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Leaning San Francisco Tower Seen Sinking From Space
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Leaning San Francisco Tower Seen Sinking From Space

Engineers in San Francisco have tunneled underground to try and understand the sinking of the 58-story Millennium Tower. Now comes an analysis from space.

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Redstone Firm Calls Off CBS, Viacom Merger Proposal
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Redstone Firm Calls Off CBS, Viacom Merger Proposal

Media mogul Sumner Redstone’s National Amusements is abandoning a proposal that CBS and Viacom reunite after a 10 year split.

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Sweden Starts Construction On Fossil Fuel-Free Steel Plant
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Sweden Starts Construction On Fossil Fuel-Free Steel Plant

Sweden has started construction on a factory that will test whether it’s feasible to make steel without burning fossil fuels.

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June 23, 2018
Peek At The Future: Electric Plane Cruises Skies Over Norway
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Peek At The Future: Electric Plane Cruises Skies Over Norway

Norway’s transportation minister and the head of the Scandinavian country’s airport operator took off for a short flight ... aboard a Slovenianmade two-seater electric airplane.

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June 23, 2018
Apple Sets Up iPhones To Relay Location For 911 Calls
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Apple Sets Up iPhones To Relay Location For 911 Calls

Apple is trying to drag the U.S.’s antiquated system for handling 911 calls into the 21st century.

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June 23, 2018
Netflix Options Story Of Soccer Team That Welcomed Refugees
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Netflix Options Story Of Soccer Team That Welcomed Refugees

The story of a group of Somali refugees who joined a largely white high school soccer team in Maine and helped lead it to the state championship could soon be on Netflix.

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June 23, 2018
Compulsive Video-Game Playing Could Be Mental Health Problem
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Compulsive Video-Game Playing Could Be Mental Health Problem

Obsessive video gamers know how to anticipate dangers in virtual worlds.

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June 23, 2018
Judge: IBM Owes Indiana $78m For Failed Welfare Automation
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Judge: IBM Owes Indiana $78m For Failed Welfare Automation

Judge: IBM Owes Indiana $78m For Failed Welfare Automation

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August 12 2017
3-D Version Of Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' Set For Debut
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3-D Version Of Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' Set For Debut

3-D Version Of Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' Set For Debut

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August 12 2017
Tesla Wants To Electrify Big Trucks, Adding To Its Ambitions
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Tesla Wants To Electrify Big Trucks, Adding To Its Ambitions

Tesla Wants To Electrify Big Trucks, Adding To Its Ambitions

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November 25,2017
Old, Meet New: Drones, High-Tech Camera Revamp Archaeology
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Old, Meet New: Drones, High-Tech Camera Revamp Archaeology

Old, Meet New: Drones, High-Tech Camera Revamp Archaeology

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December 2, 2017
Have You Been ‘PWNED' In A Data Breach? Troy Hunt Can Tell
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Have You Been ‘PWNED' In A Data Breach? Troy Hunt Can Tell

Troy Hunt has collected a trove of 4.8 billion stolen identity records pulled from the darkest corners of the internet — but he isn’t a hacker.

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December 9, 2017
Delivery Robots Will Need Permits To Roam San Francisco
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Delivery Robots Will Need Permits To Roam San Francisco

Delivery robots in San Francisco will need permits before they can roam city sidewalks under legislation approved by city supervisors.

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December 9, 2017
Alexa, Can I Do My Holiday Shopping Through You?
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Alexa, Can I Do My Holiday Shopping Through You?

It was a few weeks before Christmas and time to put my voice assistant to the test: Could I just shout out the gifts I needed to buy without having to get on a smartphone or computer?

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December 16, 2017
‘Mannequin Skywalker' Rides Blue Origin's New Crew Capsule
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‘Mannequin Skywalker' Rides Blue Origin's New Crew Capsule

Blue Origin’s ‘Mannequin Skywalker’ has rocketed almost all the way to space, just in time for the new Star Wars movie.

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December 16, 2017
University Thinks Big In Small Spaces With Tiny Classroom
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University Thinks Big In Small Spaces With Tiny Classroom

Saint Francis University is digging into the tiny house trend as part of its Energy Technology and Policy program.

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December 16, 2017
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Apple Embarks On Emmy Quest With Big Bet On Video Streaming

Apple Embarks On Emmy Quest With Big Bet On Video Streaming

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September 16,2017
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iPhone X Puts Exclamation Point On Apple's Pricing Strategy

iPhone X Puts Exclamation Point On Apple’s Pricing Strategy

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September 16,2017
Researchers: We've Discovered Power Grid-wrecking Software
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Researchers: We've Discovered Power Grid-wrecking Software

Researchers have found a troubling new form of power grid-wrecking software, tying the discovery to a recent Ukrainian blackout in tworeports published this week.

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June 17, 2017
R2-D2, Lightsaber: Force Is Strong In This Star Wars Auction
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R2-D2, Lightsaber: Force Is Strong In This Star Wars Auction

Die-hard Star Wars fans will need to rely on more than the force if they want to bid on an R2-D2 droid that appeared in several of the franchise’s movies.

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June 17, 2017
Sirius XM Buys Stake In Music Streaming Site Pandora
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Sirius XM Buys Stake In Music Streaming Site Pandora

Pandora is raising cash to help it take on Spotify and other streaming music services.

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June 17, 2017
Warren Buffett Auctions Off Lunch To Raise Money For Charity
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Warren Buffett Auctions Off Lunch To Raise Money For Charity

The winning bid for a private lunch with billionaire Warren Buffett may top several million dollars in an online auction to benefit a California homeless charity that wraps up last Friday night.

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June 17, 2017
Review: Interstellar Virus Makes Trouble In New Sci-fi Novel
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Review: Interstellar Virus Makes Trouble In New Sci-fi Novel

“The Space Between the Stars” (Berkley), by Anne Corlett.

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June 17, 2017
Lyft Joining Forces With Jaguar Land Rover In Tech Venture
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Lyft Joining Forces With Jaguar Land Rover In Tech Venture

The next Lyft car you book may soon be a Jaguar or a Land Rover.

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June 17, 2017
Us To Create Independent Military Cyber Command
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Us To Create Independent Military Cyber Command

After months of delay, the Trump administration is finalizing plans to revamp the nation’s military command for defensive and offensive cyber operations in hopes of intensifying America’s ability to wage cyberwar against the Islamic State group and other foes, according to U.S. officials.

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July 22,2017
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Tesla Driver Recants, Says Autopilot Not To Blame for Crash

A Tesla driver says his car’s partially self-driving Autopilot system wasn’t responsible for a crash in Minnesota, despite what he initially told investigators.

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July 22,2017
Disney Parks Name Star Wars Lands Galaxy's Edge
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Disney Parks Name Star Wars Lands Galaxy's Edge

Disney Parks Name Star Wars Lands Galaxy's Edge

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July 22,2017
First Half Of 2017 Ranks  2nd Hottest Globally, Behind 2016
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First Half Of 2017 Ranks 2nd Hottest Globally, Behind 2016

First Half Of 2017 Ranks  2nd Hottest Globally, Behind 2016

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July 22,2017
Keynote WWDC: Os Innovation At The Next Level
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Keynote WWDC: Os Innovation At The Next Level

With a Planet Earth-style introduction documenting the “great migration made by one of the world’s most mysterious species”, also known as software developers, you’d be forgiven for thinking that you’d tuned into National Geographic rather than the Worldwide Developers Conference on June 4. But the goodhumored video raised early-morning spirits in the McEnery Convention Center and set Tim Cook up for another impressive keynote.

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June 9, 2018
Trump Tech Adviser Defends Commitment To Tech Research
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Trump Tech Adviser Defends Commitment To Tech Research

President Donald Trump’s technology adviser says the administration is committed to advancing U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence. 

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June 9, 2018