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Taiwan's Foxconn to use one million robots by 2014
Taiwan IT giant Foxconn -- hit by a spate of suicides at its Chinese plants -- plans to replace 500,000 workers with robots in the next three years, state media reported Monday.
Aug 01, 2011 |
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New owner is preparing Myspace for a remodel
Just a week after acquiring Myspace, Orange County, Calif., brothers Tim and Chris Vanderhook strolled through the firm's Beverly Hills headquarters and settled into a corner office with a stunning view of the Hollywood ...
Aug 01, 2011 |
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Special committee defends Wall Street Journal
A special committee set up to ensure the editorial integrity of The Wall Street Journal following its 2007 purchase by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. said Monday it found no evidence of wrongdoing at the newspaper.
Jul 25, 2011 |
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US tabloids less aggressive than British: experts
US tabloid newspapers including ones owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation are less aggressive than their British counterparts, partly due to readers' differing demands, experts say.
Jul 25, 2011 |
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Dow Jones editor reminds reporters of ethics code
Dow Jones editor-in-chief Robert Thomson, the American flagship of Rupert Murdoch's media empire, has reminded journalists that they must follow a code of ethics in a memo to all staff.
Jul 23, 2011 |
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Apple considering Hulu bid
Apple Inc. is in talks to potentially bid for video-streaming service Hulu, according to a person close to the situation.
Jul 22, 2011 |
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Wall Street Journal attacks News Corp. critics
The News Corp.-owned Wall Street Journal blasted critics Monday for double standards and insisted that the phone-tapping scandal in Britain should not tarnish all of Rupert Murdoch's media empire.
Jul 18, 2011 |
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Pew study examines emergence of non-profit news
More than half of emerging nonprofit news sites produce content with a clear ideological bent, according to a study released Monday by the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism.
Jul 18, 2011 |
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Murdochs summoned to testify in phone hack inquiry
(AP) -- British lawmakers say News International chief Rebekah Brooks has agreed to testify before a parliamentary committee investigating phone hacking. Rupert and James Murdoch have been issued a summons ...
Jul 14, 2011 |
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A News Corp. without newspapers?
Rupert Murdoch built his vast fortune selling newspapers, expanding a single daily in his native Australia into a media and entertainment empire that spans the globe.
Jul 13, 2011 |
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Murdoch drops bid for British Sky Broadcasting
(AP) -- In a stunning retreat, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. media empire dropped its bid Wednesday to take over full control of British Sky Broadcasting amid a political and legal firestorm over phone hacking at one of its ...
Jul 13, 2011 |
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Philly papers offer Android tablets with paid apps
The city's two major newspapers announced Monday that they will give free Android tablet computers to paid digital subscribers as part of a new venture designed to shore up readership and revenue nearly a ...
Jul 11, 2011 |
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LinkedIn passes Myspace in US traffic: comScore
LinkedIn leapfrogged Myspace in June to become the second-largest social network in the United States in terms of traffic behind Facebook, tracking firm comScore reported Friday.
Jul 09, 2011 |
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Art project draws US Secret Service interest
A New York electronic artist who took pictures of shoppers using computers in Apple stores as part of a project has drawn the attention of the US Secret Service.
Jul 08, 2011 |
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UK's Cameron calls for new regulation of press
(AP) -- Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday promised a full investigation into the phone hacking and the police bribery that lead to the collapse of the News of the World tabloid, saying that British politicians ...
Jul 08, 2011 |
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