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Mobile network download speeds faster than Wi-Fi in many countries

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Mobile network download speeds are faster than Wi-Fi in many countries, according to research by wireless coverage mapping firm OpenSignal. Speed tests were carried out...
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Checklist helps determine whether employee training is effective

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A new checklist can help trainers and managers determine whether employee training has been effective. Businesses and other organizations spend billions of dollars annually...

GM to end production at Oshawa, Ontario plant

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General Motors plans on ending production at its plant in Oshawa, Ontario, according to reports citing people familiar with the matter. According to CBC News,...
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Chinese e-commerce giants remove Dolce and Gabbana products

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Top e-commerce sites in China have removed Dolce and Gabbana products from their platforms after a controversial ad campaign caused outrage. Alibaba's Tmall, JD.com, Suning.com,...
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Over one-third of people in EU can’t face unexpected financial expenses

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Thirty-nine percent of all the people in the European Union could not face unexpected financial expenses in 2017. Latvia, at 59.9%, had the highest...
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Truffle industry will vanish because of climate change – prediction

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The European truffle industry will probably disappear by the end of this century thanks to climate change, two researchers predict. A drier and warmer...
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Virgin Atlantic in talks with UK regional airline Flybe about a potential rescue

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Virgin Atlantic is in talks with UK regional airline Flybe about a potential rescue. Last month Flybe's company’s stock plunged after it warned that full-year...
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Robots will have sense of touch thanks to electronic glove

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A new electronic glove with sensors may one day give robots the sense of touch. It is thanks to our sense of touch that...
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Heat process converts human excrement into fuel and fertilizer

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Scientists have developed a heat process that cooks human excrement under pressure to produce a reusable, safe fuel and a rich fertilizer. The groundbreaking research...
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See-through film blocks 70% of solar heat that comes in through windows

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A see-through film that blocks seventy percent of incoming solar heat could save on air-conditioning costs, say researchers. By coating windows with the see-through...