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Yahoo facing possible trial before Icahn showdown
(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. may have to defend its response to Microsoft Corp.'s takeover attempt in a trial that could sway the outcome of the Internet pioneer's August showdown...
Biofuel Battle Highlights U.N. Food Summit
World leaders laid out disagreements over the role of biofuel in rising global food prices at the three-day U.N. summit.
Web Browser Helps Autistic Children Learn
John LeSieur is in the software business, so he took particular interest when computers seemed mostly useless to his 6-year-old grandson, Zackary.
Group petitions FDA to ban some food colorings
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A consumer advocacy group called on the Food and Drug Administration Tuesday to ban the use of eight artificial colorings in food because the additives may cause...
Oklahoma City unveils new wireless network
(AP) -- Oklahoma City officials are unveiling what they're calling the largest city owned and operated Wi-Fi mesh network in the world.
Groundbreaking research study to measure 'how much information?' is in the world
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, today announced a new study to quantify the amounts and kinds of information being produced worldwide by businesses and consumers alike. ...
Average shoppers are willing to pay a premium for locally produced food
New research suggests that the average supermarket shopper is willing to pay a premium price for locally produced foods, providing some farmers an attractive option to enter a niche market...
G8 should support high-speed web access in Africa
Calestous Juma argues that G8 countries should support provision of cheap, fast Internet access in Africa — particularly to universities.
Liberal bill seeks to abolish hidden cellphone fees
Liberal MP David McGuinty has introduced a private member's bill that seeks to abolish the system access fee charged by cellphone providers and enact more rights for customers of telecommunications...
EU sees security threats lurking in printers
(AP) -- Printers and copiers could be the weak link in many corporate cyber defenses, the European Union's information security agency warned Tuesday.
Bosnia search for missing becomes global resource
SARAJEVO (Reuters) - An agency set up to identify the dead of the Yugoslav wars is now sharing its missing persons expertise with nations including Lebanon, Colombia and Iraq.
Biotechnology seen as a key to solving food crisis
ROME (Reuters) - Biotechnology can help solve the world's food crisis with benefits such as flood-resistant rice in Bangladesh or higher cotton yields in Burkina Faso, a senior U.S. official...
Eastern Seaboard States to Get Drought-monitoring Tool as Part of NOAA Grant
A group of researchers at the University of South Carolina has developed a web-based drought monitoring tool that calculates drought and displays data visually. Funded by a NOAA grant,...
Gassing Up Gas-Free [Slide Show] [News]
With the price of oil cresting over $130 per barrel, the timing of Chevrolet's "Project Driveway" field market research could not be better. The program is an opportunity for consumers...
Rice study shows why more than 25 percent of new CEOs last less than 3 years
An increasing number of CEOs are exiting their positions prematurely, according to a study by Yan Zhang at Rice University's Jones Graduate School of Management. Of the 204 company leaders...
Companies underestimate threat of data spills, says privacy commissioner
Many Canadian companies are leaving customers' personal information vulnerable to theft, refusing to bolster their security systems, the privacy commissioner said Tuesday.
Nevada Nuke Waste Site Takes Step Forward
The Bush administration moved a step closer to building a nuclear waste dump at Yucca Mountain in Nevada, filing a formal application for a construction license.
China's music industry warns Baidu search engine over piracy
Chinese music industry representatives Tuesday warned the nation's top search engine Baidu that it risked losing advertising contracts over allegations that it allowed the pirating of music files.
Finding Out What The Big Bang And Ink Jets Have In Common
It often turns out there is more to commonplace everyday events than meets the eye. The folding of paper, or fall of water droplets from a tap, are two such...
Fearing the Terminator
I heard one of the guys behind Games With A Purpose speaking on Future Tense a few days ago (sadly, their names are not listed on the website, and I...
Details about new medical school to be announced
The location of a new medical school in Saint John will be announced on Tuesday by Post-Secondary Education Minister Ed Doherty.
The Institute of Food Technologists' Annual Meeting & Food Expo
Experts from industry, government and academia will gather at IFT's 2008 Annual Meeting and Food Expo taking place June 28 - July 1 at the New Orleans Morial Convention Center...
Brocade to pay $160M to settle options lawsuit
(AP) -- Brocade Communications Systems Inc. has agreed to pay the plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit $160 million to settle allegations the networking equipment maker hurt investors by tampering...
Spiralfrog.com to offer downloads from EMI artists
(AP) -- SpiralFrog Inc., which operates an ad-supported, free music and video download Web site, said Monday it will soon begin offering content from Coldplay, Keith Urban and other...
AT&T settles suit over 3rd-party cell phone fees
(AP) -- AT&T customers who have seen mysterious charges for ringtones and other content show up on their cell-phone bills will be eligible for refunds as part of the...
Sun Microsystems' sales chief resigns
(AP) -- The global sales chief of Sun Microsystems Inc. resigned Monday as the slumping server and software maker revealed plans to restructure its sales force to focus more...
Essay: An Overflowing Five-Day Banquet of Science and Its Meanings
The World Science Festival in New York City did not go off without a hitch, but the organizers got a lot right and may have created a new cultural institution.
Findings: The Future Is Now? Pretty Soon, at Least
Ray Kurzweil is a futurist with a track record who makes his predictions using what he calls the Law of Accelerating Returns.