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Dinosaur tail preserved in amber is covered in feathers

There’s a remote valley in northern Myanmar where people mine dark chunks of amber that they polish and sell as jewelry at world amber...
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Former Uber employee alleges God View is still up and running

Samuel Spangenberg, former employe of Uber, alleges in court documents that Uber employees are able to track anyone using a real-time "aerial" program called God View....
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Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs wants to give cities a technology makeover

What would you do if you could redesign a whole city using whatever technology you wanted? That lofty question is exactly what Alphabet’s Sidewalk...
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Nestlé discovers a new “groundbreaking” all natural sugar

Scientists at Nestlé have discovered a new sugar crystal. In a press release, Nestlé announced that this discovery will allow them to reduce the amount of sugar in their...
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Another lawsuit piles onto Theranos’s woes

Already bogged down under a series of lawsuits and federal investigations, medical startup Theranos just got hit with a new suit last week. This...
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Your face is all you need to enter the Chinese tourist town Wuzhen

Visitors at one tourist destination in China no longer need to carry around tickets, stamps, or IDs to get into the park. Just their...
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Stopping Apple iCloud calendar spam (at least for now)

If you have an iCloud account then it's likely you have been getting spam messages added directly to your calendar. When used for good,...
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Facebook is finally doing something about fake news

Facebook will tackle its fake news problem but don’t expect technology to solve everything Fake news online is by no means a new problem. But...
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Stephen Hawking says we’ll go extinct on Earth in 1000 years

Stephen Hawking just gave humankind a 1000-year deadline to get off this planet and find new homes elsewhere. It’s because the renowned cosmologist doesn’t...
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ReachNow by BMW expands services into Seattle and Brooklyn

A new luxury on demand car sharing service will be hitting the streets in a limited US launch starting next month. Where other car...

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