Globe Talk: Appetite not always profitable

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Competition usually means more choices and cheaper prices for customers, but for companies, it can mean a hard slog ahead even at the best of times.


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Sharp Achieves the World’s Highest Power Density for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells

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Sharp Corp. has achieved the world's highest power density, 0.3W/cc, for direct methanol fuel cells (DMFC) for mobile equipment. This new technology enables efficient power generation from a small cell volume. The use of ...

IBM Research Unveils Breakthrough In Solar Farm Technology

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IBM today announced a research breakthrough in photovoltaics technology that could significantly reduce the cost of harnessing the Sun's power for electricity.

PurchasePro founder convicted in stock fraud scheme

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(AP) -- A one-time dot-com billionaire was convicted Thursday of stock fraud and obstruction of justice after a court finding that he deceived investors in his Las Vegas software company.

EU warns Google over photos on Street View

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(AP) -- The EU's top data protection supervisor said Thursday that Google Inc.'s "Street View" map and imaging feature could pose privacy problems if it launches in Europe.

Woman indicted in Missouri MySpace suicide case

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(AP) -- A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted a Missouri woman for her alleged role in perpetrating a hoax on the online social network MySpace against a 13-year-old neighbor girl who then committed suicide.