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Game theory and machine learning offer better bidding strategies

Technology / Computer Sciences

created May 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- By combining techniques from game theory and artificial intelligence, computer scientists at the University of Michigan have developed a better way to find the best bidding strategy in a simulated auction ...





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T. rex still looking for home after Vegas auction

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Oct 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- A fossilized Tyrannosaurus rex is still looking for a home after bidders failed to meet the minimum price Saturday at a Las Vegas auction.


Ciena wins court approval for Nortel unit bid

Technology / Business

created Oct 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Ciena Corp. won court approval Thursday to start bidding on Nortel Network Corp.'s optical and Ethernet division with an offer valued at more than $532 million.


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India says will start 3G auction in January

Technology / Telecom

created Oct 25, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

India said Saturday a long-delayed auction of radio bandwidth for third generation (3G) telecommunications services will start in January and will be open to foreign companies.


Rare Charles Darwin book found on toilet bookshelf (AP)

Rare Charles Darwin book found on toilet bookshelf

Biology / Other

created Nov 22, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 2

(AP) -- An auction house says it is selling a rare first edition of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" found in a family's guest lavatory in southern England.


Ciena bids $521M for Nortel business units

Technology / Business

created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Ciena Corp. is offering cash and stock worth $521 million to acquire some of Nortel's most-prized remaining business units as the fallen telecommunications company continues to liquidate.


Internet giant Google is considering entering India's third-generation (3G) telecommunications market

Google eyeing India 3G market: report

Technology / Telecom

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Internet giant Google is considering entering India's third-generation (3G) telecommunications market, a report said Tuesday.


PayPal is owned by California-based online auction titan eBay

PayPal opening doors to outside developers

Technology / Internet

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

PayPal plans to throw open the doors of its software platform to enable outside developers to build innovative tools using the online financial transaction service.


EBay admits more work ahead for marketplaces unit

Technology / Internet

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

(AP) -- EBay Inc. has been struggling to improve its online marketplace, and the company acknowledged Wednesday that it still has a long way to go. But eBay also highlighted the strength of its PayPal unit, predicting its ...


More women under 40 choosing double mastectomy to prevent recurrence of cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Women with breast cancer who are under the age of 40 and who have women surgeons are more likely to opt to have their healthy breasts removed to prevent recurrence, a University of Minnesota study has found.


NASA technology key component of new diagnostic aid from DynaDx

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

NASA technology will now be available to the medical community to help in the diagnosis and prediction of syndromes that affect the brain, such as stroke, dementia, and traumatic brain injury.



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