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Educating Managers On Computer Fraud Could Cut Crime
A computer scientist has devised an antifraud strategy for business. He suggests that managers should be made aware of security issues and send out cues to junior staff that they...
ID-Protection Spokesman Has ID Stolen
Todd Davis has dared criminals to try stealing his identity: Ads for his fraud-prevention company, LifeLock, even offer his Social Security number next to his smiling mug. Alas, it hasn't...
New Statistical Method Reveals Surprises About Our Ancestry
A statistical approach to studying genetic variation promises to shed new light on the history of human migration. Application of the method has already turned up such surprising findings as...
Tension release motivates gambling
Tension release is an important motivator for problem gamblers, contrary to the popular assumption that desire for money is the main driver, according to research.
TSX halts trading in BCE shares
The Toronto Stock Exchange halted all trading in BCE shares Thursday after a glitch caused 'data integrity concerns.'
Pathologist offer moves N.L. to top pay rates: Williams
A new wage package moves Newfoundland pathologists to the top of the pay heap, Danny Williams says.
Collaboration trumps competition at Microsoft research 'road show'
Collaboration trumped competition on Thursday as Microsoft researchers showed peers from rivals such as Google innovations being developed in their labs.
Toyota building $192M green-car battery plant
(AP) -- Toyota is building a $192 million plant in Japan to produce batteries for gas-electric hybrid vehicles, as it seeks to keep its lead in an intensifying race...
Yahoo postpones annual meeting, battle with Icahn
(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. on Thursday postponed a looming showdown for control of its board, giving itself more time to prepare a defense - or negotiate a sale to...
Seattle falcon fans keeping eye on raptors
SEATTLE, May 23 (UPI) -- Scientists tracking the migration of peregrine falcons said two of three peregrine falcon chicks have hatched in a nest box atop a tower...
Carbon market could be worth 2 trillion euros in 2020: study
The global market in CO2 emission rights could be worth two trillion euros (3.14 trillion dollars) by 2020 if the United States joins the scheme, analysis group Point Carbon said...
Bell opens online video store
Bell Canada has launched an online video store that sells and rents TV shows and movies for download, a service that pits the telecommunications giant against Apple Inc.'s iTunes store...
Medtronic Spine settles fraud case
WASHINGTON, May 22 (UPI) -- Medtronic Spine, formerly Kyphon, agreed to pay $75 million to settle allegations of defrauding Medicare, the U.S. Justice Department said Thursday.
Access to next-gen Internet may be uneven
(AP) -- The lack of high-speed Internet access in some areas of the U.S. has been hotly debated, even as that digital divide has narrowed. But a new, wider...
On a roll: Students bring mobility to remote areas
An MIT graduate student in mechanical engineering has spent much of the last three years trying to address wheelchair limitations in developing countries by working in various countries in Africa...
New Florida Law Allows Low-Cost Health Policies
The legislation is aimed at providing low-cost health coverage to the uninsured by allowing the sale of stripped-down insurance policies.
At One University, Tobacco Money Is a Secret
A public university has a contract with a company that bars professors from publishing studies without consent.
Northeastern University Recognized as National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Research
The National Security Agency (NSA) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have announced that Northeastern University has been selected as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information...
MTS wireless alliance dissolves
A consortium headed by Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. that planned to bid on wireless spectrum in Canada has fallen apart, just five days before the federal government starts to auction...
BCE shares plunge after court ruling
Shares of BCE Inc. tumbled in very heavy trading Thursday after a court ruling late Wednesday threw into doubt the biggest takeover in Canadian history.
Space agency puts out call for astronauts
Canadians and residents of Canada with science and engineering degrees or a licence to practice medicine might want to start checking the want ads Thursday, because the Canadian Space Agency...
Internet Terror Threat to US 'Not Serious'
An "analyst" who supposedly has "close connections" to al Qaeda was quoted in an article posted on the Internet Wednesday as saying that a strike against the U.S. and European...
U of T research supports Ontario ban on cigarette displays
Toronto, ON. - Just weeks before Ontario implements a ban on the retail display of all tobacco products, new research from the Ontario Tobacco Research Unit at the University...
Calgary seniors' health information on stolen computers
Dozens of Calgary seniors are alarmed after learning their credit-card numbers, addresses and health-card numbers were stored on computers that were stolen recently.
Dutch robot Flame walks like a human
Researcher Daan Hobbelen of TU Delft has developed a new, highly-advanced walking robot: Flame. This type of research, for which Hobbelen will receive his PhD on Friday 30 May, is...
Feature: Budget gives and takes
It was a case of give and take for science, research and innovation in the Rudd Government’s first budget, reports Denice Rice.
"Benders" Make Sweet Noise from Old Toys [Slideshow] [News]
What do a Texas Instruments Speak & Spell learning toy, a vintage 1980s Casio keyboard and a Little Tikes toy megaphone have in common? All can be dismantled, rewired and...
EU to scrutinise Microsoft's promise to open up Office
The European Commission said on Thursday it would scrutinise a decision by Microsoft to make its Office programme compatible with a rival document format.