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8 years ago+52 52 0 x 3IBM Announces Computer Chips More Powerful Than Any in Existence
A consortium of which the company is a part has made working versions of ultradense seven-nanometer chips, capable of holding much more information than existing chips.
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8 years ago+40 40 0 x 2How technology could kill the art of lying
Lies are a fact of life. But technology may soon make them obsolete. "Almost everybody lies now and then," said Tim Levine, chair of the Communications Studies Department at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. "Most people are pre ...
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8 years ago+192 194 2 x 3Why We Shut Down Reddit’s ‘Ask Me Anything’ Forum
We are moderators for the website reddit.com, a place where, on a typical day, millions of users read and share content in self-contained communities called “subreddits.” We volunteer our time to help manage the subsection called IamA — a popular par ...
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8 years ago+14 14 0$12,000 Helium Balloon Stunt
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8 years ago+55 55 0 x 1No alien life on Philae comet
A sensational claim that ESA’s Philae spacecraft has landed on a comet teeming with life doesn’t hold water.
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8 years ago+37 37 0 x 2Dusty twister in Colorado
Beautiful tornado tracks in open farm land narrowly missing a home near Simla, Colorado.
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8 years ago+11 11 0Malé, the capital of the Maldives
The island capital of the Maldives teems with high rises and narrow streets, all ringed by seawalls. Shopaholics can savor Male's flavors in the local markets, which are packed with fresh produce, and along Chaandanee Magu, the spot for local so ...
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8 years ago+54 54 0 x 1NBC to Donald Trump: You're Fired
NBCUniversal has cut ties with Donald Trump, the 2016 Republican presidential candidate and reality TV star, for his "recent derogatory statements" about Mexican immigrants, the company announced on Monday.
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8 years ago+34 35 1 x 1Hyperrealistic painting of cold grapes in a plastic bag
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8 years ago+13 13 0Gates to invest $2bn in breakthrough renewable energy projects
Bill Gates plans to double investment in green energy technology and research to combat climate change, but rejects calls to divest from fossil fuels.
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8 years ago+15 15 0Samsung Unveils 'See-Through' Safety Trucks
Have you ever been stuck behind a truck and unsure whether to overtake it because your view of the road ahead is obscured? To overcome this potentially dangerous situation, Samsung has revealed its "Safety Truck," which allows you to ‘see-t ...
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8 years ago+20 20 0 x 1Google's new self-driving cars cruising streets of Silicon Valley
The latest models of Google's self-driving cars are now cruising the streets near the Internet company's Silicon Valley headquarters.
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8 years ago+15 15 0Catch of the year
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8 years ago+32 32 0 x 2Police sorry for 'X-rated' chopper talk overheard by public
The Winnipeg Police Service has apologized for the racy comments of two helicopter officers who didn't realize their public address system was on, but at least one woman who heard them talk about oral sex wants the officers disciplined.
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8 years ago+7 7 0Independent lab test confirms KFC 'fried rat' was chicken
KFC has confirmed that the tender in question, is in fact, chicken.
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8 years ago+43 43 0 x 1Second U.S. Agent Agrees to Plead Guilty to Bitcoin Theft
Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world.
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8 years ago+31 31 0 x 1Fallout 4 resolution and frame rate won't be limited on PC
This shouldn't even be news, but the internet is prone to overreaction. Hackles were raised after Digital Spy published an article titled, "Fallout 4 will run at 1080p and 30 frames-per-second on everything".
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8 years ago+26 26 0 x 2Can Amazon Fix the Problem of Fake Online Reviews?
Fake reviews have plagued online review sections from day one.
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8 years ago+23 23 0 x 1Tourists taking a picture with Hong Kong's skyline
Tourists from mainland China take photos in front of a large outdoor banner showing what Hong Kong looks like on a clean air day, in Hong Kong in 2014.
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8 years ago+18 19 1 x 2Vincent Van Gogh Found in a Photo from 1887
This group photo from 1887 is reportedly the first photo ever found of Vincent Van Gogh after he became an artist. If experts are correct, then the man third from the left (and smoking a pipe) is the legendary artist himself.