditionally targeted computers and mobile devices. In the coming years, this type of malware will evolve to target more powerful, industrial sources of processing power such as Industrial Control Systems (ICS), cloud infrastructures, critical national infrastructure (CNI) and the IoT. The malware’s primary goal will be to feast on processing power, remaining undetected for as long as possible. Services will be significantly disrupted, becoming entirely unresponsive as they have the life sucked out of them. At the Information Security Forum, we anticipate that unprepared organizations will have a wide, and often unmonitored, attack surface that can be targeted by parasitic malware. They will see infected devices constantly running at full capacity, raising electricity costs and compromising functionality. Systems will degrade, in some cases leading to unexpected failure that halts critical services. Every organization w

Thoughts on DoS Attack on US Electric Utility

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The recent DoS incident affecting power grid control systems in Utah, Wyoming and California was interesting for several reasons. First, the threat actors did not directly attack the systems that  control  power generation and distribution for the electrical grid, but rather they disrupted the ability of utility operators to  monitor  the current status of those systems. The utility industry refers to this type of incident as "loss of view." If an attacker wanted to shut down parts of the grid, one of their first steps might be precisely this step, because it would leave utility operators "blind" to subsequent disruptive actions the attackers would take, such as switching relays off to halt the flow of electricity. In the case of Stuxnet, one of the first known cyberattacks on industrial control systems (ICS), the attackers performed a similar action whereby they fooled the operators into thinking all was fine with their nuclear centrifuges when in fact they wer

Thoughts on DoS Attack on US Electric Utility

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The recent DoS incident affecting power grid control systems in Utah, Wyoming and California was interesting for several reasons. First, the threat actors did not directly attack the systems that  control  power generation and distribution for the electrical grid, but rather they disrupted the ability of utility operators to  monitor  the current status of those systems. The utility industry refers to this type of incident as "loss of view." If an attacker wanted to shut down parts of the grid, one of their first steps might be precisely this step, because it would leave utility operators "blind" to subsequent disruptive actions the attackers would take, such as switching relays off to halt the flow of electricity. In the case of Stuxnet, one of the first known cyberattacks on industrial control systems (ICS), the attackers performed a similar action whereby th

America's been rolling back natural land protections since 1892—but never like this

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Environment The legal protections put in place in the U.S. and worldwide to preserve natural areas are increasingly being altered or erased. The United States has a history of preserving natural areas—and then paring back those protections. Such rollbacks of the legal protection of natural areas in the U.S. via Popular Science "http://bit.ly/2ERxn3n"