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Beats Music proves it has some heart
LOS ANGELES (AP) — There’s no shortage of music subscription services that offer unlimited streaming for a monthly fee. The conceit of the latest offering, Beats Music, is that its playlists and...
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Va awards $2M to boost teacher science, math
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Department of Education is awarding more than $2 million in grants to enhance teachers’ knowledge of science, technology, engineering and math and their ability to...
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A theater seat for 3 pennies? Believe it
NEW YORK (AP) — Most theater ticket prices are sky high, but one new offer will get you into a big musical for less than a nickel. The off-Broadway Atlantic Theater Company and the ticketing app...
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Sony unveils virtual reality headset for PS4
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Sony is getting into the virtual reality business. The Japanese electronics and gaming giant unveiled a prototype virtual reality headset to be used in conjunction with its...
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Engineered salmon may be a tough sell
WASHINGTON (AP) — Don’t expect to find genetically modified salmon — or any other engineered fish or meat — on store shelves anytime soon. The Obama administration has stalled for more than four...
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NASA’s moon-orbiting robot crashes down as planned
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s robotic moon explorer, LADEE, is no more.Flight controllers confirmed Friday that the orbiting spacecraft crashed into the back side of the moon as planned, just...
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Earnings drop at JPMorgan drags bank stocks lower
NEW YORK (AP) — Weaker earnings at JPMorgan Chase are dragging bank stocks lower in afternoon trading. All three major indexes are lower, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 index heading for its worst...
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High court to hear dispute about TV over Internet
WASHINGTON (AP) — Thirty years after failing to convince the Supreme Court of the threat posed by home video recordings, big media companies are back and now trying to rein in another technological...
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Germany clamps down on exports of spy tech
AP-EU-Germany-Surveillance-Software/135 Eds: APNewsNow. Germany clamps down on exports of spy tech BERLIN (AP) — Germany says it will restrict exports of surveillance technology to states that...
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Apple’s Beats buy joins tech and street-wise style
NEW YORK (AP) — Beats Electronics’ colorful, oversized headphones serve as a fashion accessory to cool kids riding the New York City subway, but as tech companies such as Apple, Samsung and others...
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Google to build prototype of truly driverless car
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Google plans to build and launch onto city streets a small fleet of subcompact cars that could operate without a person at the wheel. Actually, the cars wouldn’t even have a...
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Nintendo reveals ‘Skylanders’-like toy line at E3
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nintendo is taking a cue from “Skylanders” and “Disney Infinity.” The Japanese gaming giant unveiled a toy figure line called “amiibo” that will work in tandem with its video...
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Departments use technology to ID troubled officers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police departments across the U.S. are using technology to try to identify problem officers before their misbehavior harms innocent people, embarrasses their employer, or invites...
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Style goes digital as London Fashion Week opens
LONDON (AP) — What to wear to London Fashion Week? The hottest designer heels, the latest fall jacket — or perhaps a tech accessory like Google Glass. Hundreds of models, stylists and fashion...
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Government hackers try to crack HealthCare.gov
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government’s own watchdogs tried to hack into HealthCare.gov earlier this year and found what they termed a critical vulnerability — but also came away with respect for some of...
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Some banks reissuing cards over Home Depot breach
Some lenders are preparing to reissue credit or debit cards to customers to head off possible losses following the breach of customer data at Home Depot. Capital One Financial and JPMorgan Chase...
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The dangers of talking to your car
WASHINGTON (AP) — Just because you can talk to your car doesn’t mean you should. Two new studies have found that voice-activated smartphones and dashboard infotainment systems may be making the...
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3 win medicine Nobel for discovering brain’s GPS
STOCKHOLM (AP) — A U.S.-British scientist and a Norwegian husband-and-wife research team won the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for discovering the brain’s navigation system — the inner GPS that...
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FBI director warns against cellphone encryption
WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director James Comey warned in stark terms Thursday against the push by technology companies to encrypt smartphone data and operating systems, arguing that murder cases could...
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NASA drones in national airspace to spot wildfires
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — NASA plans to fly small drones to spot fires in a wildlife refuge along the Virginia and North Carolina border next spring, marking the first time the agency has integrated...
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