Whole Foods strikes solar panel deal with SolarCity

Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images SolarCity employees unload solar panels from a truck during a home installation in Kendall Park, New Jersey. SolarCity’s shares popped Tuesday after the alternative energy company announced a deal to install solar panel

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The Samsung Galaxy S7 is selling better than expected with 10 million units moved in March

It would appear Samsung has done its sales magic yet again. Despite a pronounced slowdown in the high-end market, its Galaxy S7 duo has managed to exceed sales expectations. The figures are far from final, but according to Jay Yoo,

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Instagram follows Facebook with algorithm-run feeds

Photo and video-sharing app Instagram is following in the footsteps of its parent Facebook, by testing out an algorithm-based feed, showing moments users “care about the most” first. Announced in a blog post Tuesday, Instagram photos and videos will soon

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Brain appears to have different mechanisms for reconciling sight and sound

A new UCLA psychology study provides insights into how the brain combines sound and vision. The research suggests that there is not one sole mechanism in the brain that governs how much our senses work together to process information. Among

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Hedge fund ‘quants’ win heart diagnosis challenge

Two hedge fund “quants” have come up with an algorithm that diagnoses heart disease from MRI images, beating nearly 1,000 other teams in one of the most ambitious competitions in artificial intelligence. Tencia Lee, who recently left Los Angeles-based Crabel

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Hair analysis has become standard practice for determining whether someone has abused illicit drugs. But some experts have questioned whether current methods to wash away external contaminants from samples might affect test results. Now one team confirms that for cocaine

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