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Japan's Panasonic wins control of ailing Sanyo

Technology / Business

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Panasonic Corp. announced Thursday it had secured a controlling stake in smaller rival Sanyo Electric Co. in a 4.6-billion-dollar takeover that revamps Japan's troubled electronics industry.


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US residents gorging on data bytes: study

Technology / Internet

created 14 hours ago | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 1

If the data devoured in the United States last year were converted to text there would be enough books to bury the country under a pile seven feet (two meters) deep, according to a study released Wednesday.


Class-action suit pits woman against 'dishonest' ads on Facebook

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A 41-year-old part-time dance instructor and graphic designer from Santa Cruz is the face of a class-action lawsuit designed to force Web sites that offer social gaming to rein in what she calls deceptive ads.


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Ubiquitous in U.S., Google struggles for market share in China

Technology / Internet

created 15 hours ago | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

In China, Google means underdog. While the Mountain View company dominates the search market in the United States, it is not part of the pop lexicon on the other side of the Pacific. In its nine years in China, ...


Decline of hormone therapy decreases breast cancer cases, analysis finds

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created 16 hours ago | popularity 2.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

The declining use of hormone therapy among women has led to 6,000 fewer invasive breast cancer cases a year, according to an analysis by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The research quantifies and advances ...


AOL finalized its divorce from Time Warner

AOL going public after Time Warner divorce

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AOL finalized its divorce from Time Warner on Wednesday, ending one of the most disastrous marriages in corporate history and leaving the Internet pioneer facing an uncertain future.


Disagreement Over Mammography Task Force Study

Disagreement Over Mammography Task Force Study

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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When a government-appointed panel of experts released new guidelines last month calling for fewer routine mammograms, they were met with public confusion, political outrage, and a media storm that left women ...


How to encourage big ideas

How to encourage big ideas

Other Sciences / Economics

created 17 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study suggests certain types of funding -- which provide more freedom and focus less on near-term results -- lead to more innovative and influential research.


3 Questions: Henry Jacoby on Copenhagen

3 Questions: Henry Jacoby on Copenhagen

Space & Earth / Environment

created 18 hours ago | popularity 2.8 / 5 (6) | comments 3

The co-director of MIT’s Global Change program discusses what to expect from the U.N. Climate Change Conference, and the effects of 'Climategate.'


People surround the battery-powered underwater glider "Scarlet Knight" after its arrival at the port of Baiona

Robot completes first underwater crossing of Atlantic Ocean

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created 19 hours ago | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 2

Spain on Wednesday handed back to the United States a robot which last week completed the first underwater crossing of the Atlantic Ocean to help monitor climate change by tracking temperatures.



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