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Craigslist founder joins Wikimedia advisory board
Nov 13, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The nonprofit group that runs online encyclopedia Wikipedia said Friday that it named Craig Newmark, the founder of Web classifieds site Craigslist, to its advisory board.
575-million-dollar fund targets technology startups
Nov 02, 2009 |
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Silicon Valley venture capital firm Greylock Partners said Monday it has 575 million dollars in a new fund to back promising technology startups.
4 in 10 US families lack money for essential household expenses when unemployed
Nov 17, 2009 |
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Today the Institute on Assets and Social Policy (IASP) at Brandeis University's Heller School released a new research and policy brief which reports that four in ten U.S. families lack sufficient assets to pay for essential ...
Verizon launches TV-online movie channel
Oct 30, 2009 |
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US telecom firm Verizon launched a high-definition movie channel on Friday, letting subscribers watch films on-demand on televisions or on the Internet.
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Sony Ericsson closes NC, other sites as HQ moves
Nov 18, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Cell phone handset maker Sony Ericsson will move its North American headquarters from North Carolina to Atlanta and close a half-dozen sites worldwide as it retrenches against what it expects will be a tighter market ...
Astronauts get extra moving time at space station
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Nov 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The astronauts aboard the shuttle-station complex are getting some extra moving time.
Nokia Siemens Networks to lay off up to 5,700
Nov 03, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Nokia Siemens Networks said Tuesday it will lay off up to 5,700 workers globally as part of a move to cut annual costs by euro500 million ($740 million).
Microsoft, Taiwan to set up cloud computing centre
Nov 04, 2009 |
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US software giant Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday signed an agreement with Taiwan to jointly establish a research centre here for the development of Internet computing technology.
Magazine publishers creating 'iTunes for magazines': reports
Nov 25, 2009 |
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US magazine publishers Time Inc., Conde Nast and Hearst are preparing to launch an online newsstand described as an "iTunes for magazines," according to published reports.
EMI music videos, concerts coming to Hulu.com
Nov 18, 2009 |
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EMI Music announced Wednesday it will offer free music videos and concerts on Hulu.com, making it the first major label to strike a deal with the increasingly popular US-based online video site.
MySpace in talks to buy imeem
Nov 17, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Online social hub MySpace is in talks to acquire struggling free music streaming site imeem, two people familiar with the matter said Tuesday.
Europe's first 'personalised paper' rolls off the presses
Nov 16, 2009 |
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Billed as Europe's first "personalised paper", "niiu", a newspaper tailored to readers' individual wishes and delivered to their door before 08:00 am, made its first appearance in Berlin on Monday.
Microbes to Take Over Ethanol Production?
Nov 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Not too long ago, it seemed that ethanol production was the wave of the future. The use of trash, wood chips or different types of plants -- usually grass or corn -- to make ethanol was considered ...
Astronauts await word of baby girl on Earth
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Nov 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Atlantis' astronauts anxiously awaited word on the birth of one crewman's daughter Friday, as they moved more supplies into the International Space Station and geared up for another spacewalk.
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