Top Groupon exec jumps back to Google
Groupon revealed that the startup's chief operating officer was leaving after just five months for a job at her former employer -- Google.
Business
Sep 24, 2011
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Pandora net loss widens but revenue up sharply
Internet radio company Pandora on Thursday posted its first quarterly earnings since going public, reporting a wider net loss but revenue that more than doubled on solid advertising growth.
Business
Aug 26, 2011
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Dell's 2Q comes amid PC strife
(AP) -- Dell Inc.'s latest earnings come at a difficult time for the PC industry. Consumer demand is sagging, as tablets and smartphones steal market share. The Round Rock, Texas-based company's fiscal second quarter results, ...
Business
Aug 12, 2011
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KPN reports profit drop, blames Internet phone apps
Dutch telecoms operator KPN reported an 11.0-percent drop in net profit to 414 million euros for the second quarter on Tuesday, blaming the rise of Internet-based telephone applications.
Business
Jul 26, 2011
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Google's lobbying bill tops $2M for 1st time in 2Q
(AP) -- Google Inc.'s quarterly lobbying expenses surpassed $2 million for the first time during the spring and early summer amid U.S. government scrutiny that hatched a wide-ranging investigation into the Internet search ...
Business
Jul 21, 2011
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Yahoo 2Q revenue drop overshadows earnings gain (Update)
(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. plodded through another disappointing performance in the second quarter, a familiar script that's wearing thin with exasperated investors.
Business
Jul 19, 2011
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Apple shares hit record high ahead of earnings
Apple shares hit a record high on Wall Street on Monday ahead of what is expected to be another blockbuster quarterly earnings report by the California gadget-maker.
Business
Jul 19, 2011
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Gender stereotypes about math develop as early as second grade
Children express the stereotype that mathematics is for boys, not for girls, as early as second grade, according to a new study by University of Washington researchers. And the children applied the stereotype to themselves: ...
Social Sciences
Mar 14, 2011
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Idioms and slang held the key for English language learners in 2010
The most popular searches in 2010 on Cambridge Dictionaries Online (CDO) show that idioms and slang held the key to learning English as a second language.
Social Sciences
Feb 4, 2011
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Verizon grabs for Internet speed crown in new plan
(AP) -- Verizon Communications Inc. is zooming past cable-company competitors by tripling the top download speed of its FiOS Internet service to 150 megabits per second, or 50 times faster than a typical DSL line.
Telecom
Nov 22, 2010
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