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WikiLeaks says published all US cables on Internet
Anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks said on Friday it had published its full cache of more than 250,000 US diplomatic cables, which could be accessed through an Internet link without a password.
Woman sues Microsoft over mobile location tracking
(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. is being sued by a Michigan woman who alleges the world's largest software maker illegally tracks people whose mobile devices run its Windows Phone 7...
Search Results Make Liberal Use of Google+ Photos
Google+ users may be surprised to see their profile picture show up in Google search results.
TV turns to digital from analog across Canada
Thursday marked the end of an era as free-to-air analog television transmission ended in Canada, replaced by a digital signal.
HP to make 1 more batch of TouchPads
Hewlett-Packard says it's making one last run of its TouchPad tablet computer before the device is officially retired — again.
Aboriginal needs ignored in Ottawa research
Ottawa is spending more than $21 million over five years on research to help address gaps in health equity across Canada and around the world, but aboriginal Canadians don't seem...
Unfounded pesticide concerns adversely affect the health of low-income populations
The increasingly prevalent notion that expensive organic fruits and vegetables are safer because pesticides used to protect traditional crops from insects, thus ensuring high crop yields and making them...
Video: Garfunkle & Oates performs "Weed Card" LIVE
Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci (Garfunkle & Oats) tells us how they grew from YouTube and then get the What's Trending studio laighing with a LIVE performance of their song...
Video: No Anonymity on Google+? No Problem
The What's Trending panel discusses why Google requires you to use a real name on Google+ and if there is any value in being anonymous online. (August 30, 2011)
Video: Top 5 viral videos of the week - August 30, 2011
From Jim Carrey gushing about Emma Stone to Michelle Bachman asking "Who likes white people?", What's Trending runs down the most shared videos of the web. (August 30, 2011)
Health systems research needs overhaul
In the conclusion to a three-part series of articles addressing the current challenges and opportunities for the development of Health Policy and Systems Research (HPSR), Sara Bennett of the Johns...
Battle for Lions Gate ends with Icahn selling
(AP) -- Activist investor Carl Icahn said Tuesday that he is shedding his entire stake in Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., ending a more than two-year battle for control and...
Video: Cuban still thinks Google/YouTube is a mistake
Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban stops to talk about the 10th Anniversary of HDNet, how YouTube and Google's partnership was a mistake and how personalized medicine is the future. (August 30,...
Research identifies marketing mix strategy for pharmaceutical firms
Research in Marketing Science by Professor Kamel Jedidi, John A. Howard Professor of Business, Marketing, Columbia Business School; Professor Oded Netzer, Philip H. Geier Jr. Associate Professor, Marketing, Columbia Business School; and Professor...
Biden calls for new clean energy policy for US
(AP) -- The United States can't lead the world in the 21st century with its current energy policy, Vice President Joe Biden told alternative technology supporters Tuesday at a...
Decade Since 9/11 was a 'Troubled Time,' Says Military Historian
History will look at the 10 years since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, as a period of "breathtaking American ignorance" on the part of the nation's leaders, offset...
Crop Science Society of America Announces 2011 Award Recipients
The annual awards are presented for outstanding contributions to crop science through education, national and international service, and research.
BioAmber Will Expand Succinic Acid Production
Scale-up: Firm selects Ontario site for intermediate chemical made by fermentation.
Green Blog: Controversial Airport Is Planned for Costa Rica
A proposed international airport in Costa Rica is eliciting concern about ecological consequences and potential damage to an exemplary network of ecotourism lodges.
How donkeys made an ass of Gaddafi
Libyan rebels used donkey supply trains to cross mountains to free besieged town of GharyanHumans have been using animals in warfare since Hannibal led 80 elephants over the Alps into the Battle...
Swedish papers limit web comments to stem racism
(AP) -- Three of Sweden's biggest newspapers are changing their websites to monitor instant, anonymous comments from readers - a move designed to crack down on Internet expressions of...
CNN buys iPad news reader Zite
US cable television network CNN announced Tuesday that it has bought Zite, a Canadian company that makes a personalized news reader for the iPad.
Android smartphones gain more ground in US
Google's Android software strengthened its grip on the US smartphone market, powering nearly 42 percent of handsets as of July, industry tracker comScore reported on Tuesday.
Terrorism Expert Examines Preparation as a Result of 9/11
A University of Cincinnati terrorism expert examines the strides in preparing and responding to terrorism, as well as what still needs to be accomplished.
The Sherwood Group Makes Inc. Magazine's 2011 List of America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies
Inc. magazine included The Sherwood Group, Inc. on its fifth annual Inc. 5000 list, making the Deerfield, Ill., firm the only association management company (AMC) on the Inc. list of...
Globus Online to Provide Software-as-a-Service for NSF's XSEDE Project
The Computation Institute's Globus Online data movement service will be a key component of the recently announced Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE) project for advanced cyberinfrastructure and digital...
Valeant bids for Cold-FX maker Afexa
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. has joined the fray to acquire Afexa Life Sciences Inc. with a $76-million bid for the Alberta-based maker of Cold-FX.
Blog On Weekly Blogging
To celebrate a half year of effort, this is a blog on weekly blogging. Three tangibles are created by the process: the Science20 blog, a YouTube videoblog, and a chapter...