William Holmes was at his desk at a downtown San Francisco engineering firm when a message from the U.S. Geological Survey flashed onto his computer screen: A magnitude 7.0 earthquake had struck 10 miles from the Haitian ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 4, 2010
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(AP) -- Federal appellate judges wrestling with whether schools can discipline students for Internet speech posted offsite reached different rulings Thursday in two Pennsylvania cases.
Internet
Feb 4, 2010
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When Palm launched the Pre smartphone last June, I considered it a close second to the iPhone in the race for best smartphone on the market.
Consumer & Gadgets
Feb 4, 2010
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(AP) -- Your most expensive piece of electronics probably is not your flat panel TV or your computer. More likely, it's your car, which can pack 50 microprocessors to control everything from the fuel mix to the rearview ...
Engineering
Feb 4, 2010
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Bacteria that infect chronic wounds can be deadly to maggot 'biosurgeons' used to treat the lesions, show researchers writing in the journal Microbiology. The findings could lead to more effective treatment of wounds and ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 4, 2010
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(AP) -- Michigan wants the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider its refusal to close Chicago-area shipping locks in hopes of keeping Asian carp out of the Great Lakes.
Environment
Feb 4, 2010
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(AP) -- AT&T Inc. said Thursday it will now allow Sling Media Inc.'s television-viewing program for the iPhone to operate over its "3G" high-speed mobile network.
Telecom
Feb 4, 2010
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Microsoft Corp. and the National Science Foundation (NSF) today announced an agreement that will offer individual researchers and research groups selected through NSF's merit review process free access to advanced cloud computing ...
Other
Feb 4, 2010
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(AP) -- Life has never been so good off the planet, and it's about to get better.
Space Exploration
Feb 4, 2010
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Silicon Valley is anything but a sentimental place. Companies come and go. They start. They fail. We move on.
Business
Feb 4, 2010
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