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House passes health care bill on close vote
(AP) -- In a victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack...
Sub-Saharan Africa news in brief: 22 October–4 November 2009
Tanzanian farmers to receive training, new tool improves antimalarial dosage, South Africa's top satellite unable to send data, and more.
Frequent flower buyers seek product variety
Florists and other retailers who sell flowers and plants can now add another tool to their marketing kit. A recent study of "consumption values" may help them understand what influences...
Microsoft raises cloud computing concerns
Packaged software powerhouse Microsoft on Thursday released a paper outlining privacy concerns businesses should consider prior to leaping into the computing "cloud."
3 Questions: Sergey Paltsev on the costs of climate-change legislation
Sergey Paltsev, a principal research scientist in MIT`s Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, was the lead author of a recent report that analyzed the costs...
China says space plans peaceful
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry insisted on Thursday that the country's intentions in space were peaceful, after comments from top air force brass preparing to celebrate a 60th anniversary...
Google wants businesses to ride Wave
Google pitched its fledgling Wave communications platform as a way for businesses to turn routine email into collaborative exchanges that ramp up productivity.
Digital divide: Psychologists suggest ways to include the ageing population in the tech revolution
Technology is no longer what it used to be: Computers have replaced typewriters and landlines are in rapid decline. Technological advances are being made every day, making many of our...
Second Life creates virtual world for businesses
Linden Lab on Wednesday announced it is adding a new dimension to Second Life online world to give businesses private places for virtual meetings.
TV Bombards Children With Commercials For High-fat And High-sugar Foods
Childhood obesity in the United States is reaching epidemic proportions. With more than one fourth of advertising on daytime and prime time television devoted to foods and beverages and continuing...
Apple's booming App Store tops 100,000 programs
Apple on Wednesday announced that outside developers have crammed the virtual shelves of its App Store with more than 100,000 mini-programs for iPhones and iPod Touch devices.
Older Bypass Method Is Best, a Study Shows
A rigorous evaluation of bypass operations with and without heart-lung machines found that outcomes were better in cases using the machines.
Friends of the Earth attacks carbon trading
An FoE reports says 'cap and trade' carbonn markets have done little to reduce emissions but have been plagued by corruption and inefficiencyThe world's carbon trading markets growing complexity threatens another "sub-prime" style...
News Corp. net profit up on movie, cable TV showing
Global media giant News Corp. posted an 11 percent rise in quarterly net profit on Wednesday as strong results from its movie, cable television and book publishing divisions offset a...
A growing PayPal could soon overshadow parent eBay
(AP) -- Most people know eBay Inc. for its online marketplace, where deals abound on everything from gadgets to antique furniture. But soon, eBay's biggest business will likely be...
Cisco earns down but says 'tipping point' passed
(AP) -- Cisco Systems Inc. CEO John Chambers said Wednesday that the company's latest quarterly numbers reinforce his observation that recession-dampened orders are improving after passing a "tipping point"...
Nothing But Net: The Physics of Free-Throw Shooting
(PhysOrg.com) -- Pay attention, Shaq: Two North Carolina State University engineers have figured out the best way to shoot a free throw - a frequently underappreciated skill that gets more...
Social networking meets ambient intelligence (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Sharing small snippets of information about your daily life is a key feature of the online social networking revolution. Soon status updates and other social information could be...
Organic weed control options for highbush blueberry
TRURO, NOVA SCOTIA -- Research scientists at Nova Scotia Agricultural College have been working steadily to find effective organic methods to control weeds in cultivated blueberry crops.
Central N.L. hospitals cancel some services
Some health services in central Newfoundland were being scaled back Wednesday because of a shortage of workers.
Study: Internet use leads to more diverse networks
(AP) -- A new study confirms what your 130 Facebook friends and scores of Twitter followers may have already told you: The Internet and mobile phones are not linked...
NSF Awards $20 Million to SDSC to Develop "Gordon"
The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at UC San Diego has been awarded a five-year, $20 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to build and operate a powerful...
Iraq Says No To Evidence-Based "Keeping People From Blowing Up"
This New York Times article is making the rounds in the Skeptical Community. Apparently, a major tool in the arsenal of Iraqi security forces is a high-priced, bomb divining rod....
Mobile phone inventor wants devices to go back to basics
The inventor of the mobile phone said Wednesday the devices have become too complex, with a range of features from cameras to music, since he made the first-ever wireless call...
N.Y. Lawsuit: Intel Used "Illegal Threats"
State's Attorney General Files Antitrust Suit Against Chip Maker
Google's 3Q lobbying costs eclipse $1 million
(AP) -- Google Inc.'s quarterly lobbying expenses eclipsed $1 million for the first time during the summer as the company tried to build on its dominance of Internet search...
Chinese agencies fight for control of Web game
(AP) -- Chinese regulators are fighting over the right to oversee "World of Warcraft," a popular online game, in a bizarre battle that has thrust bureaucratic rivalry for control...
Ancestry.com hopes to raise $100 million in IPO
(AP) -- Genealogy Web site Ancestry.com hopes to raise about $100 million when it goes public this week. With more than a million paying subscribers, little competition, a small...