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For stars, high-tech gaffes hard to hide

(AP) -- So, you fail to take a deep breath and to count to 10 - and you post something you probably shouldn't on Twitter or Facebook, or somewhere else online.

Technology / Internet

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Apple's Cook top-paid US CEO in 2011: report

Apple chief executive Tim Cook topped the list of the best-paid CEOs in the US in 2011 thanks to stock options that put him more than $300 million above his next rival, a Wall Street Journal survey showed ...

Technology / Business

created May 21, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Prolonged space travel causes brain and eye abnormalities in astronauts

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the eyes and brains of 27 astronauts who have spent prolonged periods of time in space revealed optical abnormalities similar to those that can occur in intracranial hypertension of unknown ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 13, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 4

Businesses fall prey to cyberthieves' cunning

Among the growing ranks of consumers, business owners and others being lured by the convenience of online banking are legions of cybercrooks who have found the technology a convenient way to steal from unsuspecting victims.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Google creates its own real estate boom

Google's aggressive online growth increasingly has a counterpart in bricks and mortar, with the company's Mountain View, Calif., headquarters mushrooming over the past four years to occupy more than 4 million square feet, ...

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created Nov 18, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Abbott 3Q profit falls on Solvay, Meridia costs

(AP) -- Drug and medical device maker Abbott Laboratories said Wednesday its third-quarter net income dropped 40 percent on costs connected with its purchase of Solvay Pharmaceuticals and its decision to withdraw the diet ...

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created Oct 20, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Environmentalists get rare look at island off NY

(AP) -- The classified ad might read: "Island for sale. Gem of a property, teeming with fish and wildlife, only a two-hour drive from nation's largest metro area. Features power plant, sewage treatment. Ripe ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 06, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Democratic, republican presidents have had similar economic records, says political scientist

In his recent book "Unequal Democracy," noted Princeton political scientist Larry Bartels reaches the controversial conclusion that Democratic presidents have generally done a better job in handling the economy.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Feb 04, 2010 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Will safety net hospitals survive health reform?

(AP) -- Janie Johnson has no health insurance, so when she cut her toe while giving herself a pedicure, she limped to the emergency room at one of Chicago's safety net hospitals and waited her turn.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NASA's dirty secret: Moon dust

The Apollo Moon missions of 1969-1972 all share a dirty secret. "The major issue the Apollo astronauts pointed out was dust, dust, dust," says Professor Larry Taylor, Director of the Planetary Geosciences ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Sep 26, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (44) | comments 10

Birds, bats and insects hold secrets for aerospace engineers

Natural flyers like birds, bats and insects outperform man-made aircraft in aerobatics and efficiency. University of Michigan engineers are studying these animals as a step toward designing flapping-wing planes ...

Technology / Engineering

created Feb 04, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0


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