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OKCupid defends fake matches in the name of science
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Internet usage-based pricing confuses consumers, U.S. watchdog finds
Consumers often incorrectly estimate how much data they consume online and pay internet providers for more downloading and uploading than they actually do, a U.S. government watchdog says. More read comments
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Audio 'Hot Seat' alarm alerts parents who forget child in hot car
A 17-year-old girl from New Mexico has invented a device aimed at reducing the chance a child will die in an overheated car. More read comments audio
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