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Dotcom 'in tears' after Megaupload files deleted
3 hours 59 mins ago
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom said Thursday he was "in tears" after a European company deleted all the data it was hosting from his shuttered file-sharing site.
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China astronauts give students lecture from space
1 hour 37 mins ago
China has held its first classroom lecture from its orbiting space station as part of efforts to popularize the successful manned space flight program among young people.
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Sony chief says time needed to study proposal
1 hour 37 mins ago
Sony Corp. needs more time to study a key proposal from a U.S. hedge fund to spin off a part of its entertainment unit as a way to propel its fledgling revival, the chief executive told shareholders Thursday.
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Social network gaffes plague Japanese politicians
4 hours 5 mins ago
On the Internet, no one can save you from yourself. That is a lesson many Japanese politicians have learned recently in painful, awkward and at times costly fashion.
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Leading 3-D printer firms to merge in $403M deal
5 hours 26 mins ago
Stratasys, a leading maker of 3-D printers, is buying another 3-D printer manufacturer, MakerBot, for $403 million in stock.
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Review: Google Reader's end hatches better service
7 hours 21 mins ago
On July 1, we say goodbye to Google Reader, a handy tool for bringing headlines and articles from your favorite websites into a single place.
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Microsoft changes Xbox One policies after outcry
7 hours 23 mins ago
Microsoft rolled back a much-criticized requirement that its upcoming Xbox One gaming console be regularly connected to the Internet and made clear that there will be no limitations on sharing games.
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Red Hat's 1Q net up on higher subscription revenue
8 hours 11 mins ago
Red Hat Inc., the company behind the Linux open-source operating system, said Wednesday that net income in its fiscal first-quarter grew 8 percent as subscription revenue increased.
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Minn. mother, son accused of stealing gopher feet
A Minnesota mother and her 18-year-old son are accused of stealing nearly $5,000 in frozen gopher feet and selling them for a bounty.
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World
Children taken from Canadian Mennonite community
Children have been removed from an orthodox Mennonite community in Canada where adults have been charged with assaulting youngsters using items such as cattle prods and leather straps.
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Politics
US calls out China, Russia over human trafficking
The U.S. accused China and Russia of failing to meet minimum standards in fighting human trafficking, ranking them on a par with North Korea and Syria.
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Science & Tech
Scientists discuss new photo-taking satellite
Nearly 120 scientists and engineers from around the world are meeting in South Dakota this week to discuss operational and technical issues with collecting images from the Landsat 8 satellite.
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Health
Study: Wiser medication use could cut health costs
If doctors and patients used prescription drugs more wisely, they could save the U.S. health care system at least $213 billion a year, by reducing medication overuse, underuse and other flaws in ...
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