Have you ever ordered too many items online – say, buying 20 courgettes when you meant two? Then you might feel a little sorry for the anonymous broker in Japan who lost US$617 billion to a trading typo error.
Other
Oct 10, 2014
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The Koch brothers are dropping their pursuit of newspapers owned by the Tribune Co. of Chicago.
Business
Aug 23, 2013
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Apple launched its iTunes Store in 12 Asian markets on Wednesday, giving consumers access to millions of songs and movies, but regional giants China, India and Indonesia were not on the list.
Business
Jun 27, 2012
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Surveillance evokes fear of a "big brother" state watching our every move. The proliferation of closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras in our cities and the emergence of big data have only deepened this fear. Marginalised ...
Other
Oct 22, 2018
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Prosecutors in the Netherlands are seeking prison sentences for two brothers who they say used stolen electricity to power computers they used to mine bitcoins worth an estimated 200,000 euros ($223,500).
Other
Sep 21, 2016
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A high-profile piece of research recently suggested that the sons and brothers of convicted sex offenders are more likely to be convicted of sex crimes than others. The implication is that the potential for committing a sex ...
Social Sciences
Apr 21, 2015
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For most of human history, we mere mortals have dreamt of taking to the skies—from the myth of Icarus, to kites in China, to the development of hydrogen-filled balloons in the 8th century, to early experiments with gliders ...
Space Exploration
Dec 18, 2018
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It's bad enough we give away data about ourselves, but when did we start giving it away for babies too?
Social Sciences
Nov 1, 2017
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The White House says 1 million low-income high school students will receive free internet access under President Barack Obama's "My Brother's Keeper" initiative for minority males.
Security
Oct 11, 2016
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Female contestants in the reality show Big Brother are unpopular among viewers in countries across the globe, according to a new study.
Social Sciences
Mar 29, 2019
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