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CLOTHING 
February 10, 2018 The Death of Clothing
NEW YORK, United States — The apparel industry has a big problem. At a time when the economy is growing, unemployment is low, wages are rebounding and consumers are eager to buy, Americans are spending less and less on clothing. The woes of retailers are often blamed on Amazon.com Inc. and its vise grip on e-commerce […]
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ELECTRONICS 
July 10, 2017 Consumer electronics co Jawbone’s demise a case of ‘death by overfunding’ in Silicon Valley
Consumer electronics company Jawbone had more than enough money to take on Fitbit and other health-tracking devices in the “wearables” market. (File Photo) Consumer electronics company Jawbone had more than enough money to take on Fitbit and other health-tracking devices in the “wearables” market. That may have ended up being its biggest problem. Top-tier venture […]
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COMPUTERS 
April 12, 2016 Windows 10 Blue Screen of Death Now Shows a QR Code
Microsoft for the first time since Windows 8 has updated its Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) interface that shows up when the operating system crashes due to a critical error. The updated screen now shows QR codes to help technicians identify error codes in the blue screens. It is worth mentioning that until now, the […]
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ALL DEALS 
March 4, 2016 Scientists investigate suspected meteorite death in Tamil Nadu
A file photo of a meteor streaking across the sky. The last reported death from a meteorite strike was in 1825. Photo: AFP/Nasa Chennai: Indian scientists are investigating whether a man was killed by a meteorite, which if confirmed would be the first recorded death from falling fragments of space rock in almost 200 years. […]
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ALL DEALS 
February 18, 2016 What do we owe Rohith Vemula after his death?
Photo Credit: PTI 18.3K Total Views Rohith Vemula, a 26-year-old doctoral research scholar at the Central University of Hyderabad, took his life last month by hanging himself with a political banner in a friend’s hostel room. Neither mental depression nor personal failure was the cause of the suicide. The crimes that led to his premature […]
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NEWS 
February 11, 2016 The Daily Fix: Rohith Vemula’s death isn’t just because of Hindutva, plus nine other weekend reads
12.5K Total Views The Latest: Top stories of the day 1. With Maharashtra chief minister planning to step in, activists and the management of the Shani Shingnapur temple met to discuss the demand of letting women pray in its inner sanctum. 2. An investigative report into the death of a six-year-old in a Delhi school […]
