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NASA’s FINDER saves four lives in Nepal earthquake debris

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NASA technology, in the form of a suitcase-sized device called FINDER, saved four lives in the debris following Nepal’s devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake by detecting...
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You can now order food directly from Google search results

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Google implemented a new feature allowing users to order food directly from search results, facilitating the process of ordering food online. The tech giant announced...
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Alibaba acquired $56.2 million of stock in US online retailer Zulily

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Alibaba Group acquired $56.2 million of stock in US online retailer Zulily Inc. According to a regulatory filing, Alibaba spent millions of dollars buying Zulily...
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US economy added 223,000 jobs in April, unemployment rate at seven-year low

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The US economy added 223,000 non-farm payroll jobs during April and the country's unemployment rate dropped to a near seven-year low of 5.4 percent....
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Mercury’s magnetic field nearly 4 billion years old

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Mercury’s magnetic field is between 3.7 and 3.9 billion years old, according to new data from the spacecraft that orbited the Sun’s nearest planet...
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Saskatchewan aquatic invasive species protection measures announced

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Saskatchewan Environment Minister Scott Moe said the government is changing regulations to help prevent aquatic invasive species from getting a foothold in the Canadian province....
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Antarctic ozone hole getting smaller but C02 levels reach new record high

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This week has seen some encouraging news regarding the size of the ozone hole over Antarctica, which appears to be shrinking. However, the amount...
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Half billion year old brain tells us how early heads evolved on Earth

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The discovery of a half-billion year old brain is helping scientists determine how heads first evolved in early animals on Earth during the Cambrian...
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Alien signals came from microwave oven opened too early in staff kitchen

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Scientists at Parkes Radio Telescope in Australia now know where those alien signals they kept picking up came from – their staff kitchen's microwave oven. Since...
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Uber makes bid for Nokia’s “HERE” mapping business

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Uber Technologies has made a bid for Nokia's “HERE” mapping business, according to a new report. The New York Times said, citing “three people with...