Uber looks to get commuters out of their personal cars with new fixed route option
You hail an Uber for a night out on the town. But to get to work, you're probably still driving a car.
Business
Dec 14, 2015
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Fund argues for Yahoo job cuts, ouster of Mayer
An investment fund with a stake in Yahoo called Monday for the struggling Internet firm to slash more than 80 percent of its workforce and replace chief executive Marissa Mayer.
Business
Dec 14, 2015
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Cell memory loss enables the production of stem cells
They say we can't escape our past—no matter how much we change, we still have the memory of what came before; the same can be said of our cells.
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 14, 2015
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Some gas produced by hydraulic fracturing comes from surprise source
Some of the natural gas harvested by hydraulic fracturing operations may be of biological origin—made by microorganisms inadvertently injected into shale by oil and gas companies during the hydraulic fracturing process, ...
Environment
Dec 14, 2015
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New NASA satellite maps show human fingerprint on global air quality
Using new, high-resolution global satellite maps of air quality indicators, NASA scientists tracked air pollution trends over the last decade in various regions and 195 cities around the globe. The findings were presented ...
Environment
Dec 14, 2015
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Looking for the future of tech
We are increasingly joined at the hip to technology. For most of us, it's at its most obvious in that smartphone in our pocket or purse, stringing a live wire between our daily lives and the cloud, coursing through a full ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Dec 14, 2015
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Record heat sets the tone for year's searing headlines
When a devastating heat wave hit India this year, it killed more than 2,500 people and melted the pavement of New Delhi's streets. In California, where an ordinary year sees mountain snow pile 6-feet (1.83-meters) deep or ...
Environment
Dec 14, 2015
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Begin climate change action today: UN's Ban
Calling the Paris climate deal "a health insurance policy for the planet," UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday urged governments to waste no time in delivering on their commitments to fight global warming.
Environment
Dec 14, 2015
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China drives global patent applications to new high
China accounted for nearly a third of the world's patent applications last year, once again driving strong global growth, despite a sharp decrease in industrial design filings, the UN said Monday.
Business
Dec 14, 2015
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Pandora steps up personalization in streaming battle
Internet radio giant Pandora on Monday introduced a feature to improve personalization of musical selections as it hopes to prevent potential defections to on-demand sites.
Internet
Dec 14, 2015
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