Founder of online underworld bank gets 20 years in prison
The founder of an online underworld bank that allegedly laundered billions of dollars for criminals was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison.
Internet
May 7, 2016
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Warner Music says streaming revenue bigger than downloads
In a further sign that the download era is waning, Warner Music Group says it made more money from streaming platforms than any other single source of recorded music revenue in the latest quarter.
Business
May 6, 2016
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Using oxygen to sterilise medical implants could save time and money
International researchers led by the University of Bath have demonstrated a cheap, effective and environmentally-friendly way to sterilise medical implants without changing their properties, in contrast to some techniques.
Materials Science
Apr 29, 2016
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Dutch police crack encrypted communications network
Dutch police and prosecutors took down an encrypted communications network Tuesday believed to have been used by criminals in the Netherlands and possibly overseas.
Security
Apr 19, 2016
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Employment status affects our morals around money
In the study 'Moral consequences of becoming unemployed', endorsed by the prestigious scientific journal PNAS, researchers at the UPV/EHU's Faculty of Economics and Business and at the University of Nottingham (UK) have analysed ...
Social Sciences
Apr 11, 2016
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Slimmed-down aircraft wing expected to reduce fuel and emissions by 50%
Every bit of weight on an aircraft increases the fuel, emissions and money required to put it in the air. NASA and Boeing have been working together to design a longer, thinner and lighter wing – so different from typical ...
Space Exploration
Apr 6, 2016
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What to do when machines take our jobs? Give everyone free money for doing nothing
It was Groucho Marx who said, "While money can't buy happiness, it certainly lets you choose your own form of misery." Quite true, but what if there's no money coming in from work because your job's been taken over by a machine?
Social Sciences
Apr 5, 2016
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Obama administration expands "TechHire" jobs initiative
The White House is adding 15 new communities to its "TechHire" initiative for getting low-skilled workers jobs in the tech economy.
Other
Mar 9, 2016
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New experiments challenge economic game assumptions
Too much confidence is placed in economic games, according to research by academics at Oxford University.
Social Sciences
Jan 21, 2016
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Wikipedia gets another source of cash for 15th birthday
Wikipedia is getting another source of cash for its 15th birthday, expanding beyond fundraising drives that have already poured $250 million into the Internet's leading encyclopedia.
Internet
Jan 14, 2016
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