Smart Farming: Data Enabling the Future of Agriculture

How will we double food production by 2050 with less land every year? Data and analytics have many benefits in our world today, and agriculture has more data than almost any other industry. This short film explores how farmers around the world are using data to increase food production and meet the ever-growing demand. This video is part of the 3M documentary series, Data Driven, exploring the future of sustainability and data. Watch “Data driven. Advancing a sustainable future.” Learn more about immersion cooling at 3m.com/datadriven.

Data driven. Advancing a sustainable future.

What is the future of the cloud? Take an inside look at the rise of our data driven world and the environmental impact of the energy consumption that data centers have today. Explore the science and technology that will sustain our expanding digital landscape into the future. A short documentary from 3M on the future of data centers, featuring industry leaders, engineers and sustainability experts. Hear from the Open Compute Project, Datacenter Dynamics, Allied Control and others about the scale of the challenge and the potential for transformational change through new energy efficient technologies such as immersion cooling. Explore this topic further at 3m.com/datadrivenlife Learn more about immersion cooling at 3m.com/datadriven.

China: We will hit back if US announces new tariffs

Beijing says it will 'resolutely defend' its interests if President Donald Trump announces new tariffs on Chinese goods.

China: We will hit back if US announces new tariffs

Beijing has renewed a warning that it will retaliate if President Donald Trump goes through with plans to slap new tariffs on Chinese goods worth billions of dollars.

Lucky Breaks, Video and Pink Gloves Led to Austin Bombing Suspect

Officials investigated near a red vehicle believed to have been driven by the suspect in Round Rock, Tex., on Wednesday.

Nonfiction: A Call to Action for Girl Squads Everywhere

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After Months of Acrimony, Baghdad Strikes Deal With Kurds

Iraqi and Kurdish leaders reached an agreement in time for Newroz, the Kurdish new year festival, ushered in with a fire ceremony on Tuesday night in Akra, Iraq.

Thinking About Having a ‘Green’ Funeral? Here’s What to Know

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White House Job Requirement: Signing a Nondisclosure Agreement

A swearing-in ceremony for members of President Trump’s administration in January 2017.

Ex-Chief of C.I.A. Suggests Putin May Have Compromising Information on Trump

John O. Brennan said Russia may have compromising information on President Trump, setting off furious speculation about whether the former spy chief was basing that assertion on inside information.

Op-Ed Contributor: Are the French the New Optimists?

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Efforts to Secure Elections Moving Too Slowly, Senators Tell Homeland Security Chief

Kirstjen Nielsen, the secretary of homeland security, and Jeh Johnson, who served in the post under President Barack Obama during the 2016 election, testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday.

Congressional Leaders Agree on $1.3 Trillion Spending Bill as Deadline Looms

Congress has needed five stopgap spending measures to keep the government open since the 2018 fiscal year began on Oct. 1.

Trade jitters send European shares to two-week low

LONDON, March 22 (Reuters) - Concerns around trade tariffs sent European shares tumbling to a two-week low on Thursday as the U.S. prepared to announce hefty tariffs on Chinese imports.

Greenpeace boards rig due to drill for Statoil in Arctic

OSLO, March 22 (Reuters) - Greenpeace activists have boarded a rig that was due to sail to the Arctic to drill prospects on behalf of oil firm Statoil, the environmentalist group said on Thursday.

UPDATE 2-Chinese drone maker DJI seeking at least $500 mln in funds -sources

* Aims to expand into drones for farm, energy, building sectors

Autoliv says CEO Carlson to take the helm at spin-off Veoneer

STOCKHOLM, March 22 (Reuters) - Autoliv , the world's biggest maker of airbags and seatbelts, said on Thursday its chief executive Jan Carlson would become head of its electronics business, Veoneer, which it plans to spin off and list in the third quarter.

U.S. firm Starwood seeks stakes in Austrian property groups

VIENNA, March 22 (Reuters) - U.S. private equity firm Starwood Capital Group is seeking to acquire a quarter of Austrian property company CA Immo and a smaller stake in its rival Immofinanz, it said in an offer to their shareholders on Thursday.

EXPLAINER-China aims to challenge Brent, WTI oil with crude futures launch

BEIJING, March 22 (Reuters) - The launch of China's yuan-denominated oil futures will mark the culmination of a decade-long push by the Shanghai Futures Exchange (ShFE) aimed at giving the world's largest energy consumer more power in pricing crude sold to Asia.

China's oil futures: frazzle or dazzle for foreign traders?

BEIJING, March 22 (Reuters) - China's crude oil futures, to be launched on Monday, will be a major step in Beijing's years-long push to win greater sway over oil pricing, but for western traders it will likely bring frustration as well as opportunity.