Business Stories from August 1, 2015 (Change date)
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Amazon's vision of the future: Drone zones for its delivery fleetAug 02, 2015 9:00 am - WASHINGTON -- The first wave of long-range commercial drones should be allowed to operate in a narrow, low-altitude band and must agree to be tracked, according to Amazo...
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A vengeful Internet trashes Yelp page of dentist who shot Cecil the lionAug 01, 2015 7:35 am - There is no Yelp quite like revenge Yelp - and revenge Yelp is out in full force today. It has found the business page for Walter Palmer, the Minnesota dentist who shot ...
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LinkedIn the latest company to change policies after social media backlashAug 02, 2015 9:00 am - Who knew that taking away the ability for users to immediately download their LinkedIn contacts could spark a protest? Last week, that's exactly what happened. The profe...
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How to upgrade to Windows 10Aug 02, 2015 9:00 am - Microsoft rolled out Windows 10 on Wednesday, making the new operating system available to the vast majority of the PC and Windows tablet universe. For those who were fr...
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Twitter tracks if you're fit, if you're famishedAug 02, 2015 9:00 am - What does Twitter say about your diet? According to an analysis of 50 million tweets, Mississippi loves cake, Virginia can't get enough bacon, and Colorado likes chocola...
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Was your spouse on Ashley Madison? A new type of detective is ready to helpAug 04, 2015 6:28 am - WASHINGTON — The phone is ringing, and they already know that whoever is calling is feeling suspicious. “This is Kelly,” the intern answers in a soothing voice. In her t...
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Beme wants to be app for social media 'authenticity'Aug 02, 2015 9:00 am - It takes filmmaker Casey Neistat three apps and two cameras to post a single photo to Instagram. Every shot that he sends his 385,000 followers — whether of the Manhatta...
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Why the first use of the word 'email' may be lost foreverAug 02, 2015 9:00 am - Somewhere out there, during the early days of networked communication, somebody probably complained about a lengthy term and decided to do something about it. At that po...
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Wedding hashtags: Here comes the #upsellAug 03, 2015 9:51 am - Matt Barranca and his fiance Liz are getting married in November. They're all set with the guest list, photographer, and venue-an historic banquet hall in Hartland, Mich...
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Work starts on first offshore wind farm platforms in U.S. watersAug 02, 2015 9:00 am - With the lowering of giant steel legs to the sea bottom off Rhode Island, construction has officially begun on the country's first offshore wind farm, starting what U.S....
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