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Hit by yen, Thai floods, Sony sees wider net loss

(AP) -- Battered by weak TV sales, a strong yen and production disruptions from flooding in Thailand, Sony Corp. on Thursday reported a net loss of 159 billion yen ($2.1 billion) for the October-December ...

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EU ruling opens door for online betting crackdown

Online bookmakers such as the one behind the multi-million sponsorship of Real Madrid can be banned by individual EU states, Europe's top court said Tuesday in a landmark ruling set to hit the industry.

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Mario Bros creator Miyamoto wins top Spanish prize

Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Super Mario Bros, Donkey Kong and other hit video games, won a top Spanish prize Wednesday for "revolutionising" the industry.

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After flat debut Facebook awaits market verdict

Facebook stumbled on its first trading day as shares ended barely above the starting price, raising questions about what will happen to the share price when the Nasdaq reopens on Monday.

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Facebook may be economic, jobs driver

Out of thin air, Facebook is evolving into a global driver of jobs and economic growth.

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created May 17, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Apple's squeeze hits phone companies, competitors

(AP) -- Apple is set to report another record quarterly profit on Tuesday, continuing the relentless string of results that's made it the world's most valuable company. Those profits don't come out of thin air: A range of ...

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created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (3) | comments 1

NASA showcases method to grow algae-based biofuels

NASA recently showcased the latest research and technology development a method to grow algae, clean wastewater, capture carbon dioxide and ultimately produce feedstock for refining biofuels without competing ...

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created Apr 18, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Russian charged by US in $1 mn hacking scheme

A Russian national living in New York has been charged in connection with hacking into customer brokerage accounts and stealing $1 million, officials said.

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Amazon, Apple, Twitter score low on clean energy: study

Amazon, Apple and Twitter were graded poorly Tuesday in a Greenpeace study of technology titans' use of clean energy to power the mushrooming Internet cloud, but Facebook, Google and Yahoo! won praise.

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created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Sony turnaround plan 'ordinary': analysts

Sony has little chance of winning back its reputation as an innovator or vaulting ahead of stronger rivals with the "ordinary" turnaround plan its new chief unveiled last week, analysts said.

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Women use strategies to overcome discrimination in large law firms

(Phys.org) -- Women and people from ethnic minorities have to employ special strategies to overcome institutional discrimination when working in large law firms.

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created Apr 13, 2012 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Sex offenders booted from videogame playgrounds

New York State's top prosecutor on Thursday announced that thousands of sex offenders have been kicked out of online playgrounds popular with young videogame lovers.

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created Apr 05, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0


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