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Facebook beefs up patent arsenal ahead of IPO
Facebook struck a $550 million deal Monday to get its hands on hundreds of AOL patents from Microsoft as the social network hardened its defenses before it goes public on the Nasdaq. ...
Apr 24, 2012 |
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French group Areva to build big Indian solar power plant
The French energy group Areva said Wednesday that it would build the biggest concentrated solar power installation in Asia for Reliance Power of India.
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Apr 12, 2012 |
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Facebook to make stock debut on NASDAQ: report
Facebook has picked the technology-heavy NASDAQ exchange for a much-anticipated stock market debut expected next month, according to unconfirmed reports Thursday.
Apr 05, 2012 |
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Facebook to make stock market debut in May: report
Facebook will make its stock market debut in May with a record-setting initial public offering of shares, according to a report Wednesday in the Wall Street Journal.
Mar 29, 2012 |
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Crowds create Wikipedia-style maps of the world
When Benjamin Gleitzman moved from New York to the San Francisco Bay area, he used a talking turn-by-turn driving app to guide him across the country. In the middle of Wyoming, the voice told him to turn left ...
Mar 19, 2012 |
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Russia sets sights on Moon, Mars and beyond
Russia's crisis-hit space agency intends to send its first manned mission to the Moon and deploy research stations on Mars under an ambitious plan presented to the government this month.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 13, 2012 |
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Abu Dhabi gets full ownership of chip manufacturer
(AP) -- A microchip manufacturer controlled by the Abu Dhabi government says it has reached an agreement to acquire a minority stake held by former owner Advanced Micro Devices.
Mar 05, 2012 |
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Cryptographic attack highlights the importance of bug-free software
A padlocked icon in a web-browser or a URL starting with https provides communication security over the Internet. The icon or URL indicates OpenSSL, a cryptography toolkit implementing the SSL protocol, or a similar system ...
Feb 29, 2012 |
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Twitter acquires news aggregator Summify
Twitter has acquired Summify, a Vancouver-based social news aggregator.
Jan 19, 2012 |
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Google remains default search engine at Firefox
Mozilla on Tuesday said that it has renewed a deal making Google the default search engine in the nonprofit organization's open-source Firefox Web browsing software.
Dec 20, 2011 |
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YouTube buys US-based music rights company
YouTube said Friday it has acquired RightsFlow, a New York-based company which manages music rights for songwriters, recording artists, record labels and online music services.
Dec 09, 2011 |
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New map reveals what lies beneath the frozen continent
Scientists at British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have produced the most detailed map of underneath Antarctica -- its rock bed.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 06, 2011 |
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PayPal announces online shopping login service
PayPal, eBay's online payment service, announced a new service Wednesday that aims to make it easier to shop online by cutting down on the number of accounts consumers have to create with various Web retailers.
Oct 12, 2011 |
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Spain's Gamesa signs deal with Chinese firm
Shares in Spain's Gamesa, one of the world's top wind turbine makers, closed sharply higher Tuesday after it announced a new contract with a Chinese firm that is part of a surge in clear energy investments ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Sep 27, 2011 |
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Most accurate measurements of big-city pollution
(PhysOrg.com) -- One of NASA's satellites has provided the most detailed map yet of the pollution generated by some of the world’s biggest cities, and given an indication of the volume of emissions of ...
Sep 23, 2011 |
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