Accenture vows big workforce boost in US
Technology consulting and services company Accenture on Friday announced plans to boost its US workforce by 30 percent in the coming three years.
Business
Feb 18, 2017
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Germany bans internet-connected 'spying' doll Cayla
German regulators have banned an internet-connected doll called "My Friend Cayla" that can chat with children, warning Friday that it was a de facto "spying device".
Security
Feb 18, 2017
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SpaceX poised to launch cargo from historic NASA pad
An unmanned SpaceX spaceship carrying food and equipment to the astronauts living at the International Space Station is poised to blast off from a historic NASA launch pad on Saturday.
Space Exploration
Feb 18, 2017
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Body of tortoise 'Lonesome George' returned to Galapagos Islands
The embalmed body of the giant tortoise known as Lonesome George—the last known member of a species that was wiped out with his death in 2012—returned home to the Ecuadoran Galapagos Islands.
Ecology
Feb 18, 2017
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How to watch Oscar-nominated flicks from your couch
Movie fans, rejoice! You can watch about two-thirds of the Oscar-nominated flicks from your couch.
Telecom
Feb 18, 2017
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Feds: Mexican gray wolves see increase in wild population
There are now more Mexican gray wolves roaming the American Southwest than at any time since the federal government began trying to reintroduce the predators nearly two decades ago.
Ecology
Feb 18, 2017
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BMW recalling 19,000 i3 plug-in hybrids for fire risk
BMW AG is recalling more than 19,000 i3 REx plug-in hybrids in the U.S. because they could develop a fuel vapor leak that would increase the risk of a fire.
Business
Feb 18, 2017
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Electronic media searches at border crossings raise worry
Watchdog groups that keep tabs on digital privacy rights are concerned that U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents are searching the phones and other digital devices of international travelers at border checkpoints in ...
Security
Feb 18, 2017
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Biologists find weird cave life that may be 50,000 years old
In a Mexican cave system so beautiful and hot that it is called both Fairyland and hell, scientists have discovered life trapped in crystals that could be 50,000 years old.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 18, 2017
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NASA examines Ex-Tropical Cyclone Dineo's rainfall
NASA examined the heavy rainfall generated by Tropical Cyclone Dineo as it made landfall in Mozambique and NASA's Terra satellite spotted the storm's remnants over four countries.
Earth Sciences
Feb 18, 2017
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