en_il-hotdailynews: 2015-08-01 Israel Sci/Tech

Mozilla lashes out at Microsoft, says Windows 10 deters user choice
Mashable
Mozilla, the company behind the web browser Firefox, is accusing Microsoft of discouraging users from changing default applications in Windows 10. Microsoft's latest operating system, released this week, changed the way to set preferred applications ...
Mozilla CEO chides Microsoft in open letter   New York Post
Here's how to set your default browser in Windows 10   CNET
Mozilla CEO blasts Microsoft for making it harder to keep previous settings ...   VentureBeat
Laptop Mag (blog)
Daily Mail
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ARM swallows Sansa to bolster IoT device security
Inquirer
ARM HAS ACQUIRED Sansa Security to bolster protection against cyber threats in its Internet of Things (IoT) offerings. Sansa is an Israel-based company that provides hardware security intellectual property (IP) and software for system-on-chip ...
Britain's ARM buys Israeli startup Sansa for reported $85-90 million   Haaretz
ARM builds fortress against IoT hackers via Israel acquisition   Business Weekly
ARM acquires Israeli IoT security firm Sansa Security   Cambridge News
ITProPortal
ElectronicsWeekly.com
evertiq.com
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Musk Launches Incentive Program on Tesla Model S
CDA News
Tesla CEO Elon Musk introduces a social referral incentive program on Tesla Model S to encourage its customers to convince their friends to buy a Tesla vehicle. The Palo Alto electric-car maker announced Wednesday that the program will give both the ...

It's Now Just Barely Possible To Get A Free Tesla Model X   Jalopnik
Tesla Offers 1st Incentive in Owner Referral Program   Rapid News Network
What to look for in Tesla earnings   MarketWatch
USA TODAY
Investor's Business Daily
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Facebook builds Internet drone to provide access for all
USA TODAY
Hoping to fill in the gap for some 4 billion people who lack Internet access, Facebook is launching a solar-powered drone to deliver the web to the entire world. Using high-speed lasers, the plan reads like science fiction but is fast becoming reali ...
Facebook Launches Drone 'Aquila' To Increase Internet Access Of Rural ...   iSchoolGuide
Facebook ready to test Internet-beaming drones   The Nation
Aquila, Facebook's First Drone for Internet.org   Wall Street Journal (blog)
Toronto Sun
CBS News
Slate Magazine (blog)
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Canada purchases Iron Dome technology
Jewish Journal
The Canadian defense ministry on Wednesday announced the purchase of 10 radar systems for $187 million from Rheinmetall, a German contractor, working with ELTA, a subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries, Agence France Press reported. The radars ...

Canada buys into Iron Dome, and other reasons to fear for humanity   National Post
Israel readies Iron Dome batteries near Lebanon border as Hizbullah ramps up ...   World Tribune
Israel deploys Iron Dome on Lebanon border as Hezbollah anticipates arms from Iran   Ya Libnan
Jspace News
Algemeiner
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Study Shows How Ants Work Together
The Utah People's Post
An amazing recent study shows how ants work together as a team to lift heavy loads. The study reveals how ants combine their powers with the initiative from a leader in order to lift and carry objects. Scientists conducted tests that revealed how a ...
Ants Work in Teams to Carry Heavy Loads, Study Finds   Vocal Republic
Israeli Study Solves Mystery of How 'Crazy' Ants Get Stuff Done   Jspace News
Ants Lack Sense of Direction, Says Study on Ants   University Herald
Immortal News
Pioneer News
Northern Californian
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I disabled Flash on my computer and I haven't enjoyed the web this much in years
BGR
For the past several months, I've been unable to surf the web on my MacBook Air without having it sound like a rocket ship taking off. While things weren't quite that bad on my Windows 8.1 desktop PC, I still had to deal with my fair share of slow ...
Gone in a Flash: Why your wonderful online creative may never be seen   The Drum
HTML5's Rise Marked with Confidence and Some Security Concern   IT Business Edge (blog)
Twitch To Replace Flash With HTML 5   Lid Time - Weird News, Entertainment, News Headlines (blog)
Celebrity Cafe - Entertainment News (blog)
BizReport
DeviceMAG
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Climate Change To Cause Catastrophic Floods For U.S. Coastal Cities
Immortal News
Prominent climate scientist James Hansen and his colleagues indicated in a new paper that even a moderate increase in global temperatures can lead to a much greater sea level rise than the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report ...

Being boiled alive   Illinois Times
Illinois Issues: The State's Climate Is Changing   Peoria Public Radio
Climate Change Trio Exposes US Cities To Catastrophic Flooding   Junior College
Celebrity Cafe - Entertainment News (blog)
Lid Time - Weird News, Entertainment, News Headlines (blog)
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NASA Confirms Closest Super-Earth Ever
Wall Street Journal
Just 21 light years away from Earth scientists have discovered a world dubbed HD 219134b they say is the nearest rocky planet outside our solar system and a potential gold mine for astronomers. WSJ's Monika Auger reports. Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech.
Is science drawing closer to an alien world?   Business Recorder (press release) (blog)
NASA spots nearest rocky super-Earth at just 21 light-years away   CNET
Meet Earth's Closest Rocky Neighbor Outside the Solar System   ABC News
The Hindu
Irish Times
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ZDNet

Survey results: Apple Watch owners making health a priority
ZDNet
wristly-apple-watch.png (Image: Wristly) One of the main reasons I continue to use my Apple Watch after three months is the Activity app. 9to5Mac posted the results of a survey by a market research firm showing that 50 percent of Apple Watch owners ...
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) Winning Smartwatch War   Live Trading News
Wrist Wars: Using a smartwatch to be a more powerful professional   ITProPortal
GenNext smartwatch is here   Chandigarh Tribune
LearnBonds
The Australian
The Korea Herald
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