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Human-to-robot empathy is possible, say researchers

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Is human-to-robot empathy possible? That is, can we feel empathy toward humanoid robots? Researchers from Toyohashi University of Technology and Kyoto University believe we...
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Europe’s oldest tree is changing sex

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A 5,000-year-old Fortingall Yew in Perthshire, Scotland, possibly the oldest tree in Europe, is changing sex, a scientist from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh informed....
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AIG third quarter earnings dropped 60 percent

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American International Group Inc (AIG) posted a steep decline in quarterly earnings on Monday. The insurance giant posted third quarter after-tax operating income of $691 million,...
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ClearSky Data raised $27 million in Series B funding

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ClearSky Data, a new startup firm focusing on technology solutions in enterprise infrastructure, landed $27 million in its Series B funding round to boost...
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ConAgra selling private-label unit to TreeHouse Foods for $2.7 billion

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ConAgra Foods Inc is offloading its private-label unit to TreeHouse Foods Inc for $2.7 billion after difficulties turning the business around. ConAgra acquired the Ralcorp...
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Snapchat offers the most positive social media experience, says study

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According to a recent study, the communication experience on Snapchat is more positive than Facebook and other social media. Researchers at the University of Michigan...
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BAE systems acquires 20% stake in Reaction Engines

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BAE Systems acquired a 20% stake in Reaction Engines for £20.6 million. Reaction Engines is an aerospace manufacturer based in Oxfordshire developing a hybrid...
Net ice gain in Antarctica

Antarctica is gaining ice, new NASA study shows

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After years of gloom and doom warnings by experts that the poles are melting rapidly and sea levels will shoot up, a new NASA...
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Acid fog in Mars eats at rocks

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Mars has acid fog that scientists believe may have eaten at rocks in a 100-acre area on Husband hill in the Columbia Hills of...
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Ancient Kazakhstan patterns baffle NASA scientists

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NASA scientists cannot explain how some huge Kazakhstan patterns got there, what they are, how or who made them, or what they are for....