Globe Talk: Enron's broadband debacle

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Enron was nothing if not flamboyant and eager to pursue the latest business trends. While its focus was on energy trading, it had expanded into telecommunications among other industries as executives cooked the books and the company's finances spun out of control.


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CMU prof whose 'last lecture' moved millions dies

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(AP) -- Randy Pausch said obstacles serve a purpose: They "give us a chance to show how badly we want something." Confronted with incurable cancer, he devised a last lecture that became an Internet sensation, a best-selling ...

FCC poised to punish Comcast over Web blocking

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(AP) -- A majority of members of the Federal Communications Commission have cast votes in favor of punishing Comcast Corp. for blocking subscribers' Internet traffic, an agency official said Friday.

AOL shutting 3 services to cut costs, focus on ads

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(AP) -- AOL is shutting three data-storage services, including one of the Internet's earliest photo-sharing sites, as it seeks to cut costs and focus resources on its advertising opportunities.

Bikers, pedestrians seeking better Web maps

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(AP) -- With the old gas-guzzler in the garage, you've got your bicycle ready and your sneakers laced up. Now all you need is a map of the quickest, safest routes for riding around town. Well, not so fast.

Netflix 2Q profit up 4 pct, beats analyst views

Jul 25, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet
(AP) -- Netflix Inc.'s second-quarter profit crept up 4 percent, beating analyst expectations as the online DVD rental leader signed up 168,000 new customers while spending less money to attract them to the service.