Sorry, but your browser password manager probably isn’t enough

Credit: JMark Business Solutions

Opera has been hacked. Data loss included, “some of our sync users’ passwords & account information.”

https://www.wired.com/2016/08/browser-password-manager-probably-isnt-enough/?mbid=nl_83016_p4&CNDID=

If you are ready to tighten up your password management, lots of good information at:

https://hhg2tech.blogspot.com/2015/02/how-to-keep-your-passwords-secure.html / your browser password manager probably isn’t enough navigate through Chrome Safari Firefox your browser of choice enticing option would you like us to save your password recent browser breach reminder if you answer yes you’re taking a risk browser Opera confirmed successful attack system systems hackers able access personal information company developer Tarquin Wilton-Jones post announcing breach sync users passwords account information Opera sync browser’s version feature coordinate passwords across devices save your Facebook password Chrome Safari Opera your desktop waiting mobile versions devices logged in Opera encrypts all passwords stores reset all Opera sync account passwords reset passwords third-party as a precaution Opera’s 350 million users used sync last month fallout likely limited incident reminder browser-based password syncing terrific time-saver not a replacement for more serious security hygiene real concern browser-based password managers make life more convenient offer a false sense of security issue what happened to Opera happen elsewhere concern repeated companies more security resources at their disposal Google Apple real concern browser-based password managers make life more convenient false sense of security not at all clear how secure any of them really is cryptography details implementation details should at least be documented somewhere but they’re not Evan Johnson systems engineer CloudFlare studied password managers Chrome your passwords are always encrypted Safari Firefox Opera difficult assess scope damage last week’s hack Opera’s password synchronization implemented Jérôme Segura analyst Malwarebytes users developers full access to the code secure password managers reputation doing a better job protecting stored passwords claims Mark Burnett Perfect Passwords who is more secure who will get hacked next price of convenience browsers keep your password safe security secondary focus features make your life easier not safer convenience-versus-security problem digital lives storing passwords with the browser bad idea browser password managers have not evolved stagnant Chrome improve Chrome Password Manager Smart Lock suite of features Google introduced passwords.google.com central place manage passwords Chrome access site protected two-factor authentication Smart Lock skip log-in process entirely some apps activate setting potential benefit Lorrie Cranor FTC chief technologist Carnegie Mellon computer science professor relying on your browser at least better just reusing passwords find out pretty quickly security problem browser password storage use the same passwords everywhere password had a breach biggest problem browser-based password storage doesn’t require strong passwords value equation would be different Opera breach only public example so far hack vulnerabilities large scale hypothetical scourge of weak passwords browsers usability features good password hygiene random password generation weak password hunting password reuse browsers one strong password required to access the other passwords browser storage system Opera major web browser developer breach like this passwords strong master password experts recommend use dedicated password manager like LastPass 1Password Dashlane store your information in the cloud breached researchers unearthed handful of LastPass vulnerabilities help you create keep better passwords fair trade-off security versus convenience online password managers better suited browser-based ones browsers many interweaving parts password managers singular focus more secure result Opera sync changed your passwords browser share your password across devices /

Alzheimer’s – can we prevent it?

There are two forms of Alzheimers – about 1% of cases are the early-onset genetic form. Other forms are partly genetic, but largely caused by factors that are in our control.

What you can do:
● exercise
● Mediterranean diet

● normal blood pressure – exercise & Mediterranean diet help here

● high levels of good cholesterol – exercise & Mediterranean diet help here too

More good news – the measures above will improve all other aspects of health too, including reduced incidence of cancer, Parkinson's, & heart disease.



Transcript of the video:
http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/4524857.htm

More about Mediterranean diet:
http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/mediterranean-diet/art-20047801 / memory is the mother of all wisdom fundamental part of being human Alzheimer's disease slowly robs the mind cruel and undignified descent Prof Cassandra Szoeke every five years after the age of 65 your chance of getting dementia doubles no cure research Alzheimer's delayed prevented possible have healthy older age intact memory cognitive function lifestyle choices today affect chances cognitive decline in the future Prof Kirk Erickson one year brisk walking roll back ageing clock by one to two years Prof Cassandra Szoeke adhering Mediterranean diet had better cognition what we eat how much we move how we sleep scientists power push back disease Prof Ralph Martins 80% of Alzheimer's is preventable Graham Plant cakes developed Alzheimer's slow onset slightly worse forget things cooking forget disoriented forgetting diagnosed with dementia Alzheimer's you lose them long before they go Alzheimer's disease most common form of dementia up to 70% of cases condition chronic degenerative ultimately terminal hallmarks of the disease clinically speaking memory loss change in brain function dementias other brain functions memory Alzheimer's disease first changes noticed are memory healthy brain billions of neurons send messages via electrical chemical signals long tail axon synaptic connections messages travel Alzheimer's brain toxic deposits accumulate protein beta-amyloid amyloid attract another brain protein called tau form fibrous clumps inside brain cells disturbs brain's message transport system neural networks effectively disintegrate characteristic accumulation beta-amyloid detectable after death post-mortem Australian research advanced imaging living process of accumulation begin several decades before Alzheimer's disease appears normal amount amount in people with Alzheimer's disease takes about 20 years intervene before you've lost any brain cells before you've got memory loss intervening much earlier than we are now image Alzheimer's diseased brain lots holes lots of cell loss really wide ventricles occurs over a great many years intervene 10 years before expect still some cell loss a lot more of this white matter intervene 20 30 years before disease maintain full cell function cells without loss early intervention is just so important midlife mother died from Alzheimer's take active steps avoid Alzheimer’s what processes do to reduce the risk healthy overweight running health and wellbeing science genetic risk Alzheimer's less than you might think Prof Ralph Martins less than 1% of people who have a genetic form of Alzheimer's uncommon familial form early-onset Alzheimer's more prevalent later-onset form of the disease riskiest gene variant APOE4 environmental factors largely determine whether the disease develops Prof Ralph Martins genetic risk factors don't cause Alzheimer's disease other factors lifestyle factors people go over the edge develop Alzheimer's disease genetic component risk about a quarter three-quarters risk environmental something that we can change encouraging message exactly what we should be doing latest research identify preventative factors cognitive decline researcher team followed group 400 women Melbourne study beganwomen aged between 45 and 55 monitored next 20 years wide range assessments done physical measures weight BMI battery neuro-psychiatric tests researcher reaction time task recruiting participants midlife pivotal studies cognitive decline dementia recruit participants over 60 over 70 when cognitive decline in dementia starts to occur repeat as many of the words as you can remember our work what people were doing at 45 to 55 cognitive decline across 15 years what factors were most important most important preventative factors preventive factors against cognitive decline normal blood pressure high levels good cholesterol number one was being physically active results paper entire group group trends individual people's test results exercising every day remembered eight words remembered as many words as possible ceiling of the test exercising on average daily good memory recollection maintained all of the years of the study never exercised poor memory function declines quite considerably over the testing period memory decline over this period effect was cumulative what you did entire 20 years important memory you had in later life very clear message move often start today study not prescriptive what kind of physical activity being active on a daily basis research women only observational scientific gold standard randomised control trials American neuroscientist Kirk Erickson conducted several of these trials older adults both women and men effect of moderate exercise brain size and memory relatively inactive people aerobic walking group stretching control group trainer Prof Kirk Erickson three days per week intensity of the activity walking group moderate intensity stretching toning light intensity participants began activities brains were imaged MRI machine magnetic resonance imaging machine take very high-resolution detailed images of their brain hippocampus region critical to memory formation Prof Kirk Erickson hippocampus hippocampus deeper in the centre of the brain normal ageing decline size hippocampus 1% to 2% a year after the age of 50 trial found that brisk walking could reverse that decline pattern of normal ageing control group normal decline people that are exercising exercising group showed increase size of this structure one-year period change size structure amounted 2% increase hippocampus rolling back the clock ageing of the hippocampus very tangible changes structure brain improved cognitive function hippocampus memory formation exercise influences hippocampus deterioration hippocampus age leads to Alzheimer's disease enlarging hippocampus through exercise clinical meaningful impact memory function risk for dementia eating very differently to her very different cuisine diet better brain health in general meat fish fish protein intake oils benefits fish primarily vegetable no dairy reduced weight research cardiovascular benefits healthy diet mounting evidence diet impacts brain cognitive function research Mediterranean diet investigations Australian Imaging Biomarkers and Lifestyle study AIBL study Australian Imaging Biomarkers and Lifestyle study AIBL study investigated effect Western diet versus Mediterranean diet cognitive change AIBL study longitudinal study longitudinal study diet Mediterranean diet lower risk of Alzheimer's lower levels of beta-amyloid in their brain AIBL study gold-standard clinical trial findings are consistent with other similar studies adherence Mediterranean diet good executive functioning planning Western diet is more likely to drop your visuospatial associated with a vascular disease Western diet Sue Radd dietitian expert Mediterranean diet dishes Mediterranean garlic onion olive oil good-quality clinical trials Mediterranean diet cognition brain function next frontier reason to be optimistic Mediterranean diet associated with a longer life span Mediterranean diet cuisine consumed olive-growing regions around the Mediterranean Sea culturally broad diverse area Sue Radd Lebanon Morocco Spain Italy Greece characterising Mediterranean plant-based diet unrefined foods whole grains legumes fruits vegetables nuts seeds extra-virgin olive oil olive oil sweetens vegetables bitter-tasting vegetables edible wild greens masked bitterness masked olive oil makes vegies taste really sweet each ingredient diet protective against Alzheimer's isn't yet clear two particular ingredients have very powerful roles to play fish omega-3s fish fruit vegetables anti-oxidants fruit vegetables Sue Radd thoroughly washed dark leafy greens endive dark green leafy vegetables scientific research very rich lutein Lutein important anti-oxidant deposited in the back of the eye macula sunscreen for the eye taken up into the brain concentrated important role anti-oxidant dark green leafy vegetables loaded nitrate nitrate consumed converted nitric oxide nitric oxide keep your blood vessels flexible olive oil Mediterranean diet low in refined sugar traditional Mediterranean diet very low added sugar content sweeteners honey grape diet low-sugar sugar participant AIBL study Mediterranean diet cutting out all the cakes and biscuits ice-creams excessive sugar intake Western diet increases risk developing insulin resistance action of the body's insulin becomes ineffective researchers Professor Suzanne de la Monte detrimental effect on the brain brain diabetes Alzheimer's Prof Suzanne de la Monte brain diabetes story research Insulin hormone controlling amount blood glucose in the body insulin has crucial role brain aids uptake glucose brain's nerve cells regulate chemicals involved the brain's signalling Prof Suzanne de la Monte insulin effect keeping neurons alive studying studying how insulin worked in the brain /

A few things Tim Cook has learned running the biggest company in the world

Tim Cook & predecessor, Steve Jobs
Credit: Australian Financial Review

Lengthy interview with Tim Cook, CEO of Apple. Lots of interesting & valuable ideas, including:

● “Maps was a mistake. Today we have a product we’re proud of. [But] we had the self-honesty to admit this wasn’t our finest hour & the courage to choose another way of doing it. That’s important. It’s the only way an organization learns. The classic big-company mistake is to not admit their mistake. They double down on them. Their pride or ego is so large that they can’t say, ‘We did something wrong.’”

● “Question: With the fight with the FBI, did you have any idea what you were getting into?

“Could we create a tool to unlock the phone? After a few days, we had determined yes, we could. Then the question was, ethically, should we? We thought, you know, that depends on whether we could contain it or not.”
“Other people were involved in this, too — deep security experts & so forth, & it was apparent from those discussions that we couldn’t be assured. The risk of what happens if it got out, we felt, could be incredibly terrible for public safety.”
“We knew the positioning on the outside would not be public safety. It would be security vs. privacy — security should win.”
“... the trade-off, so to speak, was essentially putting hundreds of millions of people at risk for a phone that may or may not have anything on it, & that likely didn’t, because of other things that we knew about.”

● “Over time, I’m convinced every person in the world will have a smartphone. That may take a while, & they won’t all have iPhones. But it is the greatest market on earth from a consumer electronics point of view.”

More:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/business/wp/2016/08/13/2016/08/13/tim-cook-the-interview-running-apple-is-sort-of-a-lonely-job/ / Tim Cook interview running Apple sort of a lonely job Apple’s CEO talks iPhones AI privacy civil rights missteps mistakes China taxes Steve Jobs steers right past the car rumors Apple CEO Tim Cook fourth-floor office framed posters Robert F. Kennedy the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Jackie Robinson rose gold iPhone 6s in its original box Cook stood in front of employees Apple headquarters held up the phone staffer hand-delivered store Beijing commemorate notable occasion Apple sold its billionth iPhone celebratory milestone Cook big moment technology giant chief executive Cook mark fifth anniversary most closely watched transition power corporate history August 24 2011 24 August 2011 six weeks before his death Apple’s iconic founder Steve Jobs chief operating officer the reins filled in for Jobs medical leaves two milestones iPhone launched by Jobs biggest driver Apple’s massive growth during Cook’s tenure company soaring valuations accounted nearly two-thirds of Apple’s revenue past year iPhone sales $141 billion the past four quarters more than annual sales figures Cisco Disney Nike iPhone source of recent disappointment most recent quarter iPhone sales fell 23 percent 14.6 percent drop overall revenue Apple’s second straight quarterly drop sales after 13 years growth Apple disclosed results Tim Cook The Washington Post discuss first five years Corporate America’s most glaring spotlight self-reflective interviews scrutiny advice pivotal moments Warren Buffett decision return cash to shareholders Anderson Cooper publicly disclosing he is gay mistakes he’s made first hire to run Apple’s retail stores clearly a screw-up defended Apple’s tax policies succession planning importance grooming internal candidates most spirited talking about privacy long-term future Apple iPhone Apple’s big presence smartphone industry a privilege not a problem quieted considerably Jobs’s memory sounds bizarre I had convinced myself that he would bounce Cook, 55 speaking with a slight Alabama drawl deep Apple’s mission North Star eschews jargon many CEOs use quick to trumpet Apple unassuming his job can be lonely I’m not looking for any sympathy. CEOs don’t need any sympathy Cook’s imprint on Apple making it more systematic more transparent more team-oriented more humble social issues CEOs gay rights extraordinary decision oppose FBI unlock the San Bernardino killer’s phone CEO managing company’s growth keeping margins high expanding further markets China Apple retail stores pushed into the enterprise market grown Apple’s product lineup positioned Apple make more money off devices it’s already sold services business iTunes iCloud mobile payments service Fortune 100 business next year Apple most valuable most profitable company S&P 500 index declining sales major device categories markets like China critics some investors fretted about Apple’s innovation mojo Cook first all-new device Apple Watch mega hit iPhone juggernaut saturated smartphone market growing competition low-cost upstarts China longer upgrade windows consumers rumored big concepts reported car project years away analysts impatience is shortsighted long-term potential services augmented reality ultimately transform Cook’s tenure is viewed investors lose track of the big picture Gene Munster analyst at Piper Jaffray Apple wisdom legacy Tim Cook determined what happens in the next five years conversation Cook hinting augmented reality refusing to comment about a car project Apple believes people love a surprise lonely job leadership Apple CEO Tim Cook when it's important to seek out advice confident that Apple is not going to change qualities of Apple immutable DNA of the company North Star making insanely great products really change the world in some way enrich people’s lives our reason for being hasn’t changed other things change that’s the thread that ties everyone together what has changed more employees in the company is four times larger by revenue since 2010 broadened the iPhone lineup really key decision a good one Apple Watch business wellness and in health lots of core technology work has been done culture has evolved social responsibility been more transparent about what we’re doing products secretive on products increasingly difficult to do that environmental work environmental work at Apple for decades we didn’t talk about it aspirational kind of objectives philosophy products unveil them when you’ve finished re-evaluated helping anyone else get there, too traditional CEO divorced from customers consumer company CEOs interacting with consumers traditional CEO profit and loss revenue statement income balance sheet important incredible responsibility to the employees communities countries company operates in people who assemble its products developers whole ecosystem of the company nontraditional view long-term shareholder return really critical billionth iPhone 44 percent of company’s sales came from iPhone close to two-thirds Apple move forward iPhone industry that’s cooling off privilege problem products ratio of people to the product consumer electronics product one-to-one over the long haul increase Apple’s transparency products develop behind the curtain before a big reveal global sales of PCs each year 275 million declining global market smartphones 1.4 billion every person in the world will have a smartphone iPhones greatest market on earth consumer electronics it’s not going to be one-to-one core technologies smartphone smart phone today dominant in smartphones of the future artificial intelligence AI AI product even more essential to you become better assistant than it is today won’t leaving home without it today really going to be connected to it in the future level of performance nothing that’s going to replace in the short term intermediate term either people focused on this 90-day clock smartphone industry grew decreased global economy in it for the long haul best market on earth enormous opportunity India people in this country who don’t have smartphones using flip phones feature phone lot of people switching from Android to iOS more market share than we do unit point of view our goal make the best next big world-changing category Apple sitting on $231.5 billion pile of cash smartphone smart phone smart-phone technology industry industries new shiny object netbooks PDA technology product category better days are behind us analysts Apple this stupid iPhone $60 billion revenue you can’t grow anymore $230 billion I don’t subscribe to it traditional thinking Apple is still a long-term growth company today’s products services iCloud App Store Apple Pay $23 billion in sales Fortune 100 company size iPad iPad Pro using it at work enormous opportunity in enterprise collaborating much better with key partners important use our products in the enterprise work well together working with Cisco incredible with the network infrastructure IBM written a number of apps SAP because they own the back of the house processing three-quarters of the world’s transactions running on their products markets China India fast growing cellular infrastructure two major carriers investment 4G video 3G game changer India no fixed line to home mobile society China markets enterprise geographies products what’s Apple so great at Apple only company that can take hardware software services integrate experience aha for the customer markets limitation smartphone tablet Mac watch area investor impatience investors making our decisions based on long term investors focused on the long term total shareholder return over 100 percent pretty good number Steve’s not replaceable icons of American business step into those shoes Steve’s not replaceable CEO chairman the day he died worst day ever leading Apple customers have a really deep love for the company avalanche of customer mail FaceTime running the company scrutiny was much higher than I thought media interest scrutiny social networking love interest from customers media interest visibility Alan Greenspan Janet Yellen /

Self driving bus in Helsinki

You may remember Ollie, the autonomous, 3D printed bus. Here it is in operation in Helsinki.

#Selfdriving bus in action in Helsinki today. Handled traffic + aggressive taxis very well! #sohjoa #autonomous #iot pic.twitter.com/ymEMZn8Xdh

— iSoftStone (@SmartCity_CoE) August 16, 2016

Clue: when shooting video with your phone, turn it to landscape mode. Most stills too. In this particular instance, landscape would have avoided cutting off the ends of the bus around the 16 & 25 second marks. Plus, what's happening around the bus would probably have been more interesting than large areas of wet road & grey sky. / Ollie Olli IBM Watson powered driverless autonomous electric EV electric vehicle bus 3D-printed vehicle seat 12 passengers cute driverless bus roaming streets Washington DC Olli autonomous electric minibus designed Local Motors sell 3D-printed cars this year automaker designed 12-seater 12 seater self-driving self driving system IBM use Watson's capabilities control EV's features AI artificial intelligence Watson tell Olli where you're going natural language ask questions how the technology works Olli Local Motors test the bus cities outside US Berlin Copenhagen Canberra ride trial runs local authorities EV your city driverless public vehicles legally shuttle passengers summon Olli app smartphone mobile device just like Uber Local Motors plans app company co-founder John Rogers building hundreds micro-factories all over the world 3D print Olli Ollie 10 hours assemble in one /

At last – Tesla Model S P100D Ludicrous

Tesla Model S P100D Ludicrous – Performance, 100 kWh battery, Dual motors (i.e. 4WD) Ludicrous performance upgrade
Credit: electrek

Tesla’s Model S with 100 kWh battery – first hinted in March – is here.

Indications are that there will be several variants, including:
● 100 kWh battery + 4WD (100D)
● 100 kWh battery + Performance + 4WD (P100D)
● 100 kWh battery + Performance + Ludicrous + 4WD (P100D Ludicrous)
● Model X SUV equivalents

https://electrek.co/2016/08/12/tesla-model-s-x-100-p100d-battery-pack-approved/

“New Tesla Model S Now the Quickest Production Car in the World” – Tesla

Fastest, quickest? – Yes, the Tesla Model S P100D with Ludicrous mode is the the quickest car 0-60 mph (2.5 sec) you can buy. Or 0-100 kph for that matter. And the quickest 4 door sedan 0-60 mph ever. Anything quicker was a limited run, two door, with token luggage space, no longer available new, & almost impossible to buy second hand. New or used, price was/is several times the price of a Model S.

And the Model X P100D Ludicrous is the world's quickest SUV 0-60 mph ever.

Tesla
https://www.tesla.com/en_AU/blog/new-tesla-model-s-now-quickest-production-car-world?redirect=no

Road & Track
http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/news/a30536/tesla-model-s-p100d-quickest-not-fastest/ / Tesla Model S P100D Performance 100 kWh battery Dual motors 4WD Tesla’s Model S 100 kWh battery 100 kWh battery 4WD 100D 100 kWh battery Performance 4WD P100D Model X SUV equivalents Tesla Model S now quickest production car in the world Tesla fastest quickest Tesla Model S P100D Ludicrous mode quickest car 0-60 mph 2.5 seconds 0-100 kph quickest 4 door sedan 0-60 mph ever quicker limited run two door token luggage space no longer available new almost impossible buy second hand new used price several times the price Model S Model X P100D Ludicrous world's quickest SUV 0-60 mph ever Tesla Model S X 100 kWh battery pack ~380 miles range approved European authority long-rumoured 100 kWh battery pack bring Tesla Model S X new level performance coming first revealed Tesla hacker cryptic message Elon Musk 5 months ago new battery pack been approved RDW Dutch regulator European authority used Tesla approve vehicles European roads imminent release three new versions Tesla’s battery pack 100D P100D P100D Ludicrous upgrade Dutch blogger found reference new battery pack looking through RDW open database reminiscent California Air Resource Board CARB updated website surprisingly add unannounced new Tesla Model S 75D list approved vehicles Tesla confirmed new battery pack CARB updated website new 100 kWh pack new information RDW’s data correct several new Tesla variants new battery packs received approvals from RDW Tesla comment approval by RDW new 100D Model S range 613 km ~380 miles single charge New European Driving Cycle NEDC EPA rating doesn’t really reflect real-world range 100D Model S range over 300 miles single charge Model X range closer 300 miles 257 EPA-rated miles significantly increase power output vehicles translate into higher performance /

New features in Android 7 Nougat

Android 7 split screen
Credit: Android Authority

● smarter notifications
● multi-window mode

● Quick Switch back & forth between apps with a double tap of the menu button

● adjust size of icons
● upgraded file manager

● Data Saver – when activated, prevents non-essential apps from using data

● Doze mode – low power mode when phone is not in use, to save battery

● customise Quick Settings
● direct replies from notifications bar

● Multi Locale language settings – use two or more languages at the same time

● 72 new emojis – Android now has over 1500

● JIT Compiler – smart compiler optimises for each individual phone, for faster updates & smaller executables

● Virtual Reality mode

http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2016/08/the-best-new-features-in-android-7-nougat/?utm_source=Lifehacker+Australia&utm_campaign=3abd05cb17-lifehacker_2016_08_25&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_9fc709844c-3abd05cb17-278953185

http://www.androidauthority.com/android-7-0-features-673002/ / Google rolling out latest mobile operating system Android 7 Nougat select Nexus devices major changes operating system OS Android N officially out today range of Nexus phones dubbed Android Nougat new mobile operating system improvements new productivity tools Nexus models currently supported update Nexus 6 Nexus 5X Nexus 6P Nexus 9 Nexus Player Pixel C General Mobile 4G Android One official Android Beta program receive update marter notifications Android 7 new notifications pane overhauled new options notifications app bundle themselves together easier viewing tap main icon rest app its own notifications settings adjust features vibration silence notifications app level Multi-window mode Android Nougat biggest new features OS support multi-window mode most apps activate multi-window mode simply long-press square Recents button open two apps at once nothing new Samsung Galaxy users first time built directly into Android OS Quick Switch switch back and forth between apps double tap menu button Icon size adjustments text size change size of the icons on your device vision isn’t the best nice option to have Advanced file manager Android built-in file manager third-party tools like File Commander ES File Explorer new-look menu easier access specific file types directories rename files move them different folders Data Saver new tool limit how much data your device uses activated non-essential apps run in the background won’t be able to access your data Doze mode new battery saving feature automatically activates low power usage carrying phone around without using it customise Quick Settings rearrange Quick Setting tiles prioritise the ones you use most neat little time saver direct replies from notifications bar reply directly to messages emails notifications bar without opening the required app multi Locale language settings bi-lingual mulri-lingual use two or more languages at the same time 72 new emojis Android has over 1500 emoji built in Vulkan API Android’s latest application programming interface API designed work across different mobile console desktop gaming platforms easier develop boon anyone into mobile gaming uses graphically taxing work applications JIT Compiler latest version Android JIT compiler optimises apps your phone’s unique hardware specifications potential significantly reduce storage space apps should make updates run faster Virtual Reality mode Android inbuilt Virtual Reality mode compatible with Daydream-ready phones download auto-updates enabled received prompt update operating system manually download Android Nougat diving into your phone’s settings mass updates users receive update Google could take several weeks reach all devices OS Google’s official Android website /

Aliens in orbit around a distant star? – Probably not, but $100k raised on Kickstarter to find out

Star KIC 8462852, a.k.a. Tabby’s Star, image on Astronomy Picture of the Day. See more at http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap160613.html
Credit: Shannons

KIC 8462852, was just an unremarkable star 1,480 light years away, until citizen scientists noticed its extreme & irregular dimming. Tabetha Boyajian, an astronomer at Louisiana State University, set up a Kickstarter project which raised over $100,000 (largest single pledge, $10,000) to fund use of a telescope to find out more.

Tabetha Boyajian on Ted Talks


Kickstarter project
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/608159144/the-most-mysterious-star-in-the-galaxy/description

Tabby’s Star has its own Subreddit
https://www.reddit.com/r/KIC8462852/

Wired
http://www.wired.com/2016/08/mysterious-star-universe-became-brand/?mbid=nl_82316_p2&CNDID= / revealed first data telescope survey very special star using Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network watch unpredictable dimmings KIC 8462852 star 1,480 light years away strange flickering pattern many explanations stars asteroids or comets passing between there and Earth turned this star into a star making Boyajian’s new survey possible aliens new research wouldn’t exist support 1,762 people who signed on Boyajian’s Kickstarter campaign emailed sneak data-peek yesterday entire subreddit devoted discussion Tabby’s Star we’ll get to the bottom greatest mystery ever faced scientific community user named Pringlecks member shared Boyajian’s email forum Tabby’s Star logo moniker figurehead cohesive online presence fan base brand now points to new way of doing science Tabby’s Star began celebrity ascent more than five years ago Kepler exoplanet telescope collected weird data March 2011 scientists believe something huge passed in front of KIC 8462852 whatever it was big enough block 15 percent of its light 28 February 2013 happened again blocking 22 percent reference Jupiter transit darkens the Sun just 1 percent data also showed bunch of smaller irregular dips in brightness group citizen scientists Planet Hunters were the first to notice saw KIC 8462852 weird behavior Kepler data alerted Boyajian member Planet Hunters science team brainstormed astronomical explanations discovery paper subtitle Where’s the Flux WTF idea that astronomer Jason Wright proposed what if alien megastructures big construction projects circled the star Boyajian eventually embraced megastructures last-resort hypothesis harness monetize excitement aliens work solving mystery KIC 8462852 star’s dips don’t come regular intervals needed long-term program catch the action Kickstarter project page Most Mysterious Star in the Universe $100,000 Boyajian’s team monitor star one year using private Las Cumbres telescope network long shot scientist regular outlets blast the notice millions of people 1,762 backers donated more than $107,000 overwhelmed humbled public support WTF science megastructures Kickstarter page most of the backers cheering astronomers wary associating themselves alien hypothesis lumped with UFO spotters accused hyping unlikeliest explanation publicity people get more excited about hypothetical extraterrestrials swarms of comets current leading explanation comet swarms are also cool community psyched for this science unfolding an help unfold Tabby’s Star star of the people story non-professionals interacting inexplicable data uncovered it in the first place put it on Boyajian’s radar their clicks made it popular their disposable income funding private project get more data informational website called Where’s The Flux new faculty job Louisiana State University official website reddit official /r/KIC8462852 page some posts are technical Gaia data release Tabby’s Star crowd new data Las Cumbres follow-up project Tabby’s Star multiple colors check out public data-processing software code citizen observers backyard telescopes contribute their own observations American Association of Variable Star Observers hypotheses science data SETI scientists official protocol Declaration of Principles Concerning Activities Following the Detection of Extraterrestrial Intelligence other research other scientists aliens disseminate promptly openly widely through scientific channels public media observing procedures declaration International Academy of Astronautics post it to Reddit /