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Maine girl bouncing back after 6-organ transplant

(AP) -- A 9-year-old Maine girl is home from a Boston hospital healthy, active and with high hopes - and a new stomach, liver, spleen, small intestine, pancreas, and part of an esophagus to replace the ones ...

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created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

NY Times net profit declines in fourth quarter

The New York Times Co. said Thursday that a print advertising revenue slide and weaker results at advice website About.com dragged down net profit in the fourth quarter.

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Makers of infamous BigDog robot unveil human version - PETMAN (w/ video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Uh oh. Boston Dynamics, makers of the BigDog robot that can haul stuff around for the military has released a video of PETMAN, a human version that looks like a combination of the Terminator ...

Electronics / Robotics

created Nov 01, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (27) | comments 39 | with audio podcast report

Newspaper website visits up despite paywalls: NAA

Traffic to US newspaper websites rose over the past year despite the introduction of paywalls by a number of outlets, the Newspaper Association of America (NAA) said Thursday.

Technology / Internet

created Oct 21, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New York Times adds 43,000 digital subscribers

The New York Times added more than 40,000 digital subscribers in the third quarter but advertising revenue continued to slide.

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Boston hospital performs double hand transplant

(AP) -- A quadruple amputee who received new hands through a transplant operation says he is looking forward to doing ordinary things again: getting dressed, taking a shower, making coffee and, sweetest of ...

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created Oct 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Carlos Slim ups stake in NY Times to 8.1 percent

Carlos Slim, the Mexican magnate believed to be the world's richest individual, has increased his stake in the The New York Times Co. to 8.1 percent, regulatory filings showed Thursday.

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Boston Dynamics unwraps military robot AlphaDog (w/ video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Boston Dynamics has taken the wraps off its newest prototype combat escort, AlphaDog, which was developed with funding from DARPA and the US Marine Corps. Waltham, Massachusetts-based Boston ...

Electronics / Robotics

created Oct 03, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (19) | comments 38 | with audio podcast weblog

Boston Globe launches subscription-only website

The Boston Globe on Monday became the latest major US newspaper to begin charging readers online.

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NY Times Co. posts 2Q loss weighed by writedown

(AP) -- The New York Times Co. reported a second-quarter net loss Thursday because of an accounting adjustment it made for the declining value of its smaller newspapers. But early results from its flagship paper's paid digital ...

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New York Times suffers quarterly loss

The New York Times Company said Thursday it lost $120 million in the second quarter, as income from digital subscriptions failed to make up for a steep write-down of its print newspaper assets.

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Robot walks a 40.5-mile ultramarathon without recharge (w/ video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Pulling an all-nighter and then some, the Cornell robot Ranger set a new world record May 2 by walking 40.5 miles on a single battery charge without stopping or being touched.

Electronics / Robotics

created May 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

$200 million bid underway for The Boston Globe

The Boston Globe reported Friday that a businessman is preparing to offer more than $200 million to buy the struggling newspaper from its owner, The New York Times Co.

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Boston hospital performs 2nd full-face transplant

(AP) -- Doctors at a Boston hospital have performed the nation's second full-face transplant, less than a month after the first.

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Over 100,000 paid subscribers for NYTimes.com

The New York Times Co. released its first figures on Thursday since it began charging for full access to NYTimes.com, saying it has signed up more than 100,000 paid subscribers in three weeks.

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