The Chernin Group, a media company run by former News Corp. Chief Operating Officer Peter Chernin, has taken a majority stake in Crunchyroll Inc., a provider of anime videos to mobile devices, game consoles and Internet-connected TVs. ...
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Improved healthcare for physical and mental health are linked to a worldwide trend of less Alzheimer's disease or delayed Alzheimer's, U.S. researchers say. Dr. Kenneth Langa of the University of Michigan ...
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The scent of diesel, rusting anchors and fish slurry hung in the humid air of the harbor. I was in Puntarenas on the western shore of Costa Rica, waiting to leave on a scuba-diving trip to Cocos Island – often called an "underwater ...
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SnackHealthy, Inc. announced today the launch of its Organic Harvest™ line of gourmet sausages, produced at the largest organic pork farm in North America. The sausages are fully cooked, blended in organic spices, hardwood-smoked in ...
Salesforce1 is nothing more than an attempt by Salesforce to smooth over its customer message in the face of falling share value, a Gartner analyst has accused. Speaking to Computing at Salesforce's Dreamforce 2013 conference in San ...
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Women who took oral contraceptives for three or more years are twice as likely to suffer from glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness, a U.S. researcher says. Lead researcher Dr. Shan Lin, a professor of clinical ophthalmology at the ...
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The design and placement of glass is a vital component of green architecture. It allows for natural light and integrates the interior of office and residential buildings with the exterior. Natural light improves productivity in the ...
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Strengthening house prices and increased interest rates in metros across the country contributed to lower housing affordability in the third quarter, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity ...
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Three prominent U.S. senators have in a federal court filing questioned the claim of the National Security Agency that its bulk collection of phone records is required for intelligence purposes. The brief argues that after extensive ...
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Mobile carriers are opposed to the plan for a smartphone ‘kill switch’ that would render smartphones inoperable after they are stolen, claiming that it could be misused by hackers to block critical services. New York ...
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Mobile cardiovascular health firm AliveCor (San Francisco, CA) has announced the debut of AliveInsights, a new service that enables patients to send ECG data generated by the company's heart monitors to cardiologists or cardiac technicians ...
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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Back when Yahoo was something hollered at a rodeo and no one could conceive of Googling anything, President Ronald Reagan signed an executive order that extended the power of U.S. intelligence agencies overseas, ...
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Yahoo is expanding its efforts to protect its users' online activities from prying eyes by encrypting all the communications and other information flowing into the Internet company's data centers around the world. ...
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The Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance (IGMA) has added a new industry calendar feature on its website listing events pertaining to the insulating glass industry. "Now there is one place to get the best IG technical information, as ...
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Salesforce executive VP Mike Rosenbaum has told Computing that its new Salesforce1 platform, to be announced at a keynote tomorrow during the company's 2013 Dreamforce conference in San Francisco, will "jumpstart innovation" by employing a ...