Business Stories from March 15, 2016 (Change date)
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Human Go champ says machine not superior despite 1:4 defeatMar 15, 2016 7:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Game not over? Human Go champion Lee Sedol says Google's Go-playing program AlphaGo is not yet superior to humans, despite its 4:1 victory in a...
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FDA advisers back first dissolving heart stentMar 15, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal health advisers overwhelmingly backed the safety and effectiveness of an experimental medical implant that dissolves into the body after doing ...
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Google reveals 77 percent of its online traffic is encryptedMar 15, 2016 7:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google is disclosing how much of the traffic to its search engine and other services is being protected from hackers as part of its push to encrypt ...
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Lord & Taylor settles charges of deceptive Instagram postsMar 15, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Lord & Taylor is settling U.S. charges that it deceived customers when it paid for an online article and Instagram posts to promote a new clothing line w...
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Instagram says it will show posts in order of 'relevance'Mar 15, 2016 7:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Instagram users could soon notice something different in their feeds: Instead of showing users the most recent posts first, the mobile photo-sharing...
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Sit! Stay! NYC dogs to get place at the table at restaurantsMar 15, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - New York City restaurants with outdoor tables will soon be able to welcome four-legged guests under new rules announced by the city Health Department. Th...
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2 Thai execs face charges after safety system mishap kills 8Mar 15, 2016 7:00 am - BANGKOK (AP) - Thai police filed negligence charges Tuesday against two executives of a fire safety company after a system being installed at the headquarters of one of ...
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Chinese company to resume work on Sri Lankan port cityMar 15, 2016 7:00 am - COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - A Chinese company said Tuesday it will resume construction of a $1.5 billion port city project in Sri Lanka, about a year after it was suspende...
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Argentina contemplates debt deal with US creditorsMar 15, 2016 7:00 am - BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Argentine legislators on Tuesday began considering the government's proposed deal with a group of U.S. creditors that is intended to end t...
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What's changing in US rules for travel, commerce with CubaMar 15, 2016 7:00 am - The Obama administration punched a new series of holes in the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba on Tuesday, removing the last meaningful restrictions on travel and enacting oth...