Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Scientists discover vast reef behind Great Barrier Reef and other top stories.

  • Scientists discover vast reef behind Great Barrier Reef

    Scientists discover vast reef behind Great Barrier Reef
    Researchers working with the Royal Australian Navy have discovered an extensive reef system behind the famous Great Barrier Reef, mapping a huge network of donut-shaped features that measure between 650 and 984 feet across. The formations are called bioherms, and were made by a type of algae called halimeda. Shaped like donuts, the structures can be as deep as 33 feet in their center. “We’ve known about these geological structures in the northern Great Barrier Reef since the 1970s and 80s, but ..
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  • Australian cyber crime threats: Four Corners investigates how hackers are hacking into our information

    Australian cyber crime threats: Four Corners investigates how hackers are hacking into our information
    Four Corners ?Cyber War?0:29Cyber security adviser Kevin Mitnick demonstrates how easy it is to hack into a bank account using a fake wifi network. CREDIT: Four Corners, ABC Former hacker Kevin Mitnick, who spoke to Four Corners. Picture: ABCShoba Rao and wiresNews Corp Australia NetworkONE of the world’s most infamous, former computer hackers has revealed how easy it is to hack into a bank account, as Australia faces serious cyber threats. In a special report on cyber crime, Four Corners spoke..
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  • Fitbit's still moving and shaking with new Flex 2 and Charge 2

    Fitbit's still moving and shaking with new Flex 2 and Charge 2
    Fitbit just launched new generations of its popular Charge and Flex wristbands without increasing their price points. The Flex 2 has been made smaller and swimproof; the Charge 2 received a facelift, more heart rate tracking capabilities and improved recording of activities beyond walking and running. Flex 2 is smaller, more versatile The Fitbit Flex is geared toward the busy-but-health-conscious crowd that stays active, but isn't seriously concerned about athletic performance. This is Flex's f..
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  • Citroen reveals CXperience Concept ahead of Paris

    Citroen reveals CXperience Concept ahead of Paris
    Bold new concept pays tribute to Citroen’s past executive cars, demonstrates brand’s Advanced Comfort technologies and design. Citroen nowadays might be all about quirky cars and rally dominance, but in a bygone century the French carmaker made its name in making big, comfy, and plush executive cars. The brand’s new Paris motor show-bound concept car, the CXperience Concept, certainly aims to recapture some of that past reputation as it is designed as a new take on ‘the codes of executive sedan..
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  • Apple Pay: Tech giant hits back at major banks

    Apple Pay: Tech giant hits back at major banks
    Apple Pay: Tech giant hits back at major banks Posted August 30, 2016 17:05:49 The world's biggest company has come out swinging in its stoush with three of the big four banks over its cardless payments system, Apple Pay.Commonwealth, Westpac and NAB, together with Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, want the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to allow them to negotiate as one with Apple for access to Apple Pay.In other words, to form a cartel.They also want the AC..
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  • iPhone 7 Roundup: Everything We Think We Know

    iPhone 7 Roundup: Everything We Think We Know
    Every year for almost a decade, the most anticipated gadget release has been Apple’s iPhone. And with any iPhone release, there are also swarms of rumours, leaks, hearsay and arguments that begin to paint a convincing picture of what’s coming in September. Although rumours and features are always subject to change, this is most likely the next iPhone. Image: Nowhereelse.fr Name iPhone 7, right? But it’s not that simple. Although the iPhone commandment reads something like “thou shalt always be..
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  • Dogs know a genuine compliment when they hear one

    Dogs know a genuine compliment when they hear one
    Your dog knows when you really mean he’s a good boy—and when you’re giving him empty praise. On a neurological level, dogs can distinguish between praise and neutral tones just like their owners, Hungarian researchers reported (paywall) on Aug. 29 in the journal Science. Their reward centers only became activated when they heard positive intonation that matched the words they were hearings. “Dogs not only tell apart what we say and how we say it, but they can also combine the two, for a correct..
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Police patrols to help prevent Tasmanian devils becoming roadkill .Scientists to probe ways of meeting tough global warming goal .
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