The Internet Archive, a non-profit project established to act as an online library of that preserves digital information, has to date offered up nearly a petabyte of content via the BitTorrent file-sharing site. In a blog post, The ...
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In the latest twist in a saga that has dragged on for seven years, a federal judge on Thursday refused to set aside a $675,000 fine that a jury had imposed on a former Boston University student for illegally downloading 30 songs. In a ...
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Skype has been battling wily adversaries who are abusing the Internet calling application to direct people to scam websites, but the Microsoft-owned service says the sham calls are decreasing. The automated calls feature a ...
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The Internet, long viewed as a tool to expand freedom, is an equally effective tool for repression. That is just as true in the United States as anywhere else. Security guru Bruce Schneier noted in a recent blog post, citing Evgeny ...
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Boulder Diagnostics, a developer of new diagnostic technologies, has launched Lyme Borreliosis disease test as a diagnostic service in Europe. The SpiroFind test, which is offered by the company's clinical diagnostic service ...
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For second consecutive year,Dow is recognized in annual ranking for global leadership in innovation performance. The Dow Chemical Company was named to the Thomson Reuters Top 100 Global Innovators list for the second,consecutive year in ...
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NuVasive has gained premarket approval (PMA) for its cervical motion preserving system from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The PCM cervical disc device, which is comprised of superior and inferior endplates, is designed for ...
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InfiniLED, a portfolio company of ScienceWorks Ventures plc and a Tyndall National Institute (UCC) spin-out, is delighted to announce an access agreement with Tyndall National Institute, Cork. This access agreement allows InfiniLED's ...
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A US 'activist' investor who has stamped his authority on Heinz, Cadbury and Kraft has taken a euro242M (€300M) stake in Danone, vowing to improve its profitability. Nelson Peltz, the head of Trian Partners, said the maker of ...
Tom Ford to open first London flagship Tom Ford joins Chanel, Gucci and Louis Vuitton on London’s Sloane Street at The Cadogan Estate‘s new 201-206 Sloane Street development, one of the capital’s most exclusive ...
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US canned food firm Seneca Foods has announced it could buy local peer Independent Foods. Seneca Foods said it had signed an MOU "contemplating an acquisition" of the company, which makes branded and own-label canned fruit. Any deal ...
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US fresh produce group Paramount Citrus has acquired Texas-based Healds Valley Farms to expand its product portfolio. Paramount Citrus, which says it is the largest grower of fresh citrus in North America, said the deal for Healds ...
The administrator for UK baker Peters Cathedral Bakers, which went into administration last month, has sold the company to local peer Coopland & Son (Scarborough) Ltd. KPMG said today (30 July) the deal for the company, which also trades ...
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Xylem Inc. will launch a range of new wastewater solutions during the WEFTEC 2012 trade show in New Orleans. Among the highlights for Xylem during WEFTEC 2012 are the following: Xylem continues to grow its Analytics offering with the ...
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The week's two major stories broke within hours of each other on Wednesday - Tesco admitted it was "likely" to leave the US and Germany's Intersnack snapped up United Biscuits' salty snacks business. Elsewhere, ex-Tesco CEO Terry Leahy led ...
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