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Get Used To Heat Records; Study Predicts Far More In Future
The United States is already setting twice as many daily heat records as cold records, but a new study predicts that will get a lot more lopsided as man-made climate change worsens.
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Techlife News #265
Techlife News
BOX OFFICE TOP 20: ‘A QUIET PLACE' MAKES NOISE WITH $50.2M
BOX OFFICE TOP 20: ‘A QUIET PLACE’ MAKES NOISE WITH $50.2M
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April 14, 2018
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Hino, VW Partner On Hybrids, Autonomous Drive, Technology
Hino, VW Partner On Hybrids, Autonomous Drive, Technology
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April 14, 2018
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Pennsylvania, Penn State Plan Transportation Research Center
Pennsylvania, Penn State Plan Transportation Research Center
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April 14, 2018
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How A Trump Administration Could Shape The Internet
Under a President Donald Trump, cable and phone companies could gain new power to influence what you do and what you watch online - not to mention how much privacy you have while you’re at it.
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Techlife News #267
Techlife News
Oscars: A Record Year For Women, But Is It Progress?
At the glad-handy Oscar nominees luncheon earlier this month, film academy president John Bailey proudly told the 171 nominees in the room that there were a record number of women nominated for Academy Awards this year.
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Techlife News #382
Techlife News
Changing The Game: 5G Is Much More Than Bandwidth
Being a pessimistic consumer is relatively easy. Until something is in your hands and you can see and feel its tangible benefits, any promises of ‘bigger, better, quicker’ sit firmly in category of the brain marked ‘pipe dreams’.
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Techlife News #382
Techlife News
NASA Launches Orion Crew Capsule To Test Abort System
NASA conducted a full-stress launch abort test Tuesday for the Orion capsules designed to carry astronauts to the moon.
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July 6, 2019
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Samsung Electronics Misses Forecast On Lower Phone Sales
Samsung Electronics Co. reported a lower-than-expected gain in the second-quarter earnings this week, indicating an end to its streak of record-breaking financial results as sales of smartphones and display panels slowed while memory chip profit stabilized.
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Techlife News #353
Techlife News
Fending Off Fortnite: Can Overwatch Stay Atop Esports World?
The Overwatch League has planted its flag atop the esports mountain. But just like its twitchy-thumbed superstars, the premier circuit can’t afford to sit still.
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August 4, 2018
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Film Inclusion Report Says Rhetoric Doesn't Equal Results
Despite enthusiastic discourse around diversity in film, a report from the University of Southern California’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative released this week says when it comes to the numbers, little has changed. The most popular movies are still largely the domain of white, straight, able-bodied men, both in front of the camera and behind.
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August 4, 2018
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New Homeland Security Center To Guard Against Cyberattacks
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is creating a center aimed at protecting banks, electric companies and other critical infrastructure against cyber attacks — a threat that now exceeds the danger of a physical attack against the U.S. by a hostile foreign group, Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said.
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August 4, 2018
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Streaming: Changing The Future Of TV
Streaming: Changing The Future Of TV.
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Techlife News #348
Techlife News
Instagram Emerges From Facebook's Shadow
Instagram Emerges From Facebook's Shadow.
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Techlife News #348
Techlife News
Field To Fingertips: Tech Divide Narrows For World Cup Teams
Field To Fingertips: Tech Divide Narrows For World Cup Teams.
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Techlife News #348
Techlife News
Science Says: What Makes Something Truly Addictive
Now that the world’s leading public health group says too much Minecraft can be an addiction, could overindulging in chocolate, exercise, even sex, be next?
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June 23, 2018
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High Court: Online Shoppers Can Be Forced To Pay Sales Tax
The Supreme Court says states can force online shoppers to pay sales tax.
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June 23, 2018
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Tesla Wants To Cut Size Of Board From 11 Directors To 7
Tesla plans to cut its board of directors from 11 to seven in a move the electric-car maker says will allow the board to act more nimbly and efficiently.
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Techlife News #391
Techlife News
San Francisco Billionaire Gives $30M To Study Homelessness
A San Francisco billionaire is donating $30 million to the University of California, San Francisco, to research root causes of homelessness and potential solutions.
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Techlife News #392
Techlife News
Samsung's 1Q Profit Slides On Falling Chip Prices
Samsung Electronics Co. said its operating profit for the last quarter declined more than 60% from a year earlier because of falling chip prices and sluggish demands for its display panels.
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Techlife News #392
Techlife News
NOAA Picks Uri To Host Its New Ocean Exploration Institute
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that it has picked the University of Rhode Island as the home of a new institute for ocean exploration.
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May 11, 2019
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Science Says: Why Biodiversity Matters To You
You may go your entire life without seeing an endangered species, yet the globe’s biodiversity crisis threatens all of humanity in numerous unseen or unrecognized ways, scientists say.
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May 11, 2019
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Google Promises Better Privacy Tools, Smarter AI Assistant
Google announced updates for its artificially intelligent voice assistant and new privacy tools to give people more control over how they’re being tracked on the go or in their own home.
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May 11, 2019
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Microsoft Workers Join China's Debate Over Grueling Workweek
Tech workers in China protesting a corporate culture of grueling work schedules are getting some support from their U.S. peers.
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April 27, 2019
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‘Avengers: Endgame' Is Marvel's Machine In High Gear
Satisfaction is a complicated concept in Marvel Land. On the one hand, every morsel of prerelease information is obsessively poured over in feverish anticipation.
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Techlife News #391
Techlife News
Twitter To Disclose Info On Political ADs AMID Scrutiny
Twitter says it will provide more information about political ads on its service, including who is funding them and how they are targeted.
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October 28, 2017
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GAO: Climate Change Already Costing Us Billions In Losses
A non-partisan federal watchdog says climate change is already costing U.S. taxpayers billions of dollars each year, with those costs expected to rise as devastating storms, floods, wildfires and droughts become more frequent in the coming decades.
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October 28, 2017
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Amazon Says It Got 238 Entries For 2nd Headquarters
Amazon will be sorting through 238 proposals from cities and regions in the United States, Canada and Mexico that are hoping to land the company’s second headquarters and the investment it’ll bring.
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October 28, 2017
Techlife News
Apple Event Education : New iPad & All The News From The Stage
Let's take a field trip
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March 31, 2018
Techlife News
Selfie Medicine: Phone Apps Push People To Take Their Pills
Selfie Medicine: Phone Apps Push People To Take Their Pills
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