US President Barack Obama on Friday ordered "pin and chip" security measures for government payment systems, aiming to stem the proliferation of credit card fraud and identity theft.
Internet
Oct 17, 2014
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(AP)—A top-secret space plane landed Friday at an Air Force base on the Southern California coast.
Space Exploration
Oct 17, 2014
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Twitpic on Friday put out word that the service is shutting down after all, apologizing for a "false alarm" that a merger would be its salvation.
Internet
Oct 17, 2014
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(AP)—Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has again apologized to employees and announced in a company-wide memo that all workers will receive expanded training on how to foster an inclusive culture as he works to repair damage ...
Business
Oct 17, 2014
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(AP)—German lawmakers probing the NSA following Edward Snowden's revelations have hit a hurdle: their own government.
Internet
Oct 17, 2014
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Scientists have solved a long-standing mystery surrounding Australia's only active volcanic area, in the country's southeast.
Earth Sciences
Oct 17, 2014
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Recent studies showed that the color red tends increase our attraction toward others, feelings of jealousy, and even reaction times. Now, new research shows that female monkeys also respond to the color red, suggesting that ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 17, 2014
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Why do male animals need millions of sperms every day in order to reproduce? And why are there two sexes anyway? These and related questions are the topic of the latest issue of the research journal Molecular Human Reproduction ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 17, 2014
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Life implies change. And this holds true for genes as well. Organisms require a flexible genome in order to adapt to changes in the local environment. Christian Schlötterer and his team from the Institute for Population ...
Biotechnology
Oct 17, 2014
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Today's smartphone user can obtain a lot of data about his or her health, thanks to built-in or separate sensors. Researcher Harm op den Akker of the University of Twente (CTIT Institute) now takes this health monitoring ...
Engineering
Oct 17, 2014
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