Reuters – The White House will support legislation ensuring a block of airwaves are used…
Month: January 2011
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The day part of the Internet died: Egypt goes dark (AP)
AP – About a half-hour past midnight Friday morning in Egypt, the Internet went dead.
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Amazon shares slip on revenue miss, profit outlook (AP)
AP – Amazon.com’s results for the holiday shopping season highlight the inherent tension between retailers…
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Google’s Android tablet software inches closer (AP)
AP – Google Inc. is getting closer to releasing a version of the Android software…
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Microsoft 2Q earnings edge down on slow PC sales (AP)
AP – Microsoft Corp.’s net income for the latest quarter fell slightly from a year…
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Women in Congress outperform men on some measures, study finds
Congresswomen consistently outperform their male counterparts on several measures of job performance, according to a…
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Physics for financial markets
When regulating financial markets, physics may help. As a result of the financial crisis, many…
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Origins of the pandemic: Lessons of H1N1
As H1N1 “swine flu” returns to the national headlines, a new research paper reveals the…
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Climatic fluctuations in last 2,500 years linked to social upheavals
Complete record of the Central European climate of the last 2,500 years reconstructed for the…
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Discovery could lead to new therapies for asthma, COPD
Researchers have proved that a single “master switch” enzyme, known as aldose reductase, is key…