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A glass worker heats glass in a methane-powered oven in a factory in Murano island, Venice, Italy, Oct. 7, 2021.
Methane Price Surge Hammers Glassblowers
The price for the methane that powers their ovens has skyrocketed fivefold since the beginning of the month.
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Animal Body Hair Inspires Self-Cleaning Technologies
The future may be looking rather hairy.
Oct 5th, 2021
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IBM to Pay $350,000 Over Pay Discrimination
The company discriminated against 115 female employees in project manager positions.
Oct 5th, 2021
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This Wednesday, June 18, 2014 file photo shows VUSE Digital Vapor Cigarette packaging during a launch event held by R.J. Reynolds Vapor Company in Philadelphia. On Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, heath officials authorized the first electronic cigarettes in the U.S., saying R.J. Reynolds vaping products can benefit adult smokers.
FDA Authorizes First e-Cigarette, Cites Benefit for Smokers
Oct 13th, 2021
Amazon campus outside the company headquarters in Seattle, March 20, 2020.
Amazon to Allow Employees to Work Remotely Indefinitely
Oct 12th, 2021
UCLA-designed self-powered, stretchable, waterproof magnetoelastic generator for bioelectronics.
Bioengineers Develop New Human-Powered Bioelectronics
Oct 4th, 2021
This May 22, 2019 file photo, Emily Cunningham, left, speaks as Kathryn Dellinger, right, looks on during a news conference following Amazon's annual shareholders meeting in Seattle. Amazon is settling with the two former tech workers who accused the company of illegally firing them last year for speaking out against the company. The former employees, Cunningham and Costa, publicly criticized the Seattle-based company and pushed Amazon to better protect warehouse workers from COVID-19.
Amazon Settles with Fired Workers Who Criticized the Company
Sep 30th, 2021
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Oct 7th, 2021
This photo provided by Amazon shows the company's new robot called Astro.
Amazon Unveils 'Jetsons'-Like Home Robot
It costs $1,000.
Sep 29th, 2021
A cardboard McDonald’s Happy Meal toy is shown with a Happy Meal box, Sept. 20, 2021.
McDonald's Phasing Plastic Toys Out of Happy Meals
The burger giant aims to reduce virgin plastic use by 90% in coming years.
Sep 21st, 2021
Tyler Campbell uses an electric hedge trimmer at the New York Botanical Garden, the Bronx, New York.
American Yards Quietly Go Electric
The quality of low-emission electric landscaping equipment has rapidly improved.
Sep 16th, 2021
The finalists being considered for induction into the National Toy Hall of Fame later this year.
Catan, Piñatas Lead Toy Hall of Fame Finalists
Inductees must have withstood tests of time and memory, changed play or toy design, and fostered learning, creativity or discovery.
Sep 16th, 2021
Red Rocks Amphitheatre outside Denver, Colo., Aug. 13, 2008.
Amazon Brings Palm-Swiping Tech to Famed Concert Venue
It’s the first time the technology will be used outside some of Amazon’s stores.
Sep 14th, 2021
Apple store in New York, Feb. 5, 2021.
Judge Loosens Apple's Grip on Apps
A federal judge ordered the tech giant to dismantle part of the barricade around its closely run iPhone app store.
Sep 13th, 2021
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Bicycle Backpack Offers Protection with Airbag
It can fully inflate in 0.2 seconds.
Sep 8th, 2021
A man uses a QR code on a mobile phone to enter Carrefour's new cashier-less grocery store in Mall of the Emirates in Dubai, Sept. 6, 2021.
No Cashiers, Please: Futuristic Supermarket Opens
The completely automated, cashier-less store features a sophisticated system to tracks shoppers’ movements.
Sep 7th, 2021
WhatsApp app on a smartphone, in New York, March 10, 2017.
Watchdog Issues Record Fine to Messaging Service
The agency found that WhatsApp breached rules about sharing data with other Facebook companies.
Sep 2nd, 2021
Google offices in New York, Dec. 17, 2018.
Google Appeals Fine in Copyright Spat
The dispute is part of a larger battle over tech giants' compensation of publishers.
Sep 1st, 2021
The National Assembly, Seoul, South Korea, Aug. 31, 2021.
New Law Bans Apple, Google Payment Monopolies
It's the first country in the world to take that step.
Aug 31st, 2021