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Facebook introduces video on Instagram

Facebook is adding video to its popular photo-sharing app Instagram, following in the heels of Twitter's growing video-sharing app, Vine.

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How does the electrical grid work, and what happens when it breaks?

How does the electrical grid work, and what happens when it breaks?

I used to host a daily show about new digital technology that intended to illustrate and explain how our lives were being revolutionized by computers, the Internet, smart phones, etc.  But in the back of my mind I always thought the bigger revolution was the juice that made every single device and network run.  Electricity. So…
by Jon Gordon

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BURN: An Energy Journal--The Switch

BURN: An Energy Journal--The Switch

Alex Chadwick hosts a special report about the nation's electric distribution grid -- how it works, its history, and innovations to meet the challenge of linking new sources of energy like wind and solar to the electric grid.

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Minn. native among 8 new astronauts

A Minnesota native is among NASA's new class of eight astronauts.

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Solar-powered plane lands near Washington

Solar-powered plane lands near Washington

A solar-powered plane nearing the finale of a cross-continental journey landed at Dulles International Airport outside the nation's capital early Sunday, with only a last leg to New York remaining.

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Climate talk shifts from curbing CO2 to adapting

Climate talk shifts from curbing CO2 to adapting

Efforts to curb global warming have quietly shifted as greenhouse gases inexorably rise. The conversation is no longer solely about how to save the planet by cutting carbon emissions. It's becoming more about how to save ourselves from the warming planet's wild weather.

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Human genes cannot be patented, Supreme Court rules

Human genes cannot be patented, Supreme Court rules

In a unanimous decision, the court struck down patents held by Myriad Genetics Inc. on two genes linked to increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer.

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Executives admit that TV isn't everywhere yet

TV was supposed to be everywhere by now -- watchable anytime, anywhere, on your smartphone or tablet. But four years into the industry's effort, network executives readily admit: TV isn't everywhere.

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Census: Smartphones bridging digital divide

Smartphones appear to be increasing the rates in which blacks and Hispanics access the Internet, helping reduce disparities with whites and Asians, a government report said Monday.

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