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UK INTRODUCES NEW FAST-TRACK VISA TO ATTRACT SCIENTISTS
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson introduced a new fast-track visa to attract more of the world’s best scientists to the U.K. in hopes of creating a global science “superpower.”
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RECORD SALES PUSH TESLA TO 2ND STRAIGHT QUARTERLY PROFIT
Record electric vehicle sales in the fourth quarter helped to push Tesla Inc. to its second-straight quarterly profit, giving bullish investors optimism that sustained black ink lies ahead.
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APPLE, BROADCOM TOLD TO PAY CALTECH $1.1B IN PATENT LAWSUIT
A federal jury on Wednesday decided that Apple Inc. and Broadcom Inc. must pay $1.1 billion to the California Institute of Technology for infringing on patents.
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ASTRONAUT CRAVES SALSA AND SURF AFTER RECORD 11 MONTHS ALOFT
After nearly 11 months in orbit, the astronaut holding the record for the longest spaceflight by a woman can’t wait to dig into some salsa and chips, and swim and surf in the Gulf of Mexico.
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ALEXA, READ ME A STORY: AUDIO CONTENT FOR KIDS ON THE RISE
Melanie Musson in Belgrade, Montana, does a lot of driving with her four girls. Juggling a broad age range, 1 to 9, she’s forever searching for ways to keep them all entertained without relying entirely on video.
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Tesla Passes $100 Billion, Teeing Up Big Payout For Musk
The meteoric rise of Tesla shares that recently pushed the company’s value over $100 billion could turn into a supercharged payday for CEO Elon Musk.
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January 25, 2020
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Next Stop, Brexit: Britain's EU Divorce Bill Becomes Law
Britain’s delayed and disputed Brexit bill became law on Thursday, removing the last U.K. obstacle to the country leaving the European Union in just over a week.
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January 25, 2020
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Netflix Holds Its Own In The Streaming Wars - For Now
Netflix added 8.8 million worldwide subscribers during its fourth quarter, surpassing expectations at a time when it faces heated competition from new streaming challengers such as Disney.
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January 25, 2020
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JAMES DEAN REVIVAL SPURS DEBATE ON RAISING THE DIGITAL DEAD
The men bringing James Dean back to life for a forthcoming film are aiming not just to give his digital likeness a role, but a whole new career.
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January 25, 2020
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SALE ENDING SOON? HOW ONLINE STORES TRICK YOU INTO BUYING
Sale ending soon! Only two left! This is a hot item!
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January 25, 2020
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FIRST STAGE OF EXTRADITION HEARING FOR TOP HUAWEI EXEC ENDS
A Canadian judge said she will announce her decision at a later date after she ended the first phase of an extradition hearing that will decide whether a top executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei is sent to the United States.
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January 25, 2020
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US SEEKS TO TIGHTEN RULES COVERING SERVICE ANIMALS ON PLANES
Airlines might soon be able to turn away cats, rabbits and all animals other than dogs that passengers try to bring with them in the cabin.
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January 25, 2020
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FIRST SPACE-BAKED COOKIES TOOK 2 HOURS IN EXPERIMENTAL OVEN
The results are finally in for the first chocolate chip cookie bake-off in space.
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January 25, 2020
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FIAT CHRYSLER IN TALKS WITH FOXCONN TO DEVELOP ELECTRIC CARS
Fiat Chrysler is in talks with the Taiwanese company Foxconn to develop and manufacture battery-powered vehicles, the U.S.-Italian automaker said.
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January 25, 2020
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Robots Out Of Work As Automated Businesses Close In Bay Area
It has been a bad week for robots in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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January 18, 2020
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EU Legal Opinion: Mass Data Retention At Odds With EU Law
A legal adviser at the European Union’s highest court said Wednesday that the bloc’s data protection rules should prevent member states from indiscriminately holding personal data seized from Internet and phone companies, even when intelligence agencies claim that national security is at stake.
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January 18, 2020
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Microsoft Ends Free Windows 7 Security Updates
If you’re still using Microsoft’s Windows 7, your computer might soon be at risk.
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January 18, 2020
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Privacy, Once Hidden Topic, Gets Attention At CES Tech Show
Once a hidden and under-the-radar topic, privacy got more attention at the CES gadget show in Las Vegas last week.
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January 18, 2020
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Amazon to invest $1 Billion in India
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said that his company plans to invest $1 billion in digitizing small and medium businesses in India.
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January 18, 2020
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Dating Apps Leak Personal Data, Norwegian Group Says
Dating apps including Grindr, OkCupid and Tinder leak personal information to advertising tech companies in possible violation of European data privacy laws, a Norwegian consumer group said in a report this week.
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January 18, 2020
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MICROSOFT: $250M MORE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN SEATTLE AREA
One year after Microsoft announced it was committing $500 million toward affordable housing in the Seattle area, it’s upping that by half. The additional $250 million will provide a line of credit to help the Washington State Finance Commission finance about 3,000 additional units of affordable housing, Jane Broom, the company’s senior director of philanthropies, said in a blog post.
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January 18, 2020
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GROUPS PUSH FOR ‘MEDICARE FOR ALL' SUPPORT AS PRIMARIES NEAR
“Medicare for All” has played a role in nearly every stage of the Democratic presidential campaign, but there’s been some quibbling over how that phrase is defined.
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January 18, 2020
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US FIRM OFFERS FREE CYBERSECURITY HELP TO FEDERAL CAMPAIGNS
A major U.S. web infrastructure and security company will provide free support to federal election campaigns to help thwart any repeats of the 2016 effort by Russian agents to steal and leak sensitive campaign emails and documents.
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January 18, 2020
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AHEAD IN THE CLOUDS: ALIBABA PLANS TO CHANGE THE OLYMPICS
Alibaba’s promise to the Olympic family is to bring its technological might to help organizers, broadcasters and fans.
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January 18, 2020
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Uber And Airbnb: How The 'Sharing Economy' Is Transforming Travel
THE TECH-INSPIRED TRANSFORMATION OF AN INDUSTRY
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December 28, 2019
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Gym Class Without The Gym? With Technology, It's Catching On
Grace Brown’s schedule at West Potomac High School in northern Virginia is filled with all the usual academics, and she’s packed in Latin, chorus and piano as extras.
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January 11, 2020
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FBI Asks Apple For Phone Data From Saudi Shooting Suspect
The FBI asked Apple this week to help extract data from iPhones that belonged to the Saudi aviation student who investigators say fatally shot three sailors at a U.S. naval base in Florida last month.
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January 11, 2020
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EU Chief Warns UK Must Compromise To Get Brexit Trade Deal
The president of the European Commission warned Britain on Wednesday that it won’t get the “highest quality access” to the European Union’s market after Brexit unless it makes major concessions.
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January 11, 2020
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California to Examine Effect of Blackouts on Communication
When the nation’s largest electric utility preemptively shut off power last fall to prevent wildfires in California, customers lost more than just their lights — some lost their phones, too.
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January 11, 2020
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SEARCH OFF FOR ‘COMMAND VEHICLE' IN MYSTERY DRONE CASE
A Colorado sheriff-rescinded his call for people to be on the lookout for a “command vehicle” that may be operating mysterious groups of drones spotted in recent weeks over northeastern Colorado and western Nebraska.
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