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Smoke billows from a chimney of the Termika factory, which produces glass wool, in Skojfa Loka January 21, 2010. REUTERS/Srdjan Zivulovic(SLOVENIA - Tags: BUSINESS IMAGES OF THE DAY) - GM1E61L1UKQ01

BURYING THE PROBLEM

This could be the first emissions-reductions project (inadvertently) supported by Trump

Web messaging on Android

NO BLUE BUBBLES THOUGH

The best part of iMessage is coming to Android phones

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SQUEEZE PLAY

How AI can identify fake news and warn advertisers who want to avoid it

Holiday travelers line up at a taxi stand at Amtraks Union Station in Washington, as a wet and blustery storm along the East Coast made driving hazardous and tangled up hundreds of flights, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013. Bands of heavy rain, ice and snow are barreling up the East Coast as millions of Americans take to the roads, skies and rails for Thanksgiving. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

TIME IS MONEY

Uber is experimenting with letting riders wait longer in exchange for cheaper fares

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