Early-morning tweet and 'farmer talk' leads to Microsoft-Mojang deal
Microsoft's acquisition of "Minecraft" began with a tweet and a text.
Business
May 5, 2017
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Feds probe Uber's use of fake app to stymie city inspectors
The Justice Department is probing allegations that Uber used phony software to thwart city officials looking at whether the ride-hailing company was following local regulations.
Business
May 5, 2017
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Poland EU row over ancient forest heats up
Poland is ready to take a dispute with the European Union over logging in an ancient forest to the bloc's highest court, Environment Minister Jan Szyszko said Friday.
Environment
May 5, 2017
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Senator says FBI paid $900K for iPhone hacking tool
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the top Democrat on the Senate committee that oversees the FBI, said publicly this week that the government paid $900,000 to break into the locked iPhone of a gunman in the San Bernardino, California, ...
Security
May 5, 2017
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Britain publishes long-awaited air pollution plan
The British government published long-awaited plans to tackle air pollution on Friday, but campaigners condemned them as inadequate to tackle a growing public health concern.
Environment
May 5, 2017
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NASA sees Tropical Cyclone Donna blanket Vanuatu
The 80 plus islands that make up the nation of Vanuatu were blanketed by the clouds of Tropical Cyclone Donna when NASA's Terra satellite passed overhead. NASA's Aqua satellite provided an infrared look at Donna that showed ...
Earth Sciences
May 5, 2017
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Researchers discover how flu viruses hijack human cells
Much is known about flu viruses, but little is understood about how they reproduce inside human host cells, spreading infection. Now, a research team headed by investigators from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 5, 2017
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You need more than just a white hat to tell the hero from the villain
The Sopranos' Tony Soprano and Walter White from Breaking Bad rank among recent television drama's most notorious protagonists, each of questionable morality. So, here's the question: Do you like them?
Social Sciences
May 5, 2017
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Scientists reveal new and improved genome sequence of Daphnia pulex
For many, experience with Daphnia, commonly known as water fleas, ends in high school. The organism is often used for science experiments exploring water toxicity, because of its sensitivity to environmental factors. But ...
Biotechnology
May 5, 2017
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Scientists track porpoises to assess impact of offshore wind farms
A new study by scientists at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science's Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, Cornell University and Duke University is the first in a series to understand how marine mammals ...
Ecology
May 5, 2017
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