An unusual infrared light emission from a nearby neutron star detected by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope could indicate new features never before seen.
Pandora’s newest playlist The Drop sounds a lot like Spotify’s Release Radar
Pandora is taking on Spotify directly with a curated playlist called The Drop. It’s similar to Spotify’s Release Radar, focusing on introducing listeners to new releases from artists they already like.
The two playlists have more than a bit in common. Both playlists from Pandora and Spotify are timed to the day that artists release songs on the platforms. (Fridays have been the industry standard since 2015.) They’re also both made by machines. Release Radar generates songs using Echo Nest technology to comb through every part of a song to determine what you like to listen to. The Drop, similarly, is based on algorithms, although Pandora hasn’t given much detail on how it works.
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Cadillac delays diesel development to expand electrification – Roadshow
GM can read the writing on the wall, despite offering a couple diesel variants across its lineup.
Sinemia adds new unlimited $30 plan to push MoviePass out of your life – CNET
All of the savings, none of the shenanigans. There’s a $9.99 option for three movies a month too.
Particles surf their own waves, reveal how microbes and cells move through human body
Surf’s up for microbes swimming beside red blood cells. New calculations and experiments model for the first time how spherical particles submerged in gooey liquid travel along a flexible rubber sheet; comparable conditions are common in the human body, such as blood cells flowing through a capillary or the journeys of self-propelled microbes. All these particles, it turns out, catch a wave.
Artificial intelligence can determine lung cancer type
A new computer program can analyze images of patients’ lung tumors, specify cancer types, and even identify altered genes driving abnormal cell growth, a new study shows.
Soil holds the secret to mitigating climate change
New research suggests that crop yields and the global food supply chain can be preserved by harnessing the critical, and often overlooked, partner in food supply — soil.
Roadmap for measuring animal, plant traits to meet biodiversity goals
An international team of researchers has outlined a plan for how to measure changes in key traits of animals and plants and provide these data to policymakers to improve natural resource management and keep nations on track to meet global biodiversity and sustainability goals.
Amazon highlights small biz sellers with Storefronts page – CNET
The new landing page offers over 1 million products from small and medium-sized Amazon sellers.
Facebook will pay you to find security holes in third-party apps – CNET
It’s the company’s first “bug bounty” for security flaws on third party apps running on Facebook