Pandora boosts stock offering as shares hit high
Pandora stock hit an all-time high Thursday in the wake of a court ruling that should help trim its songwriter royalty costs.
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Sep 19, 2013
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Nokia to pay outgoing CEO Elop $25 million
Nokia Corp. says it will pay outgoing CEO Stephen Elop a compensation package of some $25 million (19 million euros) when he leaves the company to move over to Microsoft.
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Sep 19, 2013
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Tropical Depression Humberto fizzling, two areas developing
Imagery from NOAA's GOES-East satellite on Sept. 19 showed Tropical Depression Humberto had lost its organization, while one tropical low struggled near Bermuda, and another one was taking shape in the southwestern Gulf of ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 19, 2013
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Angry Birds Star Wars II app tops download charts
The latest instalment of the Angry Birds video game series from Finnish game maker Rovio topped download rankings Thursday on its release in several Western countries.
Software
Sep 19, 2013
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Global analysis reveals new insights into the ribosome—with important implications for disease
In molecular biology, the ribosome represents the machinery necessary to assemble proteins, the building blocks of life. In this process, information encoded in the genome's DNA is first transcribed to messenger RNA in the ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 19, 2013
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Team develops tooth embedded sensor for oral activity recognition
(Phys.org) —A team of researchers at National Taiwan University has developed a sensor for embedding in a single tooth. The sensor as the team explains in their study paper records movement using an accelerometer to identify ...
Researcher finds a turtle eye muscle adapts to deal with obstructed vision
In a recent study published in The Journal of Comparative Neurology, Saint Louis University professor of pharmacological and physiological science Michael Ariel, Ph.D., reported surprising findings about the eye movements ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 19, 2013
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Google fund to develop French media websites launched
A 60-million-euro ($81 million) fund set up by Google to help French media develop their presence on the Internet was launched Thursday following a deal to settle a row over royalty payments.
Internet
Sep 19, 2013
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NASA sees heavy rains and hot towers in Hurricane Manuel
NASA's TRMM satellite passed over Manuel on Sept. 19 at 0116 UTC and measured its rainfall as it was strengthening into a hurricane. TRMM noticed heavy rainfall and some hot towering thunderstorms, which were indications ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 19, 2013
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Tim Cook says Apple won't go down 'junk' road
Apple has no intention of competing in the "junk" segment of the electronics market, chief executive Tim Cook says.
Business
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