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Steak Specialists Discover a New Cut of Beef

From Gizmodo:

Turns out that what happens in Vegas no longer stays in Vegas—and that’s a good thing. A self-proclaimed Meat Geek has teamed up with Oklahoma State University to devise the first new style of steak in years.

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Video Stabilization on YouTube

From the Google Research Blog:

One thing we have been working on within Research at Google is developing methods for making casual videos look more professional, thereby providing users with a better viewing experience. Professional videos have several characteristics that differentiate them from casually shot videos. For example, in order to tell a story, cinematographers carefully control lighting and exposure and use specialized equipment to plan camera movement.

 

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Spring-cleaning … in spring! | Official Google Blog

From the Google Blog:

Over the last six months we’ve done a lot of spring cleaning—though it’s all happened out of season. Spring has now arrived and we’re ready to close or combine another round of products. Focus is crucial if we are to improve our execution. We have so many opportunities in front of us that without hard choices we risk doing too much and not having the impact we strive for. Here are the details on the changes we’ll be making:

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How to Make Your VPN Even More Secure

From Lifehacker:

In the past few years, VPN services have hit the big time—especially among BitTorrent users. These days more and more internet users see running a privacy enhancing service as a requirement rather than just a luxury. They’re not always perfect, though. Here are a few tips and tricks that can enhance the security of any VPN.

While simple to set up and use out of the box, it may come as a surprise that the security of VPN anonymity services can be improved. Of course, when things run absolutely to plan there’s little to worry about, but there are occasions where there may be a hiccup or where an extra level of security is needed.

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Toward a simpler, more beautiful Google | Official Google Blog

From the Google Blog:

More than 170 million people have upgraded to Google+, enjoying new ways to share in Search, Gmail, YouTube and lots of other places. It’s still early days, and there’s plenty left to do, but we’re more excited than ever to build a seamless social experience, all across Google.

A critical piece of this social layer is a design that grows alongside our aspirations. So today we’re introducing a more functional and flexible version of Google+. We think you’ll find it easier to use and nicer to look at, but most importantly, it accelerates our efforts to create a simpler, more beautiful Google.
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