YouTube lets advertisers sidestep some videos
YouTube on Monday began letting advertisers pinpoint videos to which they do not want to be associated.
Internet
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Microsoft raises price of admission to Xbox Live
Microsoft on Monday announced it is raising the price of admission to its Xbox Live online community where people can play videogames or watch movies using Xbox 360 consoles.
Business
Aug 30, 2010
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Computer chip sales up in July
Worldwide semiconductor sales rose 37 percent in July over a year ago and were 1.2 percent higher than the previous month, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) said Monday.
Electronics & Semiconductors
Aug 30, 2010
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HP to pay 55 million dollars in kickbacks case
Hewlett-Packard has agreed to pay 55 million dollars to settle claims the US computer giant defrauded the US government, the Justice Department announced Monday.
Business
Aug 30, 2010
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Google buys mobile game maker SocialDeck
Mobile game maker SocialDeck announced on Monday it has been bought by Google, the latest in a string of acquisitions by the Internet giant.
Business
Aug 30, 2010
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NC farm produces emerald shaped into massive gem
(AP) -- An emerald so large it's being compared with the crown jewels of Russian empress Catherine the Great was pulled from a pit near corn rows at a North Carolina farm.
Archaeology
Aug 30, 2010
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Snail mail beats phones as feds try to sustain ample fish stocks in U.S. coastal waters
(PhysOrg.com) -- Old-fashioned snail mail and a postage stamp might be the answer for federal officials struggling to keep the waters off the U.S. coast from being overfished.
Ecology
Aug 30, 2010
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Workers rate safety most important workplace issue in new Labor Day study
More than eight of ten workers — 85 percent — rate workplace safety first in importance among labor standards, even ahead of family and maternity leave, minimum wage, paid sick days, overtime pay and the right to join ...
Social Sciences
Aug 30, 2010
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Probing spin liquids with a new pulsed-magnet system
Entirely new experimental vistas could be opened by a device called a precursor pulsed-magnet system developed by an international team of scientists. This system can generate magnetic fields as high as 30 Tesla for synchrotron ...
General Physics
Aug 30, 2010
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NASA Glenn tests alternative green rocket engine
An extensive series of tests has been completed on a new rocket engine that will use a non-toxic propellant combination at NASA's Glenn Research Center. The reaction control engine that was tested provides 100 pounds of thrust ...
Space Exploration
Aug 30, 2010
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