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      An undated handout photo provided by NASA shows the Thwaites Glacier in the West Antarctic.

      Ice melt could make seas rise 6 feet by 2100

      The drumbeat of warnings about the dire effects of rising sea levels has accelerated, with two recent reports calling into question whether some parts of the planet will become impossible to live in.
      CEO of Google DeepMind, Demis Hassabis, left, shakes hands with South Korean professional Go player Lee Sedol during a press conference on March 8 ahead of the Google DeepMind Challenge Match in Seoul. Lee Sedol and Google's artificial intelligence program, AlphaGo will play in a five game tournament from March 9 to March 15.

      Computer victorious over human champion

      A computer was the clear winner in a best-of-five series against Lee Se-dol, the long-reigning champion of the world's most complex board game. The achievements of the Google DeepMind computer, AlphaGo, are considered a significant advancement in artificial intelligence.
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      Vetting drivers in age of Uber

      The recent mass shooting in Kalamazoo, Michigan, has placed public attention squarely on the issue of the background checks performed on Uber drivers.
      Former lovers, now hostile roommates, bus tour guide Gary (VINCE VAUGHN) and art dealer Brooke (JENNIFER ANISTON) ?share? a quiet moment in the romantic comedy The Break-Up.

      Breakup service does the dirty work

      The Breakup Shop's unconventional methods spark a conversation about the ever-increasing role technology plays in modern relationships, especially among millennials.
      A drone is flown for recreational purposes as an airplane passes nearby in the sky above Old Bethpage, New York on September 5, 2015.

      Feds test SkyTracker rogue drone detector

      The FAA and Department of Homeland Security have successfully tested a new prototype technology called SkyTracker, which is designed to find rogue drones flying near airports.

      Don't plug this date into your iPhone

      Your iPhone really hates January 1, 1970. It hates it so much that it will permanently crash if you change your iPhone's time settings to that date.