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The intersection of agriculture and technology will one day feed the world

The intersection of agriculture and technology will one day feed the world

There's a wealth of untapped potential in the tech space that has the "potential to transform agriculture and help feed the world’s growing population."
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AT&T and Google want access to the secret docs in Apple’s iMessage suit

AT&T and Google want access to the secret docs in Apple’s iMessage suit

Apple is under fire for an iMessage error that resulted in lost text messages for users who switched from iOS to Android.
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Sprint shacks up with RadioShack in last ditch effort to save 1,435 store locations

Sprint shacks up with RadioShack in last ditch effort to save 1,435 store locations

As part of a deal signed earlier this year, Sprint is moving into 1,435 RadioShack locations, but is that enough to keep the retailer going?
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Netflix institutes ‘unlimited’ maternity and paternity leave for workers

Netflix institutes ‘unlimited’ maternity and paternity leave for workers

In a game-changing move, Netflix is offering "unlimited" maternity and paternity leave for all new parents.
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Netflix launches in The Land of the Rising Sun on September 2

Netflix launches in The Land of the Rising Sun on September 2

Netflix will expand to Japan on September 2, the company has announced.
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Why aren’t women staying in computer science?

Why aren’t women staying in computer science?

Women weren't always unicorns in the tech scene, comprising just 11 percent of engineers in the field (on a good day).
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AT&T calls FCC’s fine over its throttling “implausible,” says it shouldn’t have to pay

AT&T calls FCC’s fine over its throttling “implausible,” says it shouldn’t have to pay

AT&T says that it shouldn't have to pay the FCC's fine for throttling unlimited customers. It argues the commission lacks the requisite authority.
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Internet overtakes television as Comcast’s main business

Internet overtakes television as Comcast’s main business

While Comcast may have begun as a cable provider, its main business is now Internet service provision, boasting 22.5 million Internet subscribers.
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Toshiba CEO Hisao Tanaka resigns after $1.22 billion accounting scandal

Toshiba CEO Hisao Tanaka resigns after $1.22 billion accounting scandal

After an independent firm hired by Toshiba found that profits had been overstated by a staggering $1.22 billion, CEO Hisao Tanaka has resigned.
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Weekly Rewind: Reddit, Uber, and Neil Young get dramatic

Weekly Rewind: Reddit, Uber, and Neil Young get dramatic

From Nintendo's president Satoru Iwata passing away at 55, to Ellen Pao stepping down from Reddit, it’s all here.
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Wal-Mart counters Amazon’s Prime Day with discounts of its own

Wal-Mart counters Amazon’s Prime Day with discounts of its own

Not to be outdone by Amazon's 20th anniversary Prime Day celebration, Wal-Mart has announced it'll offer sales and free shipping on thousands of items.
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Nokia wants a world-class partner to help it make a new phone

Nokia wants a world-class partner to help it make a new phone

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Fewer Googlers being hired by Web giant as cost-saving measures take hold

Fewer Googlers being hired by Web giant as cost-saving measures take hold

Apple’s dominance of the smartphone market seen in profits more than sales

Apple’s dominance of the smartphone market seen in profits more than sales

While Steve Job's Apple empire may only comprise 20 percent of smartphone sales, it also boasts a stunning 92 percent of profits across the industry.
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Weekly Rewind: Tinder for celebrities, Star Wars app launches, and more

Weekly Rewind: Tinder for celebrities, Star Wars app launches, and more

Major glitches halted NYSE trading and grounded United Airlines flights, Tinder added verified accounts for celebs, and Disney made a Star Wars app.
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Apple Mac market share increases in US, despite apparent sales drop

Apple Mac market share increases in US, despite apparent sales drop

According to new data from industry analysts at Gartner, Apple's sales in the U.S. dropped by a few percent in the US year on year.
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Ubisoft sales figures suggest it should show the PC a lot more love

Ubisoft sales figures suggest it should show the PC a lot more love

While the PS4 might hold the top spot in Ubisoft's affections due to high sales numbers, the PC isn't that far behind.
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Major glitches halt all NYSE trading and ground United Airlines flights

Major glitches halt all NYSE trading and ground United Airlines flights

Glitches in United Airline's reservation system led it to ground all flights this morning. Separately, the NYSE halted trades because of a technical bug.
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Facebook to follow YouTube and start sharing ad revenue with video creators

Facebook to follow YouTube and start sharing ad revenue with video creators

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This amazing 3D printing pen melts plastic, burns wood, and solders metal

This amazing 3D printing pen melts plastic, burns wood, and solders metal

The 3DSimo Mini pen can burn designs into wood, forge sculptures out of plastic, solder metal, and shear through foam.
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Update: ECS denies rumors, says its motherboard business is alive and well

Update: ECS denies rumors, says its motherboard business is alive and well

Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) is going to leave the consume motherboard game, if rumours from Taiwanese suppliers prove true.
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The problem of the lack of women in tech isn’t going away, and may require joint action

The problem of the lack of women in tech isn’t going away, and may require joint action

The number of women in technology is "disastrous," and the most problematic aspect of the issue is the glacial rate at which it is improving.
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Now you can improve your golf swing and keep track of the score with the Microsoft Band

Now you can improve your golf swing and keep track of the score with the Microsoft Band

A forthcoming update to the Microsoft Band adds automatic golf-tracking capabilities.
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FedEx isn’t worried about competition from companies like Amazon and Uber

FedEx isn’t worried about competition from companies like Amazon and Uber

FedEx vice president Mike Glenn says that the company has nothing to worry about regarding competitors such as Amazon and Uber.
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AT&T wants to put a wearable on your wrist: Check out the Healbe GoBe, Misfit Flash, and more

AT&T wants to put a wearable on your wrist: Check out the Healbe GoBe, Misfit Flash, and more

AT&T introduced a slew of new wearables for its customers that will be available from June 26, including the Healbe GoBe, Misfit Flash, and Withings Activité.
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Move over, Tesla: Ford opening up portfolio of electric-vehicle patents

Move over, Tesla: Ford opening up portfolio of electric-vehicle patents

Ford has announced that it will open its portfolio of electrified vehicle technology patents to other competitive automakers for purchase.
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Snapchat boss says app has nearly 100m users, considering IPO

Snapchat boss says app has nearly 100m users, considering IPO

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A documentary funded by Kickstarter unstitches the horrors of the clothing industry

A documentary funded by Kickstarter unstitches the horrors of the clothing industry

Investigating "the impact of the global clothing industry on people and the planet" is the new documentary The True Cost
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You can now click to shop from YouTube ads

You can now click to shop from YouTube ads

Google is launching shoppable ads on the YouTube ad platform, enabling potential consumers to access products they see advertised right from the video.
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Sold! eBay testing customer loyalty program similar to Amazon Prime

Sold! eBay testing customer loyalty program similar to Amazon Prime

Amazon Prime has been very successful for Amazon, so it's no surprise that eBay is testing a similar loyalty program of its own.
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Tech cities top list of 25 best places to find a job

Tech cities top list of 25 best places to find a job

They may not be Silicon Valley or Silicon Alley, but there's certainly a tech lean within Glassdoor's list of the "25 Best Cities for Jobs."
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Samsung shows off the tiny processors that’ll power your next Internet-connected refrigerator

Samsung shows off the tiny processors that’ll power your next Internet-connected refrigerator

Samsung's getting serious about the amorphous Internet of Things. It announced reference hardware, dubbed Artik, for developers.
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Cablevision CEO publicly courts Time Warner Cable, claims he wants merger

Cablevision CEO publicly courts Time Warner Cable, claims he wants merger

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Do you trust this self-driving Freightliner next to your car? It’s on roads now

Do you trust this self-driving Freightliner next to your car? It’s on roads now

The Freightliner Inspiration concept can drive itself at highway speeds, and it inaugurates the company's fuel-saving platooning technology.