Amazon signs deal to boost its restaurant delivery service
Amazon wants to deliver more burritos and hamburgers to your doorstep.
Business
Sep 22, 2017
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Facebook backs off plan for non-voting shares
Facebook on Friday reversed course on a plan to issue a new non-voting class of shares, avoiding a public trial in a suit filed by investors in the huge social network.
Business
Sep 22, 2017
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Study finds no-tillage not sufficient alone to prevent water pollution from nitrate
A new IUPUI study funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture answers a long-debated agricultural question: whether no-tillage alone is sufficient to prevent water pollution from nitrate. The answer is no.
Environment
Sep 22, 2017
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Twitter bots for good: Study reveals how information spreads on social media
After an election year marked by heated exchanges and the distribution of fake news, Twitter bots earned a bad reputation—but not all bots are bad, suggests a new study co-authored by Emilio Ferrara, a USC Information Sciences ...
Internet
Sep 22, 2017
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New technique spots warning signs of extreme events
Many extreme events—from a rogue wave that rises up from calm waters, to an instability inside a gas turbine, to the sudden extinction of a previously hardy wildlife species—seem to occur without warning. It's often impossible ...
Engineering
Sep 22, 2017
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Algae on river flowing into Lake Erie prompts warning
Health officials in Ohio are telling children, pregnant women and people with certain medical conditions not to swim in the river that flows through Toledo because of an algae outbreak.
Environment
Sep 22, 2017
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Not home? Walmart wants to walk in and stock your fridge
Would you be OK with letting a stranger into your house for the sake of convenience?
Business
Sep 22, 2017
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London ouster of Uber not justified: US commerce chief
The decision by London transport authorities to oust US ride-hailing firm Uber is "not really justified," US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Friday.
Business
Sep 22, 2017
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Russia firm unveils 'surveillance-proof' smartphone
For Russians who fear that someone may be eavesdropping on their phone conversations, leading IT entrepreneur Natalya Kaspersky says she has a solution.
Security
Sep 22, 2017
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NASA's asteroid chaser swings by Earth on way to space rock
NASA's asteroid-chasing spacecraft swung by Earth on Friday on its way to a space rock.
Space Exploration
Sep 22, 2017
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