India's TCS reports 16.8 percent rise in Q1 profit
India's biggest IT outsourcing firm, Tata Consultancy Services, on Thursday reported a 16.8 percent jump in quarterly net profit, beating market forecasts.
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Dell postpones vote on go-private plan to July 24
Dell postponed a shareholder vote Thursday on its $24.4 billion go-private plan led by founder Michael Dell, amid reports that several major investors opposed the deal.
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Britain to review cyber-security agreement with Huawei
The British government said Thursday it would look again at how it safeguards its telecommunications networks from feared security risks posed by the involvement of Chinese giant Huawei.
Internet
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A new way to see space – even its junk
When a large radio telescope in the Australian outback was unveiled last week its improved sensitivity was immediately apparent. It transformed images of supernova remnants taken with last year's equipment from undefined ...
Astronomy
Jul 18, 2013
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Why crop rotation works
Crop rotation has been used since Roman times to improve plant nutrition and to control the spread of disease. A new study to be published in Nature's 'The ISME Journal' reveals the profound effect it has on enriching soil ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 18, 2013
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Tiny beach crustaceans suffering localized extinctions
Two types of small beach critters—both cousins of the beloved, backyard roly-poly—are suffering localized extinctions in Southern California at an alarming rate, says a new study by UC Santa Barbara scientists. As indicator ...
Environment
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Curiosity interview with project manager Jim Erickson – new software hastens trek to mount sharp
As NASA's 1 ton Curiosity Mars rover sets out on her epic trek to the ancient sedimentary layers at the foothills of mysterious Mount Sharp, Universe Today conducted an exclusive interview with the Curiosity Project Manager ...
Space Exploration
Jul 18, 2013
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Satellite view shows Opportunity Mars rover still hard at work 10 years on
Ten years to the day after the Opportunity rover launched to Mars, the HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter snapped this image of the rover, still toiling away on the surface of Mars. The white dot in the image ...
Space Exploration
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Boosting crop yields in Australia
Andrew Hansen grows wheat, barley, canola, and oats on his farm at Coomandook in South Australia, where his family has farmed the land for more than 60 years. But now the family's way of life is threatened.
Biotechnology
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William Forbes manuscript rediscovered
Prof Ernest Metzger of the School of Law has announced the rediscovery of an 18th century manuscript by William Forbes (ca. 1688 – 1745), the first Professor of Civil Law in the University.
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