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Phone companies get new tools to give robocalls the boot

Phone companies will have greater authority to block unwanted calls from reaching customers as regulators adopted new rules to combat automated messages known as robocalls.

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Graffiti in active volcano at Death Valley erased by park service

National Park Service employees had to roll out about 600 feet of hose to erase the latest graffiti at Death Valley: large letters and symbols scratched into the mud bottom of Ubehebe Crater at the northern end of the national park.

Niche problems addressed at Startup Weekend Las Vegas

Daniel Lopez came to Techstars Startup Weekend in Las Vegas with an idea he’s been carrying around with him since 2015. He left with a minimum viable product called SureStep, a team and the loot that comes with winning first place.

Thousands of scientists issue dire ‘warning to humanity’

In late 1992, 1,700 scientists from around the world issued a dire “warning to humanity.” They said humans had pushed Earth’s ecosystems to their breaking point and were well on the way to ruining the planet.

New autonomous NASA space shuttle lands successful test flight

It only lasted a minute. And it flew from just 12,500 feet. But Saturday’s first-ever successful test flight of a miniature, new-generation space shuttle was something of a coup for the Sierra Nevada Corp., which had been waiting years to fly.

Cloud over Nevada waste dump was harmless steam, regulators say

A plume of white smoke spotted this week at a hazardous waste dump south of Beatty was steam released during a treatment process to neutralize a tanker of acidic liquid waste, according to state regulators.

 
Pokemon Go developers to help make ‘Harry Potter’ AR game

Fantastic beasts, wizard adventures and magic spells will come to life in a new “Harry Potter” augmented reality mobile game from Pokemon Go developer Niantic Inc and Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment, the companies said on Wednesday.

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