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As iPhone thefts drop, Google and Microsoft plan kill switches on smartphones
2014-06-19 12:55:50| InfoWorld: Top News
Responding to more than a year of pressure, Google and Microsoft will follow Apple in adding an anti-theft "kill switch" to their smartphone operating systems, U.S. law enforcement officials will announce later Thursday. The commitment will be disclosed alongside new data that shows a dramatic drop in theft of Apple iPhones and iPads after the September 2013 introduction of iOS 7, which included a kill-switch function that allows stolen devices to be remotely locked and deleted so they become useless.
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Liberal, NDP vows to kill Northern Gateway project venture into uncharted legal territory
2014-06-19 09:49:03| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Hundreds of protesters gathered in front of the CBC in Vancouver on Tuesday, June 17, shutting down traffic, to take a stand against the federal government approval of the Enbridge pipeline.
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Tesla open-sources all of its patents and technology in bid to kill gas-powered cars
2014-06-12 21:59:27| Extremetech
Elon Musk has announced that Tesla, going forward, will open its entire suite of patents to interested parties who want to build Tesla-compatible products. Is this a game-changer for the EV industry?
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Stephen Harper & Tony Abbott won't let climate policies kill jobs
2014-06-09 23:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Ottawa Citizen: The political leaders of Canada and Australia declared on Monday they wont take any action to battle climate change that harms their national economies and threatens jobs. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his Australian counterpart, Tony Abbott, made the statements following a meeting on Parliament Hill. Abbott, whose Liberal party came to power last fall on a conservative platform, publicly praised Harper for being an exemplar of centre-right leadership in the world. Abbotts government...
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Hotter waters from El Nio could kill Singapores coral
2014-06-07 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Today: The increased likelihood of El Nino could hit Singapores coral reefs hard, say nature lovers, who have already observed signs of coral bleaching on the reefs dotting the offshore islands. With temperatures expected to rise about 1°C on average, as an NEA report issued last week showed, there is concern that the rate of coral bleaching, a phenomenon already plaguing reefs in local waters, will accelerate. El Nino is the abnormal warming of the tropical Pacific Ocean which, in the case of South-east...
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