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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...
China's telecom restructuring may be under way
(AP) -- China's biggest mobile phone company will take over a smaller fixed-line carrier, a state news agency said Friday, in what was expected to be the start of...
EU eyes hi-tech systems to cut road deaths, fuel use
The European Commission said Friday that it wants to make advanced braking systems and hi-tech tyres obligatory on cars and trucks in an effort to reduce road deaths and greenhouse...
VIDEO: World Food in Crisis
Across the globe, skyrocketing food prices are inciting riots, hoarding, and starvation. What has caused the worst food crisis in a generation?
WEEK IN PHOTOS: Beached Whale, Treetop Walkway, More
See Amazon Indians protest with machetes, French fishers send up flares over fuel prices, Chinese workers erecting "instant" houses for quake victims, and more.
Profits for publishers in making books accessible to all
Many people have no access to most published books. European researchers are trying to remedy this by adapting new technologies to provide accessibility on demand for the visually impaired.
Raising a stop sign to human traffic
Trade in people is not a new phenomenon, but the modern manifestation of slavery, according to US researchers. However, writing in the Journal of Global Business Advancement, they point out...
Ancient Chinese irrigation system stands test of time -- and quake
High above the world's oldest operating irrigation system, Zhang Shuanggun, a local villager, stands on an observation platform cracked by China's massive earthquake last week.
Cancer society urges Alberta to ban pesticides
The Canadian Cancer Society has renewed its call for Alberta to ban the sale and use of pesticides, citing its recent poll showing 87 per cent of respondents who say...
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...
Desalination No "Silver Bullet" in Mideast
Investing heavily in desalination technology may address water shortages in the short-term, but create more problems in the long-run, analysts warn.
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.