Cubist Pharmaceuticals has received the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) fast track status for its late-stage antibiotic candidate ceftolozane/tazobactam in the previously granted Qualified Infectious Disease Product (QIDP) ...
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3D printing has been attracting more attention in recent months as a tool to create gadgets, toys and miniature works of art. Now President Barack Obama thinks it can also play a role in strengthening the military and America's sagging ...
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U.S. President Barack Obama has signed an executive order requiring that government data be made available in open, machine-readable formats, expanding open-access requirements from earlier in his administration. A new open data policy, ...
US President Barack Obama has signed an executive order that requires government agencies to make publicly accessible data open and machine readable. "Government information shall be managed as an asset throughout its life cycle to ...
Two U.S. senators will push Congress or President Barack Obama's administration to pursue trade and immigration sanctions against China and other countries that allegedly support cyberattacks on U.S. government agencies and businesses, the ...
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Today organizers announced GlassDevCamp, the first community-led event for the emerging Google Glass development community. The event will be held in the San Francisco Bay Area during summer 2013. GlassDevCamp is a not-for-profit developer ...
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New hydraulic fracturing rules being developed by the Obama administration will drive oil and gas development from federal lands, a panel of industry and state officials said in their prepared testimony to a House committee Wednesday. The ...
China's government and military appear to be directly involved in cyber-attacks against the U.S., according to a report released Monday by the U.S. Department of Defence. The conclusion, contained in an?annual report?evaluating China's ...
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The U.S. Senate has voted to allow states to collect sales tax from online retailers, making it more difficult to buy tax-free products online. The Senate's vote of 69-27 for the Marketplace Fairness Act late Monday sends the bill to the ...
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In response to public concern that technological advances could threaten the privacy of citizens, Florida has passed a law restricting the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, by state law enforcement officials. It's the first law of ...
A special court established to review government requests for warrants to conduct electronic surveillance of suspected foreign spies received close to 1,900 warrant requests last year -- all of which it approved. A report released earlier ...
Dell is investigating a report that a Middle East reseller has sold large numbers of computers to a Syrian company with ties to the embattled government there, in violation of U.S. export restrictions. Despite U.S. trade sanctions against ...
Fashion lovers, who cannot help gaping or drooling over the covetable wardrobe pieces of the US First Lady Michelle Obama, will now be able to imitate each and every look of hers, thanks to a new app from the Apples iTunes store. ...
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Chinese construction machinery maker Sany Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. (SHSE: 600031) has begun benefiting from a foray into markets overseas. It released financial results for the fiscal year 2012 on April 26 and according to the results, ...
U.S. President Barack Obama has nominated telecom trade group veteran Tom Wheeler to be the next chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. Wheeler's nomination, announced Wednesday, ends weeks of speculation that he was the ...
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