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Alibaba To Move Into Social Media With Snapchat Investment
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Mar 16, 2015 08:01 PM EDT |
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba's decision to invest US$200 million into photo and message sharing app Snapchat goes beyond financial gains. The foray into social media is part of the company's strategy to grow into a bigger player in the U.S. market for online shopping and content creation.
Earth Left with Huge Blind Spot After Comet-spotting Program's Funding Gets Cut
| Dino Lirios | | Oct 20, 2014 08:23 AM EDT |
The dedicated comet-spotting program, - the NASA-funded Australian survey - has been closed down, leaving the Earth with a huge blind spot for catastrophic comet strikes.
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