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French court says YouTube not obligated to control content
A Paris court on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit against YouTube filed by French television, saying the video-sharing website was not obligated to control content of uploaded material.
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BlackBerry maker to study options, warns of loss (Update)
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion warned Tuesday it could report a loss in the current quarter and said it had hired investment firms to study its strategic options.
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Faithful females who choose good providers key to evolutionary shift to modern family, study finds
In early human evolution, when faithful females began to choose good providers as mates, pair-bonding replaced promiscuity, laying the foundation for the emergence of the institution of the modern family, a new study finds.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 28, 2012 |
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Using strategy tools to exercise power in a company
Popular strategy tools used by businesses include SWOT analysis and scorecards. Strategy tools are seen as a means that provides companies with practical ways of making use of scientific theories in order to improve competitiveness. ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
May 23, 2012 |
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Aereo wins partial victory in broadcasters' suit
(AP) -- Aereo, a startup that takes live TV broadcasts and sends them to mobile devices in New York for a monthly fee, has won a partial victory in court over the media companies that are suing it.
May 22, 2012 |
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Japan's NEC sees $1.36 billion net loss
Japanese IT firm NEC said Friday it lost $1.36 billion in the year to March as asset write-downs and tax payments hit its bottom line, even as operating profit rose.
Apr 27, 2012 |
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LG Electronics returns to profit on mobiles, TVs
(AP) -- LG Electronics Inc. posted its first profit in three quarters, beating expectations thanks to a revival in its mobile business and demand for high-end TVs.
Apr 25, 2012 |
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Fujitsu develops world's first technology for retrieving 3D CAD models with partially similar shapes
Fujitsu researchers have developed a technology for retrieving partially similar models from stored 3D CAD models.
Apr 13, 2012 |
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Apple denies e-book pricing conspiracy
Apple denied a charge that it schemed with publishers to hike prices for e-books, portraying itself as a hero for prying Amazon's "monopolistic grip" from the market.
Apr 13, 2012 |
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Policies, learning-by-doing played important role in reducing ethanol costs
A new study from the University of Illinois concludes that learning-by-doing, stimulated by increased ethanol production, played an important role in inducing technological progress in the corn ethanol industry. ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Apr 12, 2012 |
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Consumerism and its antisocial effects can be turned on -- or off
Money doesn't buy happiness. Neither does materialism: Research shows that people who place a high value on wealth, status, and stuff are more depressed and anxious and less sociable than those who do not. Now new research ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 09, 2012 |
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Expedia and TripAdvisor file EU complaint against Google
The travel websites Expedia and TripAdvisor have filed complaints as part of a probe into whether Google is abusing its position on the Internet, a European Commission spokesman said on Tuesday.
Apr 03, 2012 |
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EU probes Motorola in patent war with Apple, Microsoft
European regulators opened Tuesday two antitrust investigations against Motorola Mobility, bought by US Internet giant Google, in the latest chapter of an escalating patent war with Apple and Microsoft.
Apr 03, 2012 |
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Contact with 'rivals' changes male behavior
Males consistently change their mating behaviour depending on whether they have spent time with other males before mating, according to new findings by scientists at the University of East Anglia (UEA).
Mar 20, 2012 |
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Internet 'economy' to hit $4.2 tn by 2016: study
Online business is playing an increasingly powerful role in national economies and is projected to account for $4.2 trillion of the Group of 20 nations' total gross domestic product by the year 2016.
Mar 19, 2012 |
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