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Vertical 'Pinkhouses:' The Future Of Urban Farming?

Horticulturists think vertical farming's future may lie in indoor warehouses lit up magenta by LEDs.

Google Reportedly Faces FTC Antitrust Probe Over Display Ads

NPR | May 24, 2013 11:52 a.m.

The FTC may open an antitrust probe into how Google runs its online display advertising business.

Can This Man Bring Silicon Valley To Yangon?

NPR | May 24, 2013 6:29 a.m.

A Stanford MBA who used to work for Google returned to Myanmar to be an Internet entrepreneur.

3-D Printer Makes Life-Saving Splint For Baby Boy's Airway

NPR | May 23, 2013 10:53 a.m.

The innovative procedure has allowed Kaiba Gionfriddo to stay off a ventilator for more than a year.

Portland Tests New Emergency Communications System

OPB | May 22, 2013 1:35 p.m.

The city of Portland started a three-day regional exercise on May 22 to test a new emergency communications system.

How That 'Nigerian Email Scam' Got Started

NPR | May 22, 2013 1:31 p.m.

The "Nigerian prince" or "419" scam actually was in use long before email.

GIF Talk: Do You Say It With A G Or A J?

NPR | May 22, 2013 12:41 p.m.

The file format's creator says you should use a soft "J," like "Jif," not a hard "G."

Microsoft Reveals New Xbox One Game System

NPR | May 22, 2013 9:44 a.m.

The new console replaces the Xbox 360, which has been on the market for more than seven years.

Quantum Or Not, New Supercomputer Is Certainly Something Else

NPR | May 22, 2013 8:33 a.m.

The machine supposedly runs on the strange laws of quantum mechanics. But some critics have doubts.

Microsoft Unveils Its New Xbox One

NPR | May 22, 2013 8:04 a.m.

It's a big step for a company that's struggled to break through on the web and in mobile technology.

'Reinventing The Register' May Take Time For Square

NPR | May 21, 2013 3:43 p.m.

Square is the much buzzed-about digital payments company started by the founder of Twitter.

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