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The oldest map of the universe is over 3,600 years old
The design on this disc might look like a six-year-old's scribbles, but in reality, it's one of the most sophisticated and influential artifacts of the Bronze Age.And it might never have been...
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This one big problem is why we can't control computers with our brains yet
Brain implants becoming more common in medical interventions. They alleviate the debilitating symptoms of Parkinson's Disease and even give paraplegic people to ability to move robotic arms. Someday...
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GitHub, the essential site for programmers everywhere, is reportedly raising...
GitHub, the highly popular social network for programmers with eight million users, is raising a $200 million round at a value of about $2 billion, according to a Bloomberg Business report.Since its...
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Watch this woman limbo under a car that's only 8 inches off the ground
Shemika Charles is really really flexible. According to the New York Post, the 22 year-old set a record in 2010 by limboing to a level just 8.5 inches off the ground.In a video released by Barcroft TV...
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Why notorious diet soda sweetener aspartame is perfectly safe
Aspartame is the artificial sweetener that people love to hate.It's also one of the most common alternatives to sugar, found in over 6,000 products and sold as NutraSweet® and Equal®.The same amount of...
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Run The Jewels' rapper Killer Mike is running as a write-in candidate for...
Rapper Killer Mike is seeking a position in the Georgia state assembly.As Vice's music site Noisey points out, on Tuesday the high-profile rapper asked voters in Georgia's 55th district to write his...
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One of the biggest password security apps was just hacked and here's how...
The popular password manager app LastPass just admitted to being hacked, and security experts are responding. The question at hand is: Does this mean that password managers are just as hackable as any...
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Here are 3 changes Goldman Sachs expects from the Fed on Wednesday (GS)
On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve will announce its latest monetary policy decision. Expectations are that the Fed won't change course on policy, but could lay further groundwork for an interest rate...
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Cleveland is trying to avoid extending the worst championship drought in...
The Cleveland Cavaliers are on the brink of elimination in the NBA Finals. If they can't win Games 6 and 7 against the Golden State Warriors, it will extend a dubious mark in professional sports in...
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60% of the world's super-rich live in just 4 countries
What do the United States, Japan, Germany, and China have in common?They all lay claim to an enormous share of the world's high net worth individuals (HNWI) — 60.3% of the global HNWI population in...
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Some big groups have pulled out of meetings about facial recognition technology
Questions have been percolating about what sort of safeguards will be in place for commercial use of facial recognition technology. This has led to a series of meetings — spearheaded by the National...
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Don't expect the Fed's 'dot plot' to look all that different on Wednesday
On Wednesday, we hear from the Fed. Expectations are that the Fed will keep interest rates pegged near 0%, though it may signal that rate hikes are coming at some point this year.In addition its...
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12 things that surprise foreigners when they visit the US
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The incredible toys of 2016 presidential candidate Donald Trump
Donald Trump announced his bid for the presidency Tuesday, at the same time claiming that he's worth nearly $9 billion. (Forbes says it's less than half that).Regardless, the billionaire knows how to...
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Here’s what other companies building their own Hyperloops think about Elon...
Elon Musk’s big Hyperloop pod competition news on Monday was like music to the ears for companies trying to actually build the futuristic railway in real life.Musk is hosting a contest sponsored by his...
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There's an ugly truth behind Sony's surprising new pay-per-channel plan
Sony wowed the audience at E3, the annual video game conference happening this week in LA, when the company announced that it would start to sell some of the TV channels on its new PlayStation Vue...
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A bunch of adventurous bikers ditched Chicago for a 21-day motorcycle ride...
A group of bikers from Chicago spent three weeks this spring touring Vietnam by motorcycle.Dubbing their trip the Hilo Project, the five American bikers were provided with vehicles by Ducati Vietnam....
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Every New York City resident has heard these two words, but few know what...
As of Monday night, New York City's rent regulation laws have officially expired.This means that if lawmakers can't agree on a deal in the coming days, landlords of rent-controlled and rent-stabilized...
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South Africa nearly arrested one of the world's most brutal dictators — and...
For a few hours, the future of a country of 38 million people may have hinged on the decision of a South African judge.Omar al-Bashir, the Sudanese president who is currently under indictment by the...
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Tesla just borrowed $750 million, but that's nothing to worry about (TSLA)
Tesla Motors is getting a cash injection in the form of a loan worth up to $750 million from a series banks including Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase, and Deutsche Bank. According to Tesla's SEC 8-K...
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