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Netflix: First Quarter Adds 9.6m New Subscribers
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Netflix: First Quarter Adds 9.6m New Subscribers

Netflix kicked off the year with the biggest subscriber gains in the history of its video streaming service, but forecast a springtime slowdown that disappointed investors.

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April 20, 2019
Disney, Comcast Now Hulu's Only Owners As AT&T Exits
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Disney, Comcast Now Hulu's Only Owners As AT&T Exits

AT&T has sold its 9.5% share in Hulu back to the streaming TV company, leaving Disney and Comcast as its owners.

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April 20, 2019
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Amazon Is 2nd US Company To Reach $1 Trillion Market Value

Amazon on Tuesday became the second publicly traded company to reach $1 trillion in market value, hot on the heels of iPhone maker Apple.

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September 8, 2018
California Net Neutrality Bill Goes To Gov. Jerry Brown
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California Net Neutrality Bill Goes To Gov. Jerry Brown

Gov. Jerry Brown will decide whether California should have the nation’s strongest protections for net neutrality rules intended to ensure a level playing field on the internet after the measure cleared the final legislative hurdle last Friday.

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September 8, 2018
UTAH Police Use New Technology To Trace Ballistic Evidence
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UTAH Police Use New Technology To Trace Ballistic Evidence

A recently solved drive-by shooting case in South Salt Lake highlights the effectiveness of a newly formed center that provides investigators with improved ballistics testing, according to Utah authorities.

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September 8, 2018
Box Office Top 20: ‘crazy Rich Asians' No. 1 For Third Week
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Box Office Top 20: ‘crazy Rich Asians' No. 1 For Third Week

The glitzy romance “Crazy Rich Asians” topped the North American box office over Labor Day weekend, its third consecutive weekend in the No. 1 spot.

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September 8, 2018
UEFA Sets 2019 Super Cup Target To Start Using Video Review
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UEFA Sets 2019 Super Cup Target To Start Using Video Review

UEFA plans to start using video review to help referees at next year’s Super Cup.

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September 8, 2018
Rhode Island Company Gets Grant For Wind Turbine Technology
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Rhode Island Company Gets Grant For Wind Turbine Technology

A Rhode Island company has been awarded a $3.5 million federal grant for its work to improve the aerodynamic performance of wind turbines.

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November 25,2018
Former Georgia Grocery Store Transformed Into Air Force Lab
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Former Georgia Grocery Store Transformed Into Air Force Lab

A former grocery store in Middle Georgia is now serving high-tech aircraft manufacturing for the military.

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November 25,2018
GAME NOT OVER IN ‘RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET'
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GAME NOT OVER IN ‘RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET'

In a battle between the internet and John C. Reilly, who among us wouldn’t root for the latter? Leave us IMDb.com and a few podcasts, John, but by all means, go smashy-smashy with the rest.

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November 25,2018
Mac Mini: Packed With Impressive Power
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Mac Mini: Packed With Impressive Power

Hot off the heels of its new iPhone XS and XR launch, Apple invited New York professionals to its ‘More in the Making’ event in late October, unveiling a whole host of new hardware, like the long-awaited MacBook Air refresh and an iPhone X-inspired iPad redesign.

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November 25,2018
Technology Credited With Aiding Atlantic City's Crime Drop
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Technology Credited With Aiding Atlantic City's Crime Drop

Crime is down in Atlantic City, and police are crediting several factors including technology that helps them monitor high-crime areas and identify potential risks.

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November 25,2018
Bring Me The Bleach: Investors Seek Stability As Stocks Fall
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Bring Me The Bleach: Investors Seek Stability As Stocks Fall

Goodbye iPhones and Facebook feed. Hello power plants and bleach.

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November 25,2018
Myths And Risks In App That Gives You Peek Into Older Self
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Myths And Risks In App That Gives You Peek Into Older Self

Is a peek into the future worth your privacy in the present? That concern was pushed to the spotlight this week with the resurgence of a smartphone app that uses artificial intelligence to transform your current face into your younger and older selves.

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July 20, 2019
Samsung Predicts 56% Drop In 2Q Profit On Weak Chip Market
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Samsung Predicts 56% Drop In 2Q Profit On Weak Chip Market

Samsung Electronics Co. said its operating profit for the last quarter likely fell more than 56% from a year earlier amid a weak market for memory chips.

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July 13, 2019
BMW Warns Profits Will Fall Due To Costs, Trade Uncertainty
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BMW Warns Profits Will Fall Due To Costs, Trade Uncertainty

German automaker BMW said that profits in 2019 would be “well below” last year’s and that it planned to cut 12 billion euros ($13.6 billion) in costs by the end of 2022 to offset spending on new technology.

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March 23, 2019
​​​​​​​Done Deal: What Disney's Fox Acquisition Means For The Industry
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​​​​​​​Done Deal: What Disney's Fox Acquisition Means For The Industry

WHAT DISNEY’S FOX DEAL MEANS FOR THE INDUSTRY

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August 4, 2018
Hospital Turns To 3-D Printing Technology
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Hospital Turns To 3-D Printing Technology

Sometimes, Dr. Rose Ganim, chief of thoracic surgery at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, lies awake at night contemplating the best approach for a complex operation.

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August 4, 2018
Leaked Chats Show Alleged Russian Spy Seeking Hacking Tools
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Leaked Chats Show Alleged Russian Spy Seeking Hacking Tools

Six years ago, a Russian-speaking cybersecurity researcher received an unsolicited email from Kate S. Milton. 

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August 4, 2018
Facebook Finds ‘Sophisticated' Efforts To Disrupt Elections
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Facebook Finds ‘Sophisticated' Efforts To Disrupt Elections

Facebook said it has uncovered “sophisticated” efforts, possibly linked to Russia, to influence U.S. politics on its platforms. 

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August 4, 2018
Amazon's Quarterly Profit Tops $2 Billion For First Time
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Amazon's Quarterly Profit Tops $2 Billion For First Time

Amazon’s quarterly profit soared past $2 billion for the first time as its online shopping, cloud computing and advertising businesses kept growing. 

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August 4, 2018
Ocean Mission's  Emergency Ascent Caused By Motor Burning Out
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Ocean Mission's Emergency Ascent Caused By Motor Burning Out

A drama in which a submersible made an emergency ascent from 250 meters (820 feet) below the Indian Ocean was caused by condensation burning out a small motor in the cockpit, the director of the British-led Nekton Mission said.

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March 23, 2019
Goodbye Console: Google Launches Game-Streaming Platform
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Goodbye Console: Google Launches Game-Streaming Platform

Google unveiled a video-game streaming platform called Stadia, positioning itself to take on the traditional video-game business.

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March 23, 2019
WWDC 2019: What To Expect
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WWDC 2019: What To Expect

With Apple confirming plans to host the Worldwide Developers Conference in June, we take a closer look at the Cupertino firm’s plans for 2019.

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March 23, 2019
California Sues Over $1B In Canceled High-Speed Rail Money
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California Sues Over $1B In Canceled High-Speed Rail Money

California sued to block the Trump administration from cancelling nearly $1 billion for the state’s high-speed rail project, escalating the state’s feud with the federal government.

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May 25, 2019
Mars Touchdown: Nasa Spacecraft Survives Supersonic Plunge
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Mars Touchdown: Nasa Spacecraft Survives Supersonic Plunge

Minutes after touching down on Mars, NASA’s InSight spacecraft sent back a “nice and dirty” snapshot of its new digs. Yet the dust-speckled image looked like a work of art to scientists.

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Jony Ive: Legend Departs From Apple
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Jony Ive: Legend Departs From Apple

After more than two decades at the helm, responsible for designing some of the world’s most iconic technology products, Jony Ive has announced he will step down as Apple’s chief design officer.

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July 6, 2019
California Democrats Turn Up Pressure On Gig Economy
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California Democrats Turn Up Pressure On Gig Economy

The battle between California lawmakers and ride sharing companies such as Uber and Lyft heated up Wednesday as Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon offered harsh words laced with expletives for businesses in the gig economy.

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July 13, 2019
Major Economies Raise Red Flags Over Facebook's Libra
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Major Economies Raise Red Flags Over Facebook's Libra

Top finance officials from the Group of Seven rich democracies are warning that cryptocurrencies like Facebook’s Libra should not come into use before “serious regulatory and systemic concerns” are addressed.

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July 20, 2019
James Gunn Rehired To Direct ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy 3'
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James Gunn Rehired To Direct ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy 3'

Months after being fired over old tweets, James Gunn has been rehired as director of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.”

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March 23, 2019