Disney profit up as Fox joins the fold
Disney on Wednesday reported that its profit soared in the recently-ended quarter as it merged with 21st Century Fox.
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Searching for lost WWII-era uranium cubes from Germany
Back in 2013, Timothy Koeth, an associate research professor at the University of Maryland, received a rather extraordinary birthday gift: a little cloth lunch pouch containing a small object wrapped in brown paper towels. ...
General Physics
May 1, 2019
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Lessons from the Winnipeg general strike of 1919 have much to teach us about our future
A century ago, the Winnipeg General Strike shut down what was then Canada's third-largest city. Today, the strike is usually remembered as a moment when workers demanded the collective bargaining rights and living wages that ...
Social Sciences
Apr 26, 2019
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Australia WWII ship sunk by Japanese submarine found
An Australian freighter sunk by a Japanese submarine during World War II has been located "relatively intact" in waters off the country's southeast coast, archeologists said Tuesday.
Archaeology
Apr 23, 2019
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War games shed light on real-world strategies
Want to try your hand at negotiating during a crisis? Think you have a plan that could get the U.S. out of Afghanistan? Confident you could keep a nation secure when multi-party international diplomacy is more important than ...
Political science
Apr 19, 2019
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As Disney+ enters the streaming landscape, here's a guide for where to find your favorite movies and shows
Have fun remembering all of your passwords.
Business
Apr 17, 2019
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Disney throws down gauntlet in war on Netflix
The battle is on. Walt Disney Co. is bringing its biggest weapons to a new streaming service, including "Star Wars" and Marvel superheroes, in what is expected to be bruising war with Netflix and others for television dominance.
Business
Apr 14, 2019
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Disney+ streaming service sets November launch
Disney announced Thursday that its video streaming service would launch in the US in November, spotlighting its blockbuster-making studios as it takes on powerhouse Netflix.
Business
Apr 12, 2019
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When science is put in the service of evil
The Holocaust is one of the worst collective crimes in the history of humanity – and medical science was complicit in the horrors.
Social Sciences
Apr 11, 2019
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Artificial intelligence can now emulate human behaviors – soon it will be dangerously good
When artificial intelligence systems start getting creative, they can create great things – and scary ones. Take, for instance, an AI program that let web users compose music along with a virtual Johann Sebastian Bach by ...
Machine learning & AI
Apr 5, 2019
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