Graduates who have completed a three-month internship are likely to earn£1,500 more in their first year of work than those who have not,a study has found. The research from Inspiring Interns found that graduates who had secured a ...
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A court in California has given its preliminary approval to a revised class settlement in a lawsuit brought against Facebook by users who claimed that their names and likeness were used without their prior consent in "Sponsored Stories" ...
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The government could save up to £33bn a year by applying big data analytics to departmental information, claims a new report from think tank the Policy Exchange. The Policy Exchange estimated up to £22bn could be found by ...
A new study by UCLA has discovered that study partners play a key role in clinical trials for Alzheimer's disease. These people provide patients with support while updating researchers about progress, with the new research finding how a ...
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Former Pirate Bay host PRQ.se went down in the middle of a police raid on Monday, affecting hundreds of hosted sites and thousands of users of PRQ's other services. But the raid and the outage are unlikely to be related, according to PRQ's ...
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Business Inquirer Net reported that diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corporation will reopen the Nonoc nickel mine with a new USD 2.5 billion refinery, in a deal that is only awaiting the approval of President Aquino. Mayor Ernesto ...
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Axis and StopLift are working together to provide systems to detect scan avoidance at self-service checkout tills in supermarkets this Christmas Axis Communications is working with StopLift, a point of sale (POS) analytics ...
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IDG News Service - Facebook has proposed a revised settlement in a lawsuit in which it was alleged to have used the names and likeness of the plaintiffs without their prior consent in "Sponsored Stories" advertisements shown to their online ...
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The U.S. International Trade Commission said Tuesday it had launched an investigation into wireless consumer electronics devices and components from 13 top technology companies and their subsidiaries, including Samsung, Acer, and Nintendo, ...
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As Apple prepares to start selling its new iPad Mini,workers at a Chinese factory that manufactures the product have been enduring chemical fumes,12-hour work shifts and alleged company mismanagement as they assemble the new device. "The ...
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Taipei, Dec. 14, 2012 (CENS)--Contrasting most of their peers having carried out layoffs and unpaid furloughs to counter global economic doldrums, Asustek Computer Inc. and Acer Inc., Taiwan’s top two PC brand vendors, both have moved ...
HanesBrands announced that it intends to redeem the final $147.1 million of its Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2014, which will complete the retirement of approximately $300 million of floating-rate bond debt as planned in 2012. Hanes is ...
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A Las Vegas developer has been bounced between tribal and federal court in an effort to protect his financial interest in the Grand Canyon Skywalk, a popular glass bridge that extends from the canyon's edge on tribal land in western ...
Rolling On - The Rolling Stones have announced four concerts in London and New York at the end of the year. The band will play London's O2 Arena on 25 and 29 November and at the Prudential Centre in Newark, New Jersey on 13 and 15 December. ...
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Santa Monica's Cynergy Cycles, a flagship concept store for Specialized, appears to be in transition as its owner and general manager Eric Woods recently left. Longtime store manager Jim Whitsett was let go before Woods' departure, ...
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