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White House among targets of sweeping cyber attack (AP)

White House among targets of sweeping cyber attack

Technology / Internet

created Jul 08, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 2

(AP) -- The powerful attack that overwhelmed computers at U.S. and South Korean government agencies for days was even broader than initially realized, also targeting the White House, the Pentagon and the ...


SolarWinds shares climb during first trading day

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created May 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Shares of SolarWinds Inc. climbed Wednesday during the network management software maker's first day of trading, marking the latest flicker of life in an IPO market that has barely registered a pulse this year.





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Scientists trace shark fins to their geographic origin for first time using DNA tools

Scientists trace shark fins to their geographic origin for first time using DNA tools

Biology / Ecology

created 23 hours ago | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Millions of shark fins are sold at market each year to satisfy the demand for shark fin soup, a Chinese delicacy, but it has been impossible to pinpoint which sharks from which regions are most threatened ...


Don't bet newspapers will get rich shunning Google

Technology / Internet

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 6

(AP) -- There's an intriguing idea floating around the media: Microsoft Corp. wants to undercut Google so badly in Internet search that it might pay newspapers to withhold their content from Google. Just don't count on that ...


Lenovo buying back mobile phone business

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

(AP) -- Personal computer maker Lenovo Group said Friday it is joining the race to develop products that link phones and PCs by buying back a mobile phone business that it sold last year.


Web sites aim to survive with hyperlocal focus

Technology / Internet

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Finding a financially viable way to provide local news is a challenge large metropolitan newspapers are confronting. But a Coral Gables, Fla., Web site is among a few locally with faith it can succeed.


Facebook creates dual-class structure, but no IPO (AP)

Facebook creates dual-class structure, but no IPO

Technology / Business

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Facebook has created a dual-class stock structure designed to give founder Mark Zuckerberg and other existing shareholders control over the company.


Nokia to ax 220 R&D jobs in Japan

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created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Nokia Corp. said Tuesday it is axing 220 jobs at research and development units in Japan as the world's largest mobile phone maker continues to cut costs.


Cisco raises bid for Tandberg to $3.4 billion (AP)

Cisco raises bid for Tandberg to $3.4 billion

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

(AP) -- Cisco Systems Inc. said Monday it raised its bid for Norway's Tandberg ASA after only a fraction of Tandberg shareholders agreed to Cisco's initial offer.


Adobe Systems announced on Tuesday it was cutting some 680 jobs worldwide

Adobe cutting 680 jobs

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created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Adobe Systems, known for its Photoshop editing program and Acrobat document software, announced on Tuesday it was cutting some 680 jobs worldwide, about nine percent of its workforce.


EU objects to Oracle's takeover of Sun (AP)

EU objects to Oracle's takeover of Sun

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created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(AP) -- European antitrust regulators have formally objected to Sun Microsystems Inc.'s planned $7.4 billion sale to Oracle Corp., escalating a battle over a deal that has already been cleared in the U.S.


Failing the sniff test: Researchers find new way to spot fraud

Other Sciences / Economics

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Companies that commit fraud can find innovative ways to fudge the numbers, making it hard to tell something is wrong by just looking at their financial statements. But research from North Carolina State University unveils ...



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