Carnegie Mellon University wrongly tells 800 applicants they got in

(Reuters) – Carnegie Mellon University mistakenly informed about 800 applicants that they had won a place in one of the school’s prestigious computer science programs before retracting the acceptance letters, the school said. The acceptance letters were sent by email on Monday, according to the Pittsburgh-based school.

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TransferWise launches U.S. money transfer service, eyes more markets

By Jemima Kelly LONDON (Reuters) – British online money transfer business TransferWise launched its U.S. operation on Tuesday, the first step of an international expansion that will use $58 million in new backing to compete with the likes of Western Union and MoneyGram. TransferWise is among the biggest of a clutch of internet start-ups that have begun to challenge the dominance of the established companies and banks that provide money transfer services for ordinary consumers.

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‘Dick Poop’ slip sends Oscar nominee into social media swirl

By Eric Kelsey LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – For Dick Pope, the cinematographer who earned his second Oscar nomination on Thursday for British historical drama “Mr. Turner,” one scatological slip of the tongue made him a trending topic. Isaacs quickly corrected her mistake, but in the Twitter age it could not stop “Dick Poop” from trending globally just below the nominations itself

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Virgin, Qualcomm to invest in Internet-via-satellite venture

By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – Richard Branson's Virgin Group and Qualcomm Inc will invest in a venture to build and fly a constellation of 648 satellites that can provide high-speed, global Internet access, company officials said on Thursday.

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Exclusive: White House says net neutrality legislation not needed

By Alina Selyukh and Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Thursday said legislation was not necessary to settle so-called “net neutrality” rules because the Federal Communications Commission had the authority to write them. Republicans in Congress are trying to drum up support for a bill that would counter the FCC's upcoming new rules. “In terms of legislation, we don’t believe it’s necessary given that the FCC has the authorities that it needs under Title II,” a White House official told Reuters

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