NASA’s Kepler mission has announced the discovery of 1,284 newly confirmed planets, raising the total confirmed exoplanets to more than 3,000. While this is a big step forward in exoplanet astronomy, it is also part of a shift in how exoplanets are discovered. That’s because these new planets weren’t discovered individually, but rather through an automated algorithm that gives candidate planets a statistical thumbs up or down.

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Ahead of its anticipated relaunch next month, it is being reported that Apple’s namesake music streaming platform is looking to shy away from one of the components that it hoped would make the service stand out from other, more established outlets. It is highly possible that Apple is preparing to start lowering the profile of Connect, the social feature that is a currently a big part of its streaming offering.

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Ever wonder what the world would be like without patents? Take a look.

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Let’s see if Google can hold the top title longer this time.

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