Apple buys analytics firm for $200 mn: report (Update)
Apple has acquired social media analytics firm Topsy for more than $200 million, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
Business
Dec 02, 2013
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West coast lumber and log exports increased in value, volume in third quarter of 2013
Lumber and log exports from Washington, Oregon, northern California, and Alaska both increased dramatically in the third quarter of 2013, compared to this time last year, the U.S. Forest Service's Pacific Northwest Research ...
Environment
Dec 02, 2013
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Airborne radar looking through thick ice during NASA polar campaigns
The bedrock hidden beneath the thick ice sheets covering Greenland and Antarctica has intrigued researchers for years. Scientists are interested in how the shape of this hidden terrain affects how ice moves—a key factor ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 02, 2013
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NASA Goddard joins new virtual research institute
Researchers from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. have joined a new NASA virtual institute that will focus on questions concerning space science and human space exploration. Nine research teams from seven ...
Space Exploration
Dec 02, 2013
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Scientists build a low-cost, open-source 3-D metal printer
OK, so maybe you aren't interested in making your own toys, cellphone cases, or glow-in-the-dark Christmas decorations. How about a brake drum?
Engineering
Dec 02, 2013
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NASA investigating the life of Comet ISON
After several days of continued observations, scientists continue to work to determine and to understand the fate of Comet ISON: There's no doubt that the comet shrank in size considerably as it rounded the sun and there's ...
Space Exploration
Dec 02, 2013
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NASA's HS3 hurricane mission called it a wrap for 2013
NASA's Hurricane and Severe Storms Sentinel airborne mission known as HS3 wrapped up for the 2013 Atlantic Ocean hurricane season at the end of September, and had several highlights. HS3 will return to NASA's Wallops Flight ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 02, 2013
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Hubble Telescope best shot at learning comet fate (Update)
NASA said Monday that the Hubble Space Telescope is the best bet for figuring out whether Comet ISON disintegrated during its brush with the sun last week.
Space Exploration
Dec 02, 2013
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Move over Kim, Beyonce is queen of Internet in US (Update)
It was a year for "twerking," "selfies," and "cronuts" in Internet searching, right up there with Hollywood, pop and reality stars.
Internet
Dec 02, 2013
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Cognizant planning to add 10,000 jobs over 3 years
A major information technology outsourcing company is relocating its U.S. operations hub from New Jersey to Texas and expects to add 10,000 jobs nationwide over the next three years.
Business
Dec 02, 2013
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