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Google execs hope for long-term ad deal with Yahoo
(AP) -- Google Inc.'s top executives expressed hope Thursday that the Internet search leader will be able to form a potentially lucrative advertising partnership with Yahoo Inc. - a...
United We Stand: When Cooperation Butts Heads With Competition
Phrases such as "survival of the fittest" and "every man for himself" may seem to accentuate the presence of political and social competition in American culture; however, there obviously are...
Parachuting dog helped win WWII
Research involving a parachuting dog helped develop technology that was key to World War II's Allied victory in the air.
The eBay Vs. Craigslist Lawsuit
eBay, which filed a lawsuit against Craigslist earlier this month, has made public the details of the lawsuit, though with some parts censored out.
Appelbaum Wins DEPSCoR Grant for Spintronics Research
Ian Appelbaum, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Delaware, has received a $484,370 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive...
Wild Sky Wilderness bill approved in House
The U.S. House approved a bill creating the Wild Sky Wilderness in Washington state, officials said Wednesday.
Federal judge sets formula for Internet music royalties
(AP) -- A federal court on Wednesday established a formula for determining the Internet royalties owed to thousands of music composers, writers and publishers by three major online services...
Adobe plans to give away Flash for mobile devices
(AP) -- Adobe Systems Inc. says it will license its video-enabling Flash software for free for mobile devices to help developers make mobile Internet experiences more closely resemble the...
Cable, satellite and ... Sezmi? Startup wants in on pay TV
(AP) -- A startup is betting that people are tired enough of their cable and satellite bills to take a look at an alternative pay TV system that combines...
Africa needs "green revolution"
Former UN head Kofi Annan calls for a "green revolution" to solve the food crisis threatening Africa.
Boxing announcer Michael Buffer's voice rumbles again
Recovered from cancer surgery on his throat, he returns to the job for which he has set the standard, revving up the crowd with his signature phrase, 'Let's get ready...
Navy Limits Applications for Its Nominations to Space Program
The cutback comes as the service tries to retain the expertise it needs to fulfill its wartime obligations while experiencing an overall decline in its numbers.
A Tantalizing Look at Iran’s Nuclear Program
Is Iran’s nuclear program peaceful or not? A trove of new photos is giving Westerners some tantalizing clues.
Radiohead won't repeat freebie
British rock band Radiohead won't be repeating its pay-what-you-want offer
Criminals try to 'copyright' malware
(AP) -- Even criminal hackers want to protect their intellectual property, and they've come up with a method akin to copyrighting - with an appropriate dash of Internet thuggery...
Analyst: HD DVD demise hasn't meant scramble for Blu-ray
(AP) -- Sales of Blu-ray disc players haven't been helped by maker Toshiba's capitulation over producing the rival HD DVD format, research firm NPD Group said Wednesday.
Integration missteps at AOL led to first flat ad quarter
(AP) -- AOL made key mistakes that pushed down display-advertising sales and resulted in the Time Warner Inc. unit's first quarter of flat ad revenue since it began staking...
Students to Test 'Tsunami Shelters'
Their tsunami shelters are only made out of small wooden blocks and held together by toothpaste used for glue, but they also incorporate months of study with computer-aided design, learning...
Google unveils eclectic mix of designs by prominent artists
(AP) -- Google Inc.'s once-austere Web site is turning into an eclectic art gallery. Hoping to spur more customization of its home page, the Internet search leader has unveiled...
Japan's SoftBank to seek 40 pct stake in Chinese Web company
(AP) -- Japanese Internet services and telecommunication company SoftBank said Wednesday it hopes to boost its stake to 40 percent in a major Chinese Internet company, eyeing booming demand.
Samsung Introduces P960 Mobile TV Slider Phone
Samsung Electronics announced today P960, the world`s first slider type Digital Video Broadcast - Handheld (DVB-H) mobile TV phone P960.
J. Craig Venter named visiting scholar
J. Craig Venter, the visionary biologist and intellectual entrepreneur who was a leading figure in the decoding of the human genome, will join Harvard University as a visiting scholar at...
"...An important experiment for Harvard."
When the Harvard University Science and Engineering Committee (HUSEC) gathered for its first meeting late last April, it was charged by not one, but two Harvard Presidents.Then President-designate and now...
President Faust testifies for increase in NIH funding
With the careers of a generation of young researchers threatened by five years of flat National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding, Harvard President Drew Faust and leaders of six other...
Maps Point the Way to Fighting the Flu Virus [News]
In the same way that a road map helps drivers make sense of otherwise cryptic directions, a team of scientists has developed software that allows them to map the clashes...
In Abstract: Avoid Concrete Examples When Teaching Math [News]
Real-world math problems: for many of us, they were the bane of our existence during high school. A train would leave New York City at a given time headed south...
Germany's SAP posts weak earnings, delays product launch
German software giant SAP said Wednesday that first quarter net profit fell 22 percent and disappointed investors as it delayed the launch of a new product for small- and medium-sized...
Less Geek More Citizen: Computer Scientists Push Social Relevance
Michael F. Buckley, a University at Buffalo computer science lecturer, is leading a national movement to change the way computer science is taught in college. He thinks it could save...