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[Personality Traits Are Linked To Differences In Brain Structure, Says Researchers] From the open-minded department New submitter baalcat quotes a report from Neuroscience News: Our personality may be shaped by how our brain works, but in fact the shape of our brain can itself provide surprising clues about how we behave -- and our risk of developing mental... [Nicotine Shown To Reduce Symptoms of Schizophrenia] From the voices-in-my-head department New submitter future guy quotes a report from New Atlas: A meta-analysis of worldwide studies conducted in 2005 definitively showed what many doctors had been anecdotally noting for decades. Schizophrenia patients were much more likely to become... [Customer Feedback Surveys Could Be Considered Harmful] From the scratch-beneath-the-surface department Longtime Slashdot reader Stunt Pope writes: Customer Feedback surveys are now near-ubiquitous, subjecting us all to near-Black Mirror-esque pursuit to "rate your experience" for everything from going to the bank to ordering a pizza. Thanks to The... [Samsung's Galaxy S8 Will Feature a Headphone Jack, Desktop Dock, 'Infinity Display' and More, Says In-Depth Report] From the two-in-one department The Guardian has published a considerable amount of information on Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S8 smartphone. The phone will reportedly launch in March with a headphone jack and a desktop dock, among other features. From the report: Samsung's... [Microsoft Reportedly Working On a 'Lightweight Version of Windows' Known As 'Cloud Shell'] From the always-with-you department An anonymous reader quotes a report from Neowin: Last week, details emerged of Microsoft's plans to develop a single, unified, 'adaptive shell' for Windows 10. Known as the 'Composable Shell', or CSHELL, the company's efforts were said to be... [New Zealand To Bring Ultrafast Internet To 85 Percent Of Population] From the shape-of-things-to-come department Ultrafast broadband is coming to more than another 200,000 homes, but doubts are already being expressed that the expansion of the network isn't quite ambitious enough. From a report: Another 423,000 people will be able get ultrafast broadband... [First Human-Pig 'Chimera' Created in Milestone Study] From the breakthrough department Scientists have created a human-pig hybrid in a milestone study that raises the prospect of being able to grow human organs inside animals for use in transplants. From a report: It marks the first time that embryos combining two large,... [Google Bans 200 Publishers From Its Ad Network] From the search-and-destroy department Since it passed a new policy against fake news, Google has banned 200 publishers from its AdSense network, an ad placement service that automatically serves text and display ads on participating sites based on its audience. "The ban was part of an... [Chrome Now Reloads Pages 28% Faster] From the faster-browsing department Google has announced that it has worked with Facebook and Mozilla to make page reloads in Chrome for desktop and mobile significantly faster. According to Google's data, reloading sites with the latest version of Chrome should now be about 28... [Russia Arrests Top Kaspersky Lab Security Researcher On Charges of Treason] From the tried-for-treason department An anonymous reader quotes a report from BleepingComputer: Russian authorities arrested Ruslan Stoyanov, one of Kaspersky Lab's top-ranked security researchers, under article 275 of the Russian criminal code, which refers to treason. According to... [DragonflEye Project Wants To Turn Insects Into Cyborg Drones] From the research-and-development department New submitter robotopia writes: Scientists at a research and development company called Draper are using genetic engineering and optoelectronics to turn dragonflies into cybernetic insects, reports IEEE Spectrum. To control the dragonflies, Draper... [Scientists Cure Mice of Diabetes Using Cells Grown Inside Rats] From the medical-breakthrough department In a process that could transform organ transplantation, scientists in Japan and the U.S. have reportedly cured mice of diabetes by transplanting mouse cells grown in rats. The study has been published in the journal Nature. Quartz reports: To... [Uber Was the Most-Expensed Service, With 6% of all Business Receipts in 2016] From the making-its-way department Uber continues to be the transportation service of choice for business travelers, making up 52 percent of all expenses in Q4, according to a study by Certify. From a report: The online travel and expense management service provider today claimed... Follow us on [Facebook] [Twitter] [Google+] [Submit a Story to Slashdot!] You are subscribed to this Resource Newsletter as {EMAIL} . 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