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Female directors deserve more credit
A recent study found that women directors may be linked to better economic and sustainability performance for firms – though they are outnumbered ten to one.
We're not endorsing internet throttling: CRTC
CRTC vice-chairman Leonard Katz explains that the Bell decision was based solely on whether the company was treating its retail and wholesale customers differently.
New European online library swamped by users
The EU's new Europeana digital library, an online digest of Europe's cultural heritage, was forced to close temporarily on its launch Thursday after it was swamped by Internet users, a...
Ted Kennedy asks Hillary Clinton to head Senate healthcare team
She has not indicated whether she will take the job if she does not become Obama's secretary of State, but expanding coverage has been one of her goals for years. ...
In China, the U.S. opens food inspection office
The FDA field office is the first of three to be opened in the nation and is meant to boost consumer confidence in products coming from China. ...
Rational Or Random? Professor Models How People Send E-mails
How do people respond to e-mails? Rationally, responding to the most important first, making sure the process is efficient? Or randomly, when they are at their computers or when they...
One Quarter Of Second-generation Immigrants Drop Out Of School, Study From Netherlands Shows
A new survey shows significant education discrepancies among second generation immigrants in the Netherlands. No less than one quarter of second-generation immigrants in the Netherlands drops out of school.
Academics 'have too much say' on health research agendas
The people who implement health policies should have a say in the setting of research agendas, the Bamako conference heard.
Ballmer dismisses Yahoo buyout but open on search
(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. is no longer interested in buying all of Yahoo Inc., CEO Steve Ballmer said Wednesday, though he told shareholders that the company would still be...
China's Baidu.com fights to rescue reputation
(AP) -- Baidu.com has been the star of China's Internet world. But now the search engine dubbed "China's Google" is scrambling to rescue its reputation after state TV accused...
Microsoft to offer free anti-virus software
Microsoft has announced plans to offer free anti-virus software to PC users starting next year.
PC Magazine dropping print, going online: PaidContent
PC Magazine, which has documented the explosive growth of the personal computer since 1982, is dropping its print edition next year and going online.
Track Your Fitness, Environmental Impact with New Cell Phone Applications
Researchers at the University of Washington and Intel have created two new cell phone applications, dubbed UbiFit and UbiGreen, to automatically track workouts and green transportation. The programs display motivational...
Sub-Saharan Africa news in brief: 7–19 November 2008
Zimbabwe repays missing vaccine money, Botswana plans a new dam to combat drought, Lesotho considers wind power, and more.
Darwin 200: Let's make a mammoth
Evolution assumes that extinction is forever. Maybe not. Henry Nicholls asks what it would take to bring the woolly mammoth back from the dead.
IBM announces plans to acquire Transitive Corporation
IBM today announced it plans to acquire Transitive Corporation, a privately held technology company headquartered in Los Gatos, California, with a research and development team in Manchester, United Kingdom. Financial...
First trachea transplant without immunosuppression
After 4 years of going from consultation to consultation, Claudia Castillo finally found a solution to her respiratory problems. read more
EU agrees cod stocks rescue plans
European fisheries ministers agree a plan aimed at increasing dwindling cod stocks.
Facebook application plan rankles some developers
(AP) -- Facebook plans to start charging for verifying applications built for the social network - an optional process that has upset some developers despite the company's assurances it...
Google gives online life to Life mag's photos
(AP) -- Google Inc. has opened an online photo gallery that will feature millions of images from Life magazine's archives that have never been seen by the public before.
Japanese mobiles to offer psychotherapy sessions
A Japanese professor on Wednesday launched what he said was the world's first web-based psychotherapy sessions available via mobile phone, as the country grapples with a growing problem of depression.
Japan's DoCoMo eyes 'Google phone' launch next year
Japan's top carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. aims to launch next year a cellphone developed with Internet search giant Google, an official said Wednesday, a move that could counter Apple's iconic...
iPhone sex: Google application baffled by British accents
A new voice-recognition search tool for the iPhone has problems understanding British accents, leading to some bizarre answers to spoken queries, a newspaper report and users said Wednesday.
Laughing all the way to new ventures
A software company here has raised $1 million to help it transfer its technology for telling jokes online into professional arenas such as screening job candidates and conducting surveys.
F.D.A. Scientists Accuse Agency Officials of Misconduct
In a letter to Congress, federal scientists said that officials ignored their concerns and approved unsafe or ineffective medical devices.
National Briefing | New England: New Hampshire: Ruling on Prescriptions
A federal appeals court upheld the constitutionality of the state’s first-in-the-nation law that restricts drug company access to some information about doctors’ prescription-writing habits.
Europe space plans face 'crunch'
The European Space Agency must balance ambition against limited funds as it plans for the next three years.
States, Congress to seek anti-BPA laws
MILWAUKEE, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. federal and state lawmakers say they would work to ban the chemical bisphenol A from food and beverage containers.