Yahoo's upgraded Messenger App is now on desktops
Yahoo's messaging lives on. Moment Editorial/Getty Images It's been a busy week for Yahoo. First, Verizon signed an acquisition deal for the internet pioneer. Then on Wednesday, Yahoo's upgraded messenger app launched for Windows and Mac desktops.The desktop version of the app, which first made it to mobile devices in December, brings new features designed to streamline sharing and interaction with friends. Featu..>> view originalThere's a way Apple can still make money after the iPhone—but brand loyalists won't like it
Apple reported lackluster earnings on Tuesday as the company’s iPhone sales continued to slide. The numbers make it clear that the future of the consumer products behemoth is no longer in its consumer products. The fix? Apple should release a version of iOS for non-Apple devices. This suggestion will seem like heresy to the brand’s loyalists, but it may be necessary for the success of the company. Imagine those Samsung, LG, and Xiaomi smartphones having an original Apple operating system on the..>> view originalJupiter's Great Red Spot 'roars with heat'
Image copyright NASA/Science Photo Library Image caption The huge storm, seen here by Voyager 1 in 1979, apparently creates a high-altitude hotspot Jupiter's Great Red Spot - a hurricane three times bigger than Earth - is blasting the planet's upper atmosphere with heat, astronomers have found.Using measurements from an infrared telescope in Hawaii, a UK and US team found evidence for temperatures as high as 1,500C - hundreds of degrees warmer than an..>> view originalApollo Astronaut Study Reveals Greater Heart Risk for Deep-Space Travelers
New research suggests that Apollo astronauts, the only astronauts to travel outside of low-Earth orbit, died of heart disease four to five times more often than astronauts who never flew in space or who stayed near to Earth. Credit: NASA NASA astronauts on the Apollo missions to the moon, flown in the 1960s and 1970s, are the only humans to have flown beyond the protective magnetic shielding of Earth — and a new study shows that exposure to deep-space radiation may have taken a toll on t..>> view originalTor inquiry: 'Sexually aggressive' Appelbaum humiliated and frightened others
An investigation launched by the Tor organization into Jacob Appelbaum's behavior has revealed alleged sexual misconduct, bullying and intimidation.Appelbaum, once considered a "core" part of the non-profit Tor network's development team, stood down from his position on 25 May after claims of sexual misconduct became public. The 33-year-old then became the focus of an investigation into these accusations.Appelbaum has staunchly denied any involvement, branding the claims no more than a "smear ..>> view originalElon Musk makes a libertarian argument for carbon tax
Tesla founder and CEO: 'Fossil fuels are already getting a massive subsidy if you believe in global warming.'Elon Musk of Tesla with a new Model S car outside the Tesla customer deliver area(Photo: Jessica Brandi Lifland/USA Today)Tesla Motors founder and CEO Elon Musk made a libertarian argument in favor of a carbon tax during a recent visit to Nevada. Musk, who spoke with reporters for about an hour during a visit to the company's battery factory in Storey County on Tuesday, answered a questio..>> view originalScientists Find One True Wolf In The North, But There Is A Problem
There is only one "true" wolf species in the North and it is the gray wolf (Canis lupus), according to new research. After analyzing the genetic ancestry of wolves in North America, a team of scientists from New Jersey and California have found that the western wolf is the only genetically purebred species in the continent. In fact, the remaining wolves — including the red wolf and Eastern wolf — are hybrids with a mix of coyote and gray wolf DNA, and are not evolutionary distinct, the group's ..>> view originalWhip It Good! Star's Radiation Beam Sparks Cosmic Light Show
Move over, Devo! A distant star is whipping its companion with radiation, making the whole system pulse like an '80s power-pop dance party. The whipping culprit is a white dwarf star (the collapsed remains of a star that ran out of fuel) that's energizing nearby electrons and accelerating them up to almost the speed of light, creating a beam of radiation, according to a statement from the European Southern Observatory. As the white dwarf spins like a record, the radiation beam whips aro..>> view originalSamsung Mobile Quarterly Results: Galaxy S7 Success Drives Most Profitable Quarter In Years
Samsung Electronics is continuing to ride high on the success of its Android-powered Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge smartphones. Buoyed by the flagship smartphone's sales, the company's mobile division has posted an operating profit of $3.82 billion or 4.32 trillion won in Q2 2016. This figure is a substantial increase over the 3.89 trillion won it posted in Q1 2016. The company's Q2 2016 operating profit sees an increase of 18 percent, when compared with Q2 2015, to $7.19 billion or 8.14 trillio..>> view original
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