Comcast settles data discrimination lawsuit
(AP) -- Comcast will pay up to $16 million to settle a class-action lawsuit accusing the cable TV operator of delaying certain Internet traffic.
Internet
Dec 23, 2009
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Facebook COO nominated to Disney board
The Walt Disney Co. said Wednesday that Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook, has been nominated to serve on the board of directors of the US media and entertainment giant.
Business
Dec 23, 2009
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Scientists show that plants have measure of the shortest day
(PhysOrg.com) -- It is not only people who feel the effects of short winter days - new research by the University of Edinburgh and the University of Warwick has shed light on how plants calculate their own winter solstice.
Plants & Animals
Dec 23, 2009
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FTC looking into Google's AdMob acquisition
Web search and advertising giant Google said Wednesday that the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is seeking more information about its proposed purchase of mobile advertising company AdMob.
Internet
Dec 23, 2009
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Keck Telescopes Take Deeper Look at Planetary Nurseries
(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers using the W. M. Keck Observatory have peered far into a young planetary system, giving an unprecedented view of dust and gas that might eventually form planets similar to Jupiter, Venus, or even ...
Astronomy
Dec 23, 2009
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Marketing Researcher Takes on Human Decision Making Process
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by Jesper Nielsen, a UA marketing professor and his colleague are shedding light on why people decide to avoid or gravitate to a consumer product.
Other
Dec 23, 2009
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Glacier melt adds ancient edibles to marine buffet
Glaciers along the Gulf of Alaska are enriching stream and near shore marine ecosystems from a surprising source - ancient carbon contained in glacial runoff, researchers from four universities and the U.S. Forest Service ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 23, 2009
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Samsung pays in dispute over Kodak camera patents
(AP) -- Eastman Kodak Co. said Wednesday that Samsung Electronics Co. has agreed to pay the camera maker an undisclosed sum as the two sides try to settle a dispute over patents used in Samsung's camera phones.
Business
Dec 23, 2009
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Sun and moon trigger deep tremors on San Andreas Fault
The faint tug of the sun and moon on the San Andreas Fault stimulates tremors deep underground, suggesting that the rock 15 miles below is lubricated with highly pressurized water that allows the rock to slip with little ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 23, 2009
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Scientists create world's first molecular transistor
A group of scientists has succeeded in creating the first transistor made from a single molecule. The team, which includes researchers from Yale University and the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology in South Korea, ...
Nanophysics
Dec 23, 2009
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