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WASHINGTON, June 2 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., says Facebook's initial public offering is the "poster child," for practices on Wall Street that favor big investors.
Google makes subtle swipe at censorship
BEIJING, June 1 (UPI) -- Google says it has changed its search page in China to warn users when they type a search term that could cause an interruption in service,
User-adjustable eyeglasses developed
LONDON, May 31 (UPI) -- A British company says its new adjustable eyeglasses will enable wearers to adjust their own lens prescriptions by turning a knob until they can see clearly.
Virgin Galactic ready for powered tests
MOJAVE, Calif., May 31 (UPI) -- Virgin Galactic says it has been granted an experimental launch permit from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration for its suborbital spacecraft SpaceShipTwo.
3D vision helps robot debone poultry
ATLANTA, May 31 (UPI) -- A robot with advanced imaging technology that automatically debones chicken could help boost agricultural production and improve safety, U.S. researchers say.
Propaganda use of Twitter studied
ATLANTA, May 31 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say they've identified four telltale signs of political propaganda on Twitter, separating it from genuine political views of individual users.
SpaceX mission completes return to Earth
HAWTHORNE, Calif., May 31 (UPI) -- The Dragon spacecraft of commercial space company SpaceX has completed its historic mission to the International Space Station, company officials announced.
'Chemical' chip could control our bodies
LINKOPING, Sweden, May 30 (UPI) -- Researchers in Sweden say an electronic circuit based on chemistry could control and regulate the signal paths of cells in the human body.
Flying drone copies bat flapping
MADRID, May 30 (UPI) -- A drone that mimics the way a bat changes its wing shape in flight could make small unmanned vehicles more agile in flight, U.S. and Spanish researchers say.
New material to aid in terrorism fight
WASHINGTON, May 30 (UPI) -- A new standard reference material will aid in the detection of two explosive compounds known to be used by terrorists, a U.S. government agency says.
New typeface numbers grow with value
CALGARY, Alberta, May 30 (UPI) -- Canadian computer researchers say their new type font for numbers features characters that use increasing amounts of ink to represent their relative value.
Japan displays super high-definition TV
TOKYO, May 30 (UPI) -- Japan's public broadcasting network says new television technology will offer viewers a picture with 16 times the resolution currently available on HDTVs.
QINGDAO, China, May 29 (UPI) -- Chinese scientists say they will attempt the deepest dive yet for the country's Jiaolong manned submersible by going 23,000 feet down into the Pacific Ocean.
New smartphone display to do HD video
SEOUL, May 29 (UPI) -- South Korea's LG Display says its newly announced 5-inch 1080p HD mobile display with a 16:9 aspect ratio is designed with HD content in mind.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 29 (UPI) -- A new, highly sophisticated malware threat has the ability to obtain information from infected systems mostly in the Middle East, U.S. security experts say.
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Singer Janelle Monae arrives for the MTV Movie Awards at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California. UPI/Jim Ruymen