Food tech startups raking in cash: survey
Farm and food tech startups were red-hot in the first half of 2015, pulling in $2.06 billion from investors, a new survey showed Friday.
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Shell resumes offshore oil drilling in Arctic
Oil giant Shell has resumed offshore drilling operations in Alaskan waters, the company said Friday, after one of its icebreakers was delayed for nearly two days by protesters dangling from a bridge.
Environment
Jul 31, 2015
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NY village makes ransom payments to keep computers running
A village in central New York made ransom payments of $300 and $500 last year to keep its computers running after two official-looking emails released malware throughout its system, state auditors said.
Security
Jul 31, 2015
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Astronomers gather in Hawaii amid telescope tensions
More than 2,500 astronomers from around the world are descending on Hawaii for a conference at a time when telescope construction is a sensitive issue in the state.
Space Exploration
Jul 31, 2015
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Uber valuation tops $50 bn with latest funding: report
Global ridesharing startup Uber has closed a deal raising nearly $1 billion in fresh capital, pushing its valuation to more than $50 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.
Business
Jul 31, 2015
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NASA Goddard technology helps fight forest pests
Northeastern forests in the United States cover more than 165 million acres, an area almost as big as Texas. Soon, millions of pine and ash trees in those forests could be wiped out, thanks in part to two types of voracious ...
Ecology
Jul 31, 2015
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Regulators close case questioning California reactor repairs
Federal regulators have closed a case that questioned whether Southern California Edison violated government rules when it installed faulty equipment at the now-closed San Onofre nuclear power plant.
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 31, 2015
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How bees naturally vaccinate their babies
When it comes to vaccinating their babies, bees don't have a choice—they naturally immunize their offspring against specific diseases found in their environments. And now for the first time, scientists have discovered how ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 31, 2015
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Half of the most popular news on Twitter is not covered by traditional news media sources
The study, carried out by researchers from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) in collaboration with the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, the IMDEA Networks Institute and NEC Laboratories, has just been ...
Internet
Jul 31, 2015
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Agrarian settlements drive severe tropical deforestation across the Amazon
Resettlement projects in the Amazon are driving severe tropical deforestation - according to new research from the University of East Anglia and Câmara dos Deputados (the Brazilian Lower House).
Environment
Jul 31, 2015
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