Fact check: Facebook makes shaky data and privacy claims
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg made several assertions about Facebook's data collection and privacy controls during two days of hearings on Capitol Hill.
Internet
Apr 13, 2018
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Japan faces record low eel catch, renewing stock fears
Japan is on track for a record low catch of baby eels this year, renewing fears about declining stocks of the endangered fish, a favoured summer delicacy for Japanese.
Ecology
Apr 13, 2018
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Bovines online: Farmers are using AI to help monitor cows
Is the world ready for cows armed with artificial intelligence?
Hi Tech & Innovation
Apr 13, 2018
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Which came first: the people or the sweet potatoes?
The bulbous, colorful sweet potato has long been seen as an artifact of mankind's first ocean voyages, ferried from its home in South America all the way to Polynesia centuries ago.
Archaeology
Apr 13, 2018
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Massive gas plant resumes operations after severe PNG quake
ExxonMobil's massive gas project has resumed operations in Papua New Guinea after a major earthquake damaged the plant, the US energy giant said Friday, in a boost for the Pacific nation as it rebuilds after the devastation.
Environment
Apr 13, 2018
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Tesla, Feds clash over release of fatal crash information
Federal investigators say they have booted electric car maker Tesla Inc. from a group that's investigating a fatal crash in California that involved an SUV using the company's Autopilot system.
Business
Apr 13, 2018
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October trial set for US kids' climate change lawsuit
A trial date has been set for October 29 in the case of nearly two dozen US youths suing the US government for failing to protect public resources by burning fossil fuels.
Environment
Apr 13, 2018
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Battle to save Africa's elephants is gaining some ground
The elephant staggered and keeled over in the tall grass in southern Tanzania, where some of the world's worst poaching has happened.
Ecology
Apr 13, 2018
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Vanuatu island to evacuate again as volcano erupts
Villagers on the Vanuatu island of Ambae were facing their second evacuation in seven months Friday after a volcano rumbled back to life and rained ash on their homes.
Environment
Apr 13, 2018
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Researchers warn 'Ebola for plants' hitting Africa's cassava crop
A new disease infecting cassava—dubbed "Ebola for plants"—could spell a looming food crisis for Africa, researchers have warned, fearful that the emerging blight could decimate one of the continent's most vital food crops.
Ecology
Apr 13, 2018
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