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Backblaze hopes to melt Amazon Glacier customers' hearts
The Register - 11 Jul 2016 18:26
Offers three 'nines' SLA and 75% lower price Backblaze has announced its B2 cloud object storage for $0.005/GB/month as an alternative to LTO tape drives....
3Scan raises $14 million for a robotic microscope that could accelerate drug discovery
TechCrunch - 11 Jul 2016 13:08
Robots and software aren’t just changing manual labor in warehouses or kitchens. They’re also transforming medical research. A San Francisco startup called 3Scan Inc. raised $14 million in venture funding to automa...
Keryx Stock Seen Reaching $9
Barron's - 11 Jul 2016 12:19
The biopharmaceuticals firm has a new salesforce in place and combined with upbeat news flow, revenue should grow.
Thousands of Venezuelans pour into Colombia to buy food
Al Jazeera English - 11 Jul 2016 06:53
Tens of thousands cross into Colombia after border opens briefly for the first time in nearly a year.
N. Korea closes link with U.S.
CNN - 11 Jul 2016 16:32
North Korea said Monday it has decided to close its only direct diplomatic link with Washington, a move made days after the United States slapped sanctions on the country's leader, Kim Jong Un, and other officials over h...
How to play 'Pokémon GO' without moving an inch
Business Insider - 11 Jul 2016 18:38
Nintendo "Pokémon GO" may be a video game, but it’s getting more people out of the house than ever before. The game is tied to GPS and real-life locations so that players are forced to go outside to catch all the Pok�...
British Open Picks 2016: Dark-Horse Candidates to Win
Bleacher Report - 11 Jul 2016 17:21
Links golf fans, rejoice! British Open week is here. And if you're looking to wager some literal or figurative coin on the action from Royal Troon Golf Club in Scotland, we have you covered. Depending on your sportsboo...
Israel group: Families sue Facebook over Palestinian attacks
Miami Herald - 11 Jul 2016 15:24
Israeli and American families of victims of Palestinian attacks filed a $1 billion lawsuit against Facebook, claiming the social network is providing a platform for militants to spread incitement and violence, their lawy...
U.F.C. Sells Itself for $4 Billion
The New York Times - 11 Jul 2016 06:18
The talent giant WME-IMG is getting backing from private equity heavyweights to acquire the mixed martial arts league from the Fertitta brothers.
Police chief: Dallas shooter likely planning a bigger attack
The Week - 11 Jul 2016 05:06
Dallas Police Chief David Brown said Sunday that Micah Johnson, the gunman who killed five police officers Thursday night, appeared to have been planning a bigger attack. Brown told CNN during a search of Johnson's home,...
Armed robbers used Pokémon Go to target victims in Missouri
The Verge - 11 Jul 2016 01:00
As popular as Pokémon Go has become, that it sends players out into the real world to find Pokémon is creating new, unexpected problems. The O'Fallon, Missouri Police Department reported on Facebook today that armed ro...
BNP Paribas to Spin Off First Hawaiian Rather than Sell It
American Banker - 11 Jul 2016 18:41
First Hawaiian Bank in Honolulu will be spun off rather than sold.
The State of Women-Owned Businesses
inc - 11 Jul 2016 16:26
Aspiring female business owners still face many challenges but as more loan and mentorship resources become available, it's likely the number of female buyers will continue to rise.
In Dallas, Police Lives Are Mourned But Rage Continues to Boil Over
Time - 11 Jul 2016 04:51
Three days after the massacre of police at Dallas, activists and protesters take stock
UN seeks end to South Sudan violence
BBC - 11 Jul 2016 04:41
The UN Security Council calls on warring factions in South Sudan to end the recent fighting and prevent the spread of violence.
Elon Musk to deliver Tesla's 'Top Secret Masterplan' later this week
BGR - 11 Jul 2016 04:28
While most of the world was busy playing Pokeman over the weekend, Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter and said that he's been working on part 2 of Tesla's somewhat infamous "Top Secret Masterplan." And because Musk is n...
Why the 2016 Presidential Race is Unimportant
The Huffington Post - 11 Jul 2016 15:55
Whether Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton captures the White House, we will continue down the path of self-ruination driven by the multi-trillion dollar military-industrial-counterterrorism complex (MICC) that de facto rul...
The Worst Employees Ever, Names for Things We Didn't Know Had Names, and Childhood Bullying
Life Hacker - 11 Jul 2016 13:00
A tribute to humanity's first interstellar spacecraft, what happened before recorded history, how being bullied as a child changes you as an adult, and the worst employees ever hired all await you in this week's Lifehack...
Osama Bin Laden's son vows to avenge al-Qaida leader's death
The Guardian - 11 Jul 2016 06:30
Hamza bin Laden releases message in which he promises to continue the militant group's fight against the US in a speech entitled 'We Are All Osama' The son of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden has threatened revenge agains...
The Very Strange -- And Fascinating -- Ideas Behind IBM's Quantum Computer
Forbes - 11 Jul 2016 05:17
IBM has been working on a new quantum computer that can dominate the industry for decades to come. If that sounds incredible, wait till you hear the ideas behind it.
Video of Fatal Shooting by Off-Duty Officer in Brooklyn Emerges
The New York Times - 11 Jul 2016 04:00
Footage of the death of Delrawn Small, 37, circulated as videos of other fatal encounters between black men and the police were broadcast nationwide.
The Best STAR WARS Exclusives of Comic-Con 2016
Nerdist - 11 Jul 2016 02:30
In just over a week, Comic-Con is coming back to San Diego and the Force is coming with it! And if you’re looking for new Star Wars collectibles to pick up SDCC, you won’t have to look far. The official Star Wars sit...