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Facebook fervor feeds 'The Social Network' fascination
Promises of elitism, geekdom, betrayal and greed are fueling anticipation for the October 1 release of "The Social Network," Hollywood's take on the birth of social networking king Facebook.
Amazon Goes After Apple's IPad In New Kindle Ad
With E-reader Market Up for Grabs, Amazon Decides to Take More Aggressive Tack Versus Rival
LG Electronics replaces CEO over profit slump
(AP) -- South Korea's LG Electronics, the world's third-biggest maker of mobile phones, said its chief executive will be replaced by the brother of the LG Group's chairman after...
Students Learn More from Video Game than Math Lessons
Students who played a video game did better on linear algebra than those who took traditional math lessons.
Boeing inks deal to put tourists in space by 2015
US aerospace giant Boeing has forged an alliance with marketing firm Space Adventure to put tourists into low-level orbit in a futuristic capsule by early 2015.
Britain may cull badgers in TB battle
LONDON, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- Britain has announced a plan to cull wild badgers to fight the spread of bovine tuberculosis, a move criticized by wildlife advocates. ...
Twitter site redesigned
Twitter has announced big changes to its website that analysts speculate are aimed at making it more attractive to advertisers.
MIT historian examines path of war in new book
"Japanese psychology," wrote Joseph Grew, the United States ambassador to Japan at the outset of World War II, is "fundamentally unlike that of any Western nation." The Japanese mentality `cannot...
Cacao tree genome mapped by chocolate maker
Some sweet science news: Researchers have released a nearly complete map of the DNA of the tree that produces the key ingredient in chocolate.
Japan takes another step in replacing humans with robots
The replacement of humans by machines in the workplace took another step on Wednesday, as Japanese researchers unveiled a model they hope could lead to humanoid menial workers.
Feature: What's in a label?
Rachel Sullivan details the effective ways that retailers can influence consumers to make more sustainable purchases.
Scientists see risks and benefits in nano foods
LONDON (Reuters) - In a taste of things to come, food scientists say they have cooked up a way of using nanotechnology to make low-fat or fat-free foods just as...
Indian handset makers emerge as hyper-competitive force
During this year's IPL cricket tournament in India, mobile phone manufacturers used the hugely popular extravaganza to blitz viewers with an array of sponsorship deals and advertising.
E-readers yet to win mass market in China
Zhang Li started selling e-readers in Beijing six months ago, hoping to cash in on what she believed would be an inevitable market boom. Now, she's not so sure she...
Oil companies split on bid to suspend global warming law
Three are bankrolling Proposition 23, but one opposes it and others are neutral or on the sidelines. A national industry group issues an appeal for money to back the initiative.Is...
Toyota to launch six new hybrids by end of 2012
The world's top automaker Toyota Motor plans to launch six new hybrid models by the end of 2012, a spokesman for the company said Tuesday, as competition to build greener...
Dow Shelves India R&D Center
Bhopal Legacy: As protests persist, company gives up plans to build major facility.
U.S. National Reconnaissance Office to Get New Charter
A new charter that would give the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office full budget authority for its own programs is expected to be approved in the coming weeks.
China will struggle to hit energy-saving goal: official
China will exhaust all means to hit an energy efficiency target it set for the end of the year, but fulfilling the goal will prove difficult, a top official said...
Philly newspapers set for 2nd auction next week
By MARYCLAIRE DALE 2010-09-14T21:06:39Z PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Philadelphia's two major newspapers go on the auction block again next week...
Snail sat-nav wins out in contest
A 69-year-old grandmother from Devon wins a BBC search to find the country's best amature scientist.
Cisco to start paying a dividend before summer
(AP) -- Cisco Systems Inc., the world's largest maker of computer-networking gear, said Tuesday that it would pay its first dividend by July, the end of its current fiscal...
State of Israel buys Twitter address from porn operator
The state of Israel confirmed Tuesday it had purchased an @israel Twitter address from a Miami porn site operator, whose feed had been the subject of anti-Semitic comments.
Growing Roundup-resistant weed problem must be dealt with, expert says
(PhysOrg.com) -- When Penn State weed scientist David Mortensen told members of the U.S. House Oversight Committee this summer that the government should restrict the use of herbicide-tolerant crops and...
UT's Remote Data Analysis and Visualization Center enters full production
Nautilus, the powerful computer for visualizing and analyzing large datasets at the Remote Data Analysis and Visualization Center (RDAV), goes into full production on September 20. Managed by the University...
Consumers Will Pay More For Products They Can Touch
Pictures are not enough to increase consumers' desire to buy.
Report shows federal poverty guidelines leave state’s seniors destitute
Data and research on what it really takes for seniors to make ends meet in each of California's 58 counties will be released today at the state Capitol in Sacramento....
Seagate's self-encrypting laptop hard drive wins key government certification
Seagate today announced that its groundbreaking Momentus Self-Encrypting Drive, the world`s first laptop hard drive with built-in encryption to protect against unauthorized access to information on lost or stolen mobile...