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Yahoo facing possible trial before Icahn showdown
(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. may have to defend its response to Microsoft Corp.'s takeover attempt in a trial that could sway the outcome of the Internet pioneer's August showdown...
Climate bill stalls in Senate after dispute
(AP) -- A Senate debate over global warming legislation turned into late-night drama Wednesday marked by an eight-hour reading of the 492-page bill and a call for senators to...
High-Profile Bioethicist Out as Head of Institute He Founded [News]
Glenn McGee, the founder of the Alden March Bioethics Institute (AMBI)--part of Albany Medical College (AMC)--has left his post as director of the AMBI. The institute and the renowned bioethicist,...
Future computers -- any shape and foldable
KINGSTON, Ontario, June 4 (UPI) -- Canadian scientists are predicting future computers will be able to change shape, respond to touch and fold into your pocket.
Renal cancer prediction technique created
DALLAS, June 4 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've created a statistical model to predict the probability of a renal cancer patient being cancer free 12 years after...
People More Likely To Overestimate Their Credit Quality
A new study examined consumers’ self-assessments of their credit rating and found that respondents were more likely to believe they had average or above average credit and those who overestimated...
Japan's Thirst for Beer Quashed By High Cost of Imports
Forced to import due to limited farmland, Japan is facing huge price jumps for even basic food items—and a night out is the first thing to suffer. Part of Global...
AT&T settles suit over 3rd-party cell phone fees
(AP) -- AT&T customers who have seen mysterious charges for ringtones and other content show up on their cell-phone bills will be eligible for refunds as part of the...
Sun Microsystems' sales chief resigns
(AP) -- The global sales chief of Sun Microsystems Inc. resigned Monday as the slumping server and software maker revealed plans to restructure its sales force to focus more...
Essay: An Overflowing Five-Day Banquet of Science and Its Meanings
The World Science Festival in New York City did not go off without a hitch, but the organizers got a lot right and may have created a new cultural institution.
Findings: The Future Is Now? Pretty Soon, at Least
Ray Kurzweil is a futurist with a track record who makes his predictions using what he calls the Law of Accelerating Returns.
ZoneAlarm's Forcefield Boosts PC Security
CBS News technology analyst Larry Magid reports on the new software that takes PC security a step further.
Climate Bill Poses Challenge for Its Supporters
Supporters of the legislation are being forced to come out for higher energy costs at a time of record fuel prices.
UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News
Scientists find 'nervous wreck' gene … NASA sets Thursday for GLAST launch … Study might lead to novel superconductors … IBM creates new data sharing technology ... Health/Science news from...
Anti-evolution film can use John Lennon song
A New York judge ruled that a 15-second segment of "Imagine" can remain in the film "Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed."
Time Warner Cable tries metering Internet use
(AP) -- You're used to paying extra if you use up your cell phone minutes, but will you be willing to pay extra if your home computer goes over...
Asus Notebooks Offer 8-Second Boot Up for Instant Online Access with Innovative Express Gate
Notebooks have become indispensable both at work and at home as Internet related activities take an increasingly important role in our daily life. With its continuous effort to provide the...
IBM creates new data sharing technology
ARMONK, N.Y., June 2 (UPI) -- IBM scientists in the United States and Israel announced creation of a technology that standardizes the method of sharing health information.
More Than Issues, Candidates Hurt Democratic Presidential Ambitions In 2000, 2004
It`s the candidate, stupid. A new book analyzing the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections in the United States provides some of the clearest evidence to date about why George W....
Bell sued for throttling internet speeds
Bell Canada is facing another challenge to its internet throttling, as Quebec's consumer watchdog has filed a class-action lawsuit against the company.
5 Things: Finding People Online
By now, even your toddler knows where and how to locate just about anything on the Web. But unless your friends are all dialed in to the same social network,...
Shopping is a way of interacting with the world around us
Our relationship with objects is multilayered and often very emotional, and this is expressed in the way we shop. Swedish ethnologist Erik Ottoson of Uppsala University has studied the way...
Paralysed man takes a walk in virtual world
A paralysed man using only his brain waves has been able to manipulate a virtual Internet character, Japanese researchers said Monday, calling it a world first.
Fewer planes, more trains, and hybrid automobiles for US: study
Ninety percent of Americans are countering high fuel costs by changing their habits, including driving less, vacationing closer to home or browsing hybrid vehicles, a Canadian bank study said Monday.
Living computers solve complex math puzzle
Scientists have genetically tweaked E. coli bacteria to create simple computers capable of solving a classic math puzzle, commonly called the “Burnt Pancake Problem.”
Students, Pfizer Work to Make Pharmaceutical Process More Environmentally Friendly
Rowan University engineering students are teaming with a leading pharmaceutical firm to improve the environmental profile of the manufacturing process for the active ingredient in the top-selling arthritis pain medication...
Bamboo instant houses will soon shelter Sichuan quake victims
A USC Viterbi School of Engineering professor on sabbatical in China has created a prototype of a sturdy, quick-to-build bamboo house designed to help the vast number of people made...
Keeping beer fresher
Scientists in Venezuela are reporting an advance in the centuries-old effort to preserve the fresh taste that beer drinkers value more than any other characteristic of that popular beverage. Their...