Facebook apologizes to advertisers for counting error
Facebook is apologizing to advertisers for what it calls an error that overstated the average length of time users watched videos on the site.
Internet
Sep 23, 2016
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In Yahoo breach, hackers may seek intelligence, not riches
If a foreign government is behind the massive computer attack that compromised a half billion user accounts at Yahoo, as the company says, the breach could be part of a long-term strategy that's aimed at gathering intelligence ...
Security
Sep 23, 2016
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California governor backs protecting whales from crab traps
California Gov. Jerry Brown announced Friday that he signed legislation meant to bring down the record numbers of whales getting caught in fishing gear meant for Dungeness crabs, causing unknown numbers of the entangled mammals ...
Ecology
Sep 23, 2016
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Hold your nose: Stinky corpse flower opens in New Hampshire
A flower that got its nickname from its putrid smell is started to bloom Friday at Dartmouth College for the first time since 2011.
Plants & Animals
Sep 23, 2016
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NASA to reveal 'surprising' activity on Jupiter's moon Europa
There's something going on beneath the surface of Jupiter's icy moon Europa. But what?
Space Exploration
Sep 23, 2016
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Pythons extend their grip on parts of South Florida
Burmese pythons appear to be slithering into new territory, extending their range and putting more of South Florida's wildlife at risk of becoming lunch.
Ecology
Sep 23, 2016
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Despite state barriers, cities push to expand high-speed internet
Websites take minutes to load and photos take hours to upload at Ryan Davis' home in the small southern Tennessee city of Dayton. If Davis gets in his car and drives about half an hour south to Chattanooga, though, everything ...
Telecom
Sep 23, 2016
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Team uses wasps to monitor exotic Joro spider
University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researchers are reaching out to citizen scientists to find nests of the black and yellow mud dauber wasp (Sceliphron caementarium) – also known as the "dirt ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 23, 2016
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SpaceX: Accident points to breach in rocket's helium system
SpaceX said Friday that evidence points to a large breach in the rocket's helium system during a routine prelaunch test that turned into a devastating fireball three weeks ago.
Space Exploration
Sep 23, 2016
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Study finds violence against police officers can trigger increased discrimination in police stops
A new Yale study has found that incidents of extreme violence against police officers can lead to periods of substantially increased racial disparities in the use of force by police.
Social Sciences
Sep 23, 2016
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