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SpaceX Lands Rocket on Platform in the Middle of the Ocean -- Start Up Your Day Roundup Plus: Cupertino's mayor feels abused by Apple.

By Lindsay Friedman

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Going big. First hot dogs, now this: Burger King's menu now includes a Whopper Dog.

Accused. Cupertino's mayor feels "abused," says Apple evades its taxes.

In remembrance. An urn shaped of a White Castle restaurant was commissioned by a woman as a memorial. She and her sister ate there after chemo treatments.

A new track. This McDonald's placemat is also a DJ controller.

Cut. Celebrated entrepreneurship course at Babson College is cut and its professor fired.

Victorious. A SpaceX lands a rocket successfully in the Atlantic Ocean.

The front lines. The Marine Corps is creating land-based battlefield robots with flying drone sidekicks. They would be used for "autonomous swarms."

Not enough. According to Facebook, the average user spends about 50 minutes a day on the social media platform. It may seem like a lot, but the company wants more.
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