IBM's Watson supercomputer has gone from game show king to doctor's office helper. You may recall the epic man vs. machine battle two years ago in which the supercomputer beat former champions on the show Jeopardy. Well, now there's a ...
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The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted a new patent to MorphoSys' antibody platform Ylanthia. The new patent (US 8,367,586), which the company claims is the first for its antibody platform, covers the composition of ...
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Two U.S. lawmakers plan to reintroduce a controversial cybersecurity bill that allows private companies to share customers' personal information related to a wide range of cyberthreats with government agencies. Representatives Mike ...
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The U.K.'s Financial Reporting Council has launched a probe into Autonomy's financial reporting over a period of more than two years prior to its acquisition by Hewlett-Packard. Autonomy's reports from January 2009 to mid-2011 will be ...
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PMMI, the owner and producer of the EXPO PACK and PACK EXPO family of trade shows, has announced the premiere edition of EXPO PACK Guadalajara (Feb.27 –March 1, 2013; Expo Guadalajara) has sold out. “In December, we were happy ...
The Zumtobel Group (also known as Zumtobel AG)(WBAG: ZAG) headquartered in Dornbirn, Austria is a leading European manufacturer of professional indoor and outdoor lighting, lighting management systems and lighting components as well as LED ...
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GE Lighting has rolled out its 2013 Lighting & Electrical Institute curriculum. Designers, facility managers, specifiers, consultants and other interested professionals are invited to learn about the latest innovations in lighting ...
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Microsoft started selling its Surface Pro tablet on Saturday, and quickly exhausted its supply of the 128GB configuration. While the less expensive 64GB device was also listed as out of stock Saturday on Microsoft's online store, by ...
Apple yesterday confirmed that a bug in iOS 6.1 causes devices to aggressively ping Microsoft Exchange email servers, shortening iPhone and iPad battery life. In a support document published Wednesday, Apple acknowledged the bug, promised ...
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Microsoft this week patched 14 vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer (IE), preparing the browser for its time as a target early next month at the annual Pwn2Own hacking contest. On Tuesday, Microsoft patched 57 vulnerabilities, including ...
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Adobe last week announced it would add a new security feature to Flash Player in an attempt to block some of the exploits hackers are hiding inside older Microsoft Office documents. The new feature -- a pop-up warning -- will be triggered ...
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Instagram has asked a court to dismiss a class-action lawsuit against changes in its terms of use, holding that the petitioner had the option to terminate her account if she disagreed with the new terms. The photo-sharing service, ...
Brazilian meat giant Marfrig has named VP of finance Ricardo Florence dos Santos as its CFO. Dos Santos will replace Alexandre Mazzuco, who will "pursue other professional challenges and focus on personal projects", Marfrig said. It is ...
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The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad hosted a panel discussion with Iraqi government and civil society leaders on January 31 in commemoration of World Wetlands Day. World Wetlands Day is celebrated around the world to promote public awareness of ...
NewsGator is re-architecting its Social Sites enterprise social networking (ESN) suite so that it can be installed independently of Microsoft's SharePoint collaboration server. The decision isn't terribly surprising, given that Microsoft ...
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