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Psychology of debt talks is all in game of chicken

(AP) -- Psychologists and mediators compare the political wrangling over the debt limit to a dangerous game of "chicken" with both sides racing cars at each other head-on.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jul 28, 2011 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 6

Fairness hearing postponed for Google books deal

(AP) -- A judge noted the many objections to a $125 million deal giving Google Inc. digital rights to millions of out-of-print books as he agreed Thursday to postpone a fairness hearing so the agreement can be rewritten ...

Technology / Internet

created Sep 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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Her majesty's secret

One of the greatest cliches uttered about her majesty Queen Elizabeth II is that in 60 years of reigning over us, "she has never put a foot wrong". This may well be true, but how do we know? What do we really ...

Other Sciences / Other

created May 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Plaintiffs face greater obstacles in discrimination suits, study shows

(Phys.org) -- University at Buffalo Sociology Professors Ellen Berrey, PhD, and Steve G. Hoffman, PhD, have co-authored a study that shows plaintiffs' limited resources and tumultuous experiences in employment discrimination ...

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created May 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Google cleared in Oracle suit on patents (Update)

Google won a major victory Wednesday as jurors sided with the Internet giant in a high-stakes court battle over patents with business software titan Oracle.

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created May 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 6

Where are Facebook's friends? Stock slide deepens (Update)

(AP) -- Facebook's newly public stock is sliding further on its third trading day as investors reconsider how much the social network is worth.

Technology / Business

created May 22, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 5

Judge scolds attorneys in Oracle vs. Google patent trial

The judge presiding over a patent trial pitting Oracle against Google scolded rival attorneys on Monday as deliberating jurors grappled with subtleties of references in computer software code.

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created May 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

LIVE: Facebook goes public

(AP) -- It's Facebook's big day. The site, which was born in a dorm room eight years ago and has grown into a worldwide network of almost a billion people, is making the most talked-about stock market debut ...

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created May 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NIST hydrogen fuel materials test facility starts delivering data

(Phys.org) -- Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have published their first archival paper based on data from the institute’s new hydrogen test facility. The paper ...

Physics / Condensed Matter

created May 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Facebook raises IPO price as offering nears

(AP) -- Already expected to be the largest-ever initial public offering for an Internet company, Facebook is making its IPO even bigger.

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created May 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Whirr, click, hum: Robots go at it in 2.007 finale

MIT’s Johnson Athletic Center took on the aura of an old-fashioned county fair on Thursday night, complete with popcorn, balloons, jugglers, cotton candy and pitchmen wearing brightly colored jackets and bowties. But ...

Electronics / Robotics

created May 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Google wants Oracle copyright trial rematch

Google on Wednesday confirmed that it wants a new trial on the copyright portion of a legal battle being fought with Oracle in San Francisco federal court.

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created May 09, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 2


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