News tagged with boston
Sand Flea robot is set to leap into reconnaissance (w/ video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Boston Dynamics’ video gallery of troop-supporting robots that trek and haul loads has a new addition that is drawing a sea of impressed viewers. It’s the Sand Flea Robot, an eleven-pound ...
Mar 29, 2012 |
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US newspaper ad revenue down 7.3% in 2011
US newspaper advertising revenue fell 7.3 percent last year to $23.94 billion, according to figures released Thursday by the Newspaper Association of American, continuing a six-year slide.
Mar 16, 2012 |
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New robot 'Cheetah' breaks land-speed record
(PhysOrg.com) -- Up till now researchers at Boston Dynamics have demonstrated four legged robots that appear meant to carry heavy loads as they tromp through and over rough terrain (e.g. Alpha Dog and Petman, LS3). Now it appears they’ve taken a different approach in looking ...
Mar 06, 2012 |
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Space Image: Eastern seaboard at night
(PhysOrg.com) -- An Expedition 30 crew member aboard the International Space Station took this nighttime photograph of much of the Atlantic coast of the United States.
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Feb 28, 2012 |
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Los Angeles Times to begin charging for online access
The Los Angeles Times said Friday that it will begin charging online readers next month, the latest major US newspaper to require a subscription to its website.
Feb 24, 2012 |
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Gannett to charge for newspapers online
Gannett, the largest US newspaper chain, has announced plans to begin charging for online access to its 80 US dailies by the end of the year with the exception of flagship USA Today.
Feb 23, 2012 |
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NY Times net profit declines in fourth quarter
The New York Times Co. said Thursday that a print advertising revenue slide and weaker results at advice website About.com dragged down net profit in the fourth quarter.
Feb 02, 2012 |
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Makers of infamous BigDog robot unveil human version - PETMAN (w/ video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Uh oh. Boston Dynamics, makers of the BigDog robot that can haul stuff around for the military has released a video of PETMAN, a human version that looks like a combination of the Terminator ...
Nov 01, 2011 |
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Newspaper website visits up despite paywalls: NAA
Traffic to US newspaper websites rose over the past year despite the introduction of paywalls by a number of outlets, the Newspaper Association of America (NAA) said Thursday.
Oct 21, 2011 |
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New York Times adds 43,000 digital subscribers
The New York Times added more than 40,000 digital subscribers in the third quarter but advertising revenue continued to slide.
Oct 20, 2011 |
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Carlos Slim ups stake in NY Times to 8.1 percent
Carlos Slim, the Mexican magnate believed to be the world's richest individual, has increased his stake in the The New York Times Co. to 8.1 percent, regulatory filings showed Thursday.
Oct 07, 2011 |
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Boston Dynamics unwraps military robot AlphaDog (w/ video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Boston Dynamics has taken the wraps off its newest prototype combat escort, AlphaDog, which was developed with funding from DARPA and the US Marine Corps. Waltham, Massachusetts-based Boston ...
Oct 03, 2011 |
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Boston Globe launches subscription-only website
The Boston Globe on Monday became the latest major US newspaper to begin charging readers online.
Sep 12, 2011 |
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NY Times Co. posts 2Q loss weighed by writedown
(AP) -- The New York Times Co. reported a second-quarter net loss Thursday because of an accounting adjustment it made for the declining value of its smaller newspapers. But early results from its flagship paper's paid digital ...
Jul 21, 2011 |
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New York Times suffers quarterly loss
The New York Times Company said Thursday it lost $120 million in the second quarter, as income from digital subscriptions failed to make up for a steep write-down of its print newspaper assets.
Jul 21, 2011 |
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