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Child’s Death in Rhode Island May Be First in U.S. Linked to Rare Virus

A child in Rhode Island has died from a rare disease combination that stems in part from an enterovirus that has spread across the United States over the past few months, and it may be the first such U.S. death … Continue reading

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How Big Data Makes Roadways and Cities Smarter

Last year, Los Angeles became the world’s first major city to synchronize all of its traffic lights, a nearly 30-year, $400 million project that allows the city’s traffic operators to instantaneously turn red lights green and control signals in congested … Continue reading

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Less Traffic on Your Commute? Thank Big Data

Last year, Los Angeles became the world’s first major city to synchronize all of its traffic lights, a nearly 30-year, $400 million project that allows the city’s traffic operators to instantaneously turn red lights green and control signals in congested … Continue reading

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How to Install the Windows 10 Preview Version

It’s already time. Windows 10 was officially announced Tuesday, and now you can download the preview version of the software. To get the Windows 10 preview, you should sign up for the Windows Insider Program, which means Microsoft will send … Continue reading

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Third Day of Protests in Hong Kong Were Expansive And Peaceful

Pro-democracy demonstrations on the streets of Hong Kong grew on Wednesday, as a two-day national holiday began. The largely student-driven protests are demanding the resignation of Hong Kong;s Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying (also known as CY Leung), as well as … Continue reading

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Third Day of Hong Kong Protests Were Expansive and Peaceful

Pro-democracy demonstrations on the streets of Hong Kong grew on Wednesday, as a two-day national holiday began. The largely student-driven protests are demanding the resignation of Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying (also known as CY Leung), as well as … Continue reading

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Researchers Claim China Is Using Malware to Spy on Hong Kong Protesters

Thousands of protesters continue to fill Hong Kong’s streets with umbrellas and demands for democracy, much to the dismay of the Chinese government To prevent news of the movement from flowing into mainland China, authorities have blocked Instagram, censored social … Continue reading

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Live Updates: Hong Kong Protesters Demand Leader’s Resignation

Pro-democracy demonstrations in central Hong Kong have shown no signs of waning on the second day of a national holiday. The activists of Occupy Central (also known as the Umbrella Revolution) threatened to occupy government buildings if Hong Kong’s leader, … Continue reading

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8 Vines That Show Off Upload and Editing Features

Last week, we challenged Mashable readers to use the features of Vine’s latest update to create unique six-second videos We saw submissions that showed off the uploading capability, as well as the duplicating and editing tools. Some Vines even used … Continue reading

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‘The Voice’ Recap: A Budding Coachmance and A Week of Fierce Competition

After an exciting start last week, The Voice returned with another round of auditions this week, featuring two returning hopefuls, a total of five 4-chair turners and the show’s first blind singer We also continued to witness the developing coachmance … Continue reading