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March 9, 2016
Inside Google's RankBrain
A look at the mysterious algorithm that powers Google's search engine results
A new study offers a peek behind the scenes at how Google structures its search results. The study focuses on how Google's RankBrain algorithm, which was first announced in October 2015, parses the English language. It's one of the most detailed efforts to understand the algorithm to date.
Amazon Is Leasing 20 Boeing Aircrafts To Streamline Its Delivery Operations
The lease, which will run five to seven years, should help Amazon exercise more control over its delivery infrastructure.
In an effort to cut out the middleman in its delivery process, Amazon will be leasing 20 Boeing 767 airliners, 
This Is The Last Ad Ever For The Most Interesting Man In The World
Dos Equis retires the iconic character in style with a one-way ticket to Mars.
And in a flash of light, he was gone. A man who once ran a marathon because it was on his way. A man whose blood smells like cologne. A man who's won a lifetime achievement award, twice. He doesn't always drink beer, but when he does, you know what beer he drinks.
This Doctor Is Using Telemedicine To Treat Syrian Refugees
Dr. Rogy Masri has a secret weapon: his smartphone.
Dr. Rogy Masri is a doctor stationed at a settlement in Northern Lebanon. His team primarily treats Syrian refugees, who have flooded into Lebanon and other neighboring countries to escape escalating violence.
GE Is Working On A Way To Turn CO2 Pollution Into Solar Batteries
The storage device would be small enough to fit on a shelf, yet power 100,000 homes.
GE has announced it is working on a way to use CO2 pollution to make new types of solar batteries that could each power up to 100,000 homes. CO2 is the main contributor to climate change, and is released into the atmosphere when coal is processed at power plants. Currently environmental procedures mean that some CO2 from these plants is captured and stored, so it's not released back into the atmosphere. But the question has always been: What do you do with the stored gas?
March 8, 2016
Indiegogo Lends Support To Female-Led Crowdfunding Campaigns
In honor of International Women's Day, Indiegogo is kicking off a year-long initiative to boost campaigns launched by women.
Indiegogo is ringing in International Women's Day with a full year of programming intended to support women who start campaigns on the crowdfunding site. The company is working with organizations like the Dell Women's Entrepreneur Network and Girls in Tech U.S. to offer mentorship and consultations to select female entrepreneurs.
Credit Card Security Still A Few Chips Short, Experts Say
Incomplete adoption of chip cards and readers, and failure to require PINs, leaves consumers and merchants vulnerable.
New chip-enabled credit and debit cards can help reduce fraud, but they can't eliminate it, particularly since most card readers are still asking consumers to swipe their cards rather than insert the smart chips, say some industry experts.
Theranos Pushes Back On Latest Testing Report, Claims No Patients Were Harmed
A report claims that Theranos performed a hematology blood test on 81 patients, despite getting faulty results.
Theranos, the controversial blood-testing startup, has been accused by federal regulators of failing to meet quality control standards in its Newark, California, lab. But has it actually harmed patients?
March Madness Is Coming To Apple TV, With Some Special Features
An app that lets you watch two basketball games simultaneously is just one of the ways Apple is trying to win over the living room.
March Madness is coming to Apple TV. Apple held a presentation in Los Angeles on Monday where Turner Sports announced that its NCAA March Madness Live app would be available on the Apple TV this Thursday, in time for the college basketball playoffs, which kick off March 15.
Here's What NYC Wants To Know About Airbnb Hosts
In a letter responding to Airbnb's public data release, Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen made it clear that anonymized data isn't cutting it.
In the wake of Airbnb's admission that it purged 1,500 bad actors from its website before releasing anonymized listing data to New York City, the city has requested that the company turn over the specific names and addresses of hosts who are potentially violating the law.
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