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Survivors, Relatives, Volunteers Connect Online For Irma Aid

Survivors, Relatives, Volunteers Connect Online For Irma Aid

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September 16,2017
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Austria Domain Registry Rejects Us Neo-Nazi Website

Austria Domain Registry Rejects Us Neo-Nazi Website

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September 16,2017
The Great War? ‘Battlefield' Plots To Make WWI Entertaining
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The Great War? ‘Battlefield' Plots To Make WWI Entertaining

The Great War? ‘Battlefield’ Plots To Make WWI Entertaining

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Techlife News #260
That Pilot In The Cockpit May Someday Be A Robot
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That Pilot In The Cockpit May Someday Be A Robot

From the outside, the single-engine Cessna Caravan that took off from a small airport here on Monday looked unremarkable.

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Techlife News #260
New Facebook Privacy Furor: What's At Stake?
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New Facebook Privacy Furor: What's At Stake?

Facebook is at the center of another privacy furor, this one over its sharing of user data with device makers such as Apple, Amazon, Samsung and others over the past decade 

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June 9, 2018
New Business Deals Bring Autonomous Vehicles A Step Closer
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New Business Deals Bring Autonomous Vehicles A Step Closer

Two technology giants announced major new investments in self-driving vehicles, bringing the world a step closer to a time when autonomous cars are a part of everyday life — a reality that General Motors aims to achieve in some places as early as next year.

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June 9, 2018
FAMILY FUN AND INSIGHT IN SPRIGHTLY ‘INCREDIBLES 2'
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FAMILY FUN AND INSIGHT IN SPRIGHTLY ‘INCREDIBLES 2'

FAMILY FUN AND INSIGHT IN SPRIGHTLY ‘INCREDIBLES 2’

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June 16, 2018
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Tests Find Samsung's S8 Phones More Prone To Screen Cracks

Samsung’s latest phones feature big wraparound screens and lots of glass. They also appear to break more easily, according to tests run by SquareTrade, a company that sells gadget-repair plans.

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April 29, 2017
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Hope For Preemies As Artificial Womb Helps Tiny Lambs Grow

Researchers are creating an artificial womb to improve care for extremely premature babies - and remarkable animal testing suggests the first-of-its-kind watery incubation so closely mimics mom that it just might work.

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April 29, 2017
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Apple Double Downs On Running With Nike-Edition Smartwatch

Apple isn’t the first to add GPS functionality to a smartwatch, but it’s the first to make something that feels like a running watch.

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November 06,2016
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Marvel Takes Mind-Bending Turn With

When Doctor Strange was introduced into the Marvel comics in 1963, it was considered quite a departure from his wildly popular and comparatively conventional predecessors like Thor, Captain America and Spider-Man. Doctor Strange was psychedelic, hallucinogenic, weird and, most importantly, a bold step in a new and freeing direction for the comics.

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November 06,2016
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Study: Drilling May Have Caused Deadly 1933 California Quake

New research suggests oil drilling decades ago may have triggered earthquakes in the Los Angeles region, including the 1933 quake that killed more than 100 people.

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November 06,2016
Google Unveils Home Smart Speakers To Counter Amazon, Apple
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Google Unveils Home Smart Speakers To Counter Amazon, Apple

Google Unveils Home Smart Speakers To Counter Amazon, Apple

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October 07,2017
Space-Time Gravitational Wave Researchers Won A Nobel
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Space-Time Gravitational Wave Researchers Won A Nobel

Space-Time Gravitational Wave Researchers Won A Nobel

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October 07,2017
A Commuter's Dream: Entrepreneurs Race To Develop Flying Car
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A Commuter's Dream: Entrepreneurs Race To Develop Flying Car

Even before George Jetson entranced kids with his cartoon flying car, people dreamed of soaring above traffic congestion.

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Techlife News #275
GM, Honda Team Up To Develop Advanced Hydrogen Fuel Cells
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GM, Honda Team Up To Develop Advanced Hydrogen Fuel Cells

General Motors Co. and Honda Motor Co. took a big step toward putting out vehicles powered by hydrogen fuel cells by forming a joint venture to produce the systems for both companies’ vehicles.

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Techlife News #275
Concert Halls Call on This Japanese Engineer to Shape Sound
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Concert Halls Call on This Japanese Engineer to Shape Sound

Behind some of the world’s most reputed concert halls is a Japanese engineer whose finesse in shaping sound is so perfectly unobtrusive that all listeners hear is the music in all its subtlety, texture and fullness.

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February 12 2017
Ed Sheeran Helps Music Industry Hit A High Note In 2017
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Ed Sheeran Helps Music Industry Hit A High Note In 2017

Ed Sheeran’s album “Divide” was the most popular album of 2017, helping the music industry enjoy a growth spurt during the year, according to Nielsen Music.

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January 06, 2018
Records Beyond Market Expectations
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Records Beyond Market Expectations

It would be fair to say that Wall Street was feeling the jitters in the run-up to Apple’s latest quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday.

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May 5, 2018
7 Striking Facts About The Money Tech Companies Are Making
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7 Striking Facts About The Money Tech Companies Are Making

Everyone knows the tech industry is rich, but it can be challenging to get your head around just how much money it’s minting.

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May 5, 2018
Sprint And T-mobile Agree To Combine In $26.5 Billion Deal
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Sprint And T-mobile Agree To Combine In $26.5 Billion Deal

T-Mobile and Sprint reached a $26.5 billion merger agreement last Sunday that would reduce the U.S. wireless industry to three major players — that is, if the Trump administration’s antitrust regulators let the deal go through.

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May 5, 2018
Sinclair To Sell 7 TV Stations To Fox To Win Regulatory Ok
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Sinclair To Sell 7 TV Stations To Fox To Win Regulatory Ok

Media company Twenty-First Century Fox is buying seven TV stations from Sinclair Broadcast Group for $910 million.

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May 12, 2018
Smiley Faces At Small Company Making Popular Emoji Apps
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Smiley Faces At Small Company Making Popular Emoji Apps

Mobile apps that allow users to create their own emojis or share the stylized images of NBA star Stephen Curry and other celebrities are paying off for a small upstate New York company.

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August 21,2016
Apple Becomes First U.S Company to top $800 Billion value
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Apple Becomes First U.S Company to top $800 Billion value

Apple Inc. became the first U.S. company with a market value of more $800 billion as investors bet the next iPhone will spur a resurgence in sales.

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May 13,2017
Feds Probe Uber's Use Of Fake App To Stymie City Inspectors
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Feds Probe Uber's Use Of Fake App To Stymie City Inspectors

The Justice Department is probing allegations that Uber used phony software to thwart city officials looking at whether the ride-hailing company was following local regulations.

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May 13,2017
Snapchat's Growth Stalls In Facebook's Shadow; Stock Plunges
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Snapchat's Growth Stalls In Facebook's Shadow; Stock Plunges

Facebook’s shadow continues to hang over Snapchat as its parent company reported disappointing numbers.

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May 13,2017
A Look At New Pandora - World Of Avatar Land
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A Look At New Pandora - World Of Avatar Land

You may not have thought much about the 2009 movie “Avatar” over the past eight years, but Disney sure has. The Magic Kingdom is wagering a reported half-billion dollars that you and zillions of other people will line up for new theme park attractions based on the movie’s bioluminescent world of Pandora.

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May 13,2017
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Draw Your Imagination

How the New Age of touch screens has helped us to bring our ideas to life.

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May 20, 2017
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Man Thanks Iphone's Siri For Saving His Life In Explosion

A New Hampshire man who was injured in a house explosion is thanking Siri for saving his life.

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May 20, 2017
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Amazon's Streaming Software Powers New Smart Tvs

Amazon’s streaming TV software will appear on a new line of smart TVs designed to blend streaming TV services and over-the-air channels, but not cable packages.

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May 20, 2017