Yahoo

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Yahoo: Company Announces Closure of Several Digital Magazines

Yahoo's Global Editor-in-Chief said on Wednesday that it would be discontinuing digital magazines covering food, parenting, health, travel and real estate as part of a plan to simplify business.

Uber

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Uber: Ride-Hailing Service Losing $1 Billion Annually in China, CEO Says

"We're profitable in the USA, but we're losing over $1 billion a year in China," CEO Travis Kalanick told BetaKit while discussing competition in the country from Alibaba-backed service Didi Kuaidi.

Fitbit

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Fitbit: Company Unveils Collaboration With Designer Public School for New Alta Line

Fitbit revealed the new Alta line of fitness trackers during Public School's show at New York Fashion Week on Sunday. The Alta trackers are available for pre-order on the Fitbit website for $129.95

Rajdeep Sardesai

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Rajdeep Sardesai: Journalist Says He is an 'Anti-National' Who Enjoys Eating a 'Well Done Beef Steak'

"I am anti-national because while I am a proud Hindu who wakes up to the Gayatri mantra, I also like a well done beef steak," Sardesai wrote on his blog.

Flipkart

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Flipkart: Online Retailer Launches Instant Cataloguing Service, Spotlist

The service enables small-scale businesses and artisans in India to catalogue and list products from their own premises. The retailer announced the launch on Wednesday.

NASA

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NASA: Agency Announces Development of Telescope With View 100 Times Larger Than Hubble's

NASA's Agency Program Management Council said Wednesday it decided to move forward with the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope. The telescope's slated launch date is in the mid-2020s.

Barack Obama: US President

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Barack Obama: US President Says He Will Visit Cuba in March, Would Be 1st President Since 1928 to Visit

"Next month, I'll travel to Cuba to advance our progress and efforts that can improve the lives of the Cuban people," Obama tweeted Thursday. Calvin Coolidge is the only U.S. president to visit Cuba.

South Korea

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South Korea: North Korea Planning Terror Attacks in Country, Reports Say

According to multiple reports, senior South Korean presidential official Kim Sung-woo said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered preparations for "terror" attacks in South Korea.

Pluto

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Pluto: Feb. 18 Marks 86th Anniversary of Dwarf Planet's Discovery

Pluto was discovered on Feb. 18, 1930, by Clyde W. Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Ariz. The International Astronomical Union downgraded Pluto to a dwarf planet in 2006.

Google Play Games

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Google Play Games: Online Gaming Service Introduces Gamer IDs

The gamer IDs replace the reliance on users signing into Google Play Games via Google+ on their Android phone or tablet, and users can now create a unique ID to sign in to play games on the service.

#TricolourForUnity

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#TricolourForUnity: All Central Universities to Fly National Flag From 207-Foot-Tall Masts, Official Says

Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani said the decision to fly the flag at all central universities had been taken after a meeting with the schools' vice chancellors Thursday.

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj

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Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj: Man Launches Online Petition for Google Doodle Honoring Warrior King

Amit Wankhede, 29, launched a petition on Change.org on Feb. 6 to seek support for a Google Doodle commemorating the Maratha warrior king's 368th birth anniversary on Feb. 19.

#Freedom251

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#Freedom251: Ringing Bells Launches Smartphone Priced at Rs 251

The Freedom 251 features a 4-inch qHD display, a 1.3GHz quad-core processor, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage and front and rear cameras. Bookings for the phone begin Wednesday.

Twitter

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Twitter: Social Media Company Launches Native GIF Search Button

Twitter announced in a blog post that the GIF button will roll out on iOS, Android and the web. Twitter partnered with Riffsy and Giphy to develop the feature allowing users to search and tweet GIFS.