Apple-IBM deal weighs on BlackBerry shares
(AP)—BlackBerry shares dropped Wednesday after details emerged of a partnership between two of the world's biggest technology companies—Apple and IBM—aimed at business customers.
Business
Jul 16, 2014
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Review: Tech goodies to bring along on trips
(AP)—Your swimsuit and your sunscreen are in the luggage, and your boarding passes are all printed out.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 16, 2014
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Visa launches new service to pay online
(AP)—Payment processor Visa is launching a new service called Visa Checkout that eliminates a few steps in online payment.
Business
Jul 16, 2014
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New study links dredging to diseased corals
In a world-first study published today, researchers say dredging activity near coral reefs can increase the frequency of diseases affecting corals.
Environment
Jul 16, 2014
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Swedish court upholds detention order on Assange
(AP)—A Swedish court on Wednesday upheld its detention order on Julian Assange, reaffirming the legal basis for an international warrant for the WikiLeaks founder which has kept him hiding in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London ...
Internet
Jul 16, 2014
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Business groups, capital market participation have complementary effects for Indian companies
Being a part of a business group and participating in capital markets can have a significant positive impact on an Indian company's performance in the stock market, according to a new study on Indian entrepreneurship by emerging-economy ...
Economics & Business
Jul 16, 2014
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Squid skin protein could improve biomedical technologies, study shows
The common pencil squid (Loliginidae) may hold the key to a new generation of medical technologies that could communicate more directly with the human body. UC Irvine materials science researchers have discovered that reflectin, ...
Materials Science
Jul 16, 2014
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UP24 lifestyle bracelets take aim at waistlines
In the booming world of smart watches, pendants and bracelets that let people track sleep and steps, wearable computing pioneer Jawbone is out to win hearts through stomachs.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 16, 2014
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Apple to pay consumers up to $400 mn in e-books case
Apple will pay up to $400 million to compensate consumers for illegal price-fixing conspiracy for electronic books, officials said Wednesday.
Business
Jul 16, 2014
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Compressed diamond sheds light on mega-planets
Physicists in the United States on Wednesday reported they had compressed diamond to a density greater than that of lead, a technical feat that yields insights into the secrets of giant planets.
Astronomy
Jul 16, 2014
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