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DreamWorks posts bigger than expected first-quarter loss

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DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc posted a bigger than expected first-quarter loss on Thursday because of restructuring charges as the studio continues to downsize. The company’s...
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ExxonMobil posted first quarter earnings of $4.9 billion

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ExxonMobil reported first quarter earnings of $4.9 billion, or $1.17 per diluted share, topping Wall Street expectations of $3.64 billion, according to Bloomberg. Earnings for...
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Yangyang the female robot has amazing human-like facial expressions

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Yangyang is a female robot that looks incredibly human. People saw the android display some amazingly convincing expressions during a demonstration at the GMIC (Global...
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Coastal light pollution alters marine life and attracts creatures that damage dockyards

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Coastal light pollution – artificial lighting on the coast – not only changes marine ecosystems, but also attracts several species known to cause problems...
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Small feathered dinosaur with bat-like wings discovered in China

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The fossil of a small, feathered dinosaur, about the size of a magpie with bat-like wings, has been discovered in the Hebei Province in...
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RBS reports first quarter net loss of £446 million

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Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) posted a net loss of £446 million in the first quarter of 2015 because of legal and restructuring costs,...
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UK consumer confidence remained unchanged in April

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Consumer confidence in the UK remained unchanged in April, according to market researchers GfK. The UK Gfk Consumer confidence stood at a seasonally adjusted score...
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MESSENGER spacecraft will crash into Mercury at 8750 mph today

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According to NASA, its MESSENGER spacecraft runs out of propellant today, 30 April, and crashes into Mercury at 8,750 miles per hour or 3.91...
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Loggerhead sea turtle survival threatened by goannas in Australia

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Loggerhead sea turtles nests are being destroyed by goannas that are eating thousands of eggs and hatchlings at Wreck Rock Beach, between Bundaberg and...
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Practical quantum computer a step closer, say IBM scientists

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IBM is a step closer towards creating a practical quantum computer, company scientists announced on Wednesday. A quantum computer computes using superpositions of quantum...