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China’s Alibaba files for landmark IPO
Alibaba, supposed to be the biggest online marketplace, has filed IPO on Tuesday. It is said the initial public offering of Alibaba is the biggest in the history of United States. Though, the China based company has not decided which exchange it will use for shares yet New York stock exchange and Nasdaq are struggling…
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Climate change is here, action needed now, says new White House report
Words of Al-Gore have been proved true. Yes, climate change is here. White House report claims that the sudden change in pattern of season, rising of sea level, and change in the nature’s behavior demand us to take some actions. The government of Obama is trying to mentally prepare the nation for the repercussion of…
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Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams released from police custody in Northern Ireland
Gerry Adams who had been accused of killing a widow four decades ago has been released after remaining four days in police custody. The Northern Ireland police said that “Adams was picked under the charge of abducting and killing a mother in 1972 and he was staunch supporter of IRS (Irish Republican Army)”. On the…
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Viral Youtube Video is, Ironically, About the Dangers of Using Social Media Too Often
A Youtube video by writer and director Gary Turk has gone viral thanks to high-profile retweets by celebrities like Jordin Sparks and Andy Murray. In a strange relationship between the message and its audience, the video, which so far has been viewed almost 11 million times, is actually a critique of how often we use social…
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Boston University Receives $3 Million to Develop New Cloud Computing Project
Over the next three years, Boston University will work on developing the Massachusetts Open Cloud (MOC), thanks to a pledge of $3 million in funding from Governor Deval Partrick. The MOC is a cloud program with the capacity to serve as a catalyst for economic growth and technological innovation. BU will partner with the Massachusetts Green…
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Health Insurers Within New York’s Capital Region Release Their ACA Numbers
As of March 31, the open enrollment period for the federal Affordable Care Act’s new health insurance exchanges is now closed, and since the cutoff date, plenty of numbers have been released. Most recently, data shows that health insurers from New York State’s capital region added about 35,000 new members to the ACA’s coverage plans. But that’s…