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Experimental philosophy movement explores real-life dilemmas

Other Sciences / Other

created Jul 02, 2008 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 1

Imagine a business executive who thinks: "I know that this new policy will harm the environment, but I don't care at all about that – I just want to increase profits." Is the business executive harming the environment intentionally? ...





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GE to sell security unit to United Technologies

Technology / Business

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US conglomerate General Electric on Thursday announced it would sell its security unit to United Technologies Corp. for 1.82 billion dollars.


Xbox exec Shane Kim to retire after 19 years

Technology / Business

created Sep 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Shane Kim, the Microsoft Corp. executive who oversaw the growth of its video game business from the original Xbox and through such hits as "Halo" and "Gears of War," is retiring after 19 years with the software maker.


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'Cloud' computing market 14 bln dollars by 2014: Gartner

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created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Industry tracker Gartner forecast on Monday that revenue from Internet-based "cloud computing" will top 14 billion dollars annually by the end of 2013.


S. Korean firm to open major dog cloning centre

Biology / Biotechnology

created Aug 14, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A South Korean biotechnology firm will early next year open a centre capable eventually of producing up to 1,000 cloned dogs annually, a company executive said Friday.


Engaged employees deliver improved business performance

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Research indicates that in the UK and US as many as 70% of employees may not be engaged at work. Therefore, it is not surprising that employee engagement has become something of a hot topic amongst business ...


More than half of US companies do not allow employees to visit social networks such as Facebook while at work

No Facebook at work in most US companies

Technology / Internet

created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

More than half of US companies do not allow employees to visit social networks such as Facebook, MySpace or Twitter while at work, according to a new survey.


Executive who led Google's China expansion leaving (AP)

Executive who led Google's China expansion leaving

Technology / Business

created Sep 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- The executive who led Google Inc.'s expansion in China after being hired away from Microsoft Corp. following a high-profile court battle is leaving to start his own business, the U.S. search engine ...


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Nortel strikes deal to sell business unit to Avaya

Technology / Business

created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Canadian telecom equipment maker Nortel said Monday it reached a deal to sell its enterprise solutions business to US-based Avaya for 475 million dollars pending approval of a bankruptcy court.


Online radio stations strike big deal on royalties

Technology / Internet

created Jul 07, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(AP) -- The future of Internet radio appears more secure after a handful of online stations reached an agreement Tuesday to head off a potentially crippling increase in copyright royalty rates.


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NY files antitrust suit against Intel (Update)

Technology / Business

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (7) | comments 0

(AP) -- New York's attorney general hit Intel Corp. with an antitrust lawsuit Wednesday, claiming the company used "illegal threats and collusion" to dominate the market for computer microprocessors.



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