The LNK vulnerability that was first revealed to the public more than two weeks ago…
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EU opens anti-trust probe of IBM mainframe (Reuters)
Reuters – European Union competition regulators launched two anti-trust investigations against International Business Machines Corp,…
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BlackBerry ban may be good for business (Appolicious)
Appolicious – The United Arab Emirates is banning the BlackBerry. The move could give Research…
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Emergency Patch Fixes Windows Shortcut Vulnerability (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor – Microsoft has rushed out a patch to correct the way Windows parses shortcuts,…
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Nutritional labeling and point-of-purchase signs influence healthy food choices
Poor diet and physical inactivity leading to obesity are poised to overtake tobacco use as…
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Instruments selected for Mars
ESA and NASA have selected the scientific instruments for their first joint Mars mission. Scheduled…
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Short and long sleep durations are independent risk factors for cardiovascular disease, study suggests
A new study suggests that regularly sleeping for more or less than seven hours per…
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Mining bacterial genomes reveals valuable ‘hidden’ drugs
A new tool to excavate bacterial genomes that potentially hide a rich array of pharmaceutical…
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Synthetic bone graft recruits stem cells for faster bone healing
Scientists have developed a material for bone grafts that could one day replace the ‘gold…
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New solar energy conversion process could double solar efficiency of solar cells
A new process that simultaneously combines the light and heat of solar radiation to generate…