This mouse was grown from its mother's skin cells
K. Hayashi/Kyushu University For the first time, researchers have grown eggs entirely in a lab dish. Skin-producing cells called fibroblasts from the tip of an adult mouse’s tail have been reprogrammed to make eggs, Japanese researchers report online October 17 in Nature. Those eggs were fertilized and grew into six healthy mice. The accomplishment could make it possible to study the formation of gametes — eggs and sperm — a mysterious process that takes place inside fetus..>> view originalJuno Jupiter Probe's Final Engine Burn Delayed by Glitch
NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured this view of Jupiter's north polar region during a close flyby on Aug. 27, 2016. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS NASA's Juno Jupiter probe won't be settling into its final orbit around the giant planet this week after all. Juno was scheduled to fire its main engine for the final time during the probe's close Jupiter flyby on Wednesday (Oct. 19), in a maneuver that would reduce the time it takes the spacecraft to circle the gas giant from 53 Earth d..>> view originalThe Need For Speed -- Qualcomm Introduces First Gbit (X16) And 5G (X50) Modems
Silicon Valley wrestles with what to do about Peter Thiel
Elite startup accelerator Y Combinator doesn't plan on purging billionaire Peter Thiel from its roster of part-time partners. Over the weekend, news broke Thiel was donating $1.25 million to Donald Trump's campaign. Thiel, who cofounded PayPal and Palantir, has been a vocal supporter of Trump. In July, he gave a speech at the Republication National Convention, but this is the first time that he's directly funded Trump's campaign. Thiel, who was an early backer of Facebook (FB, Tech30) and..>> view originalGalaxy Note 7 airport exchange program goes international
Sarah Tew/CNET If you somehow missed two global Galaxy Note 7 recalls, the photos of exploded phones on the nightly news, the text messages from your carrier and the push notifications being sent direct to your phone -- all telling you to power off the device and return it -- you'll now have another option for ditching your Note 7 before you board a plane.Samsung has officially halted production on the Note 7 due..>> view originalThe special features that enable Apple to remove security tethers from demo devices
[Update: Additional details below the fold.] I suggested last week that Apple’s apparent move to remove security tethers from demo devices in its retail stores likely wasn’t too risky thanks to a range of hidden security measures, and we’ve been hearing a little detail on how some of these work. Apple has long had special OS images for demo devices. You can’t, for example, set a passcode on a iOS device and then lock it, and Macs revert to their original state after a reboot. Apple regularly tw..>> view originalLed by Stranger Things and Narcos, Netflix reports record revenue
Netflix reported its third quarter earnings today. The company took in a record best $2.15 billion in revenue, a jump of 36 percent over last year. It also added 3.6 million new subscribers, easily besting the 2.3 million it had projected. The company attributed its better-than-expected performance to the break-out success of its original content, specifically Stranger Things and the second season of Narcos. Its stock was up nearly 20 percent in after-hours trading. "Our over-performance agains..>> view originalApple bolstering Siri intelligence by hiring expert to lead AI research team
One of the areas where Apple has seemingly fallen behind its competition — or, more likely, not yet ready to disclose its technology’s full potential — is artificial intelligence. However, there’s no denying that the company is pushing hard towards bettering its existing products (like Siri) behind closed doors, and the latest AI hire is but another proof of such commitment… The Cupertino firm has just hired Carnegie Mellon University professor Russ Salakhutdinov, who will lead an “AI resear..>> view originalLenovo Yoga Book review: the unbearable lightness of computing
Lenovo Yoga Book review: the unbearable lightness of computing A convertible that makes sense By Lauren Goode on October 17, 2016 09:00 am @LaurenGoode 123 Awkward. That’s the word that comes to mind when I think of all of the 2-in-1 “convertible” laptops that have come to market in recent years, as PC makers try to adapt in a mobile-centric world and rejuvenate the market. A 13-inch or 15-inch laptop just doesn’t really work as a tablet. The option to det..>> view original
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