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Entrepreneur

CORRECTING and REPLACING Ernst & Young Names CyberCoders CEO, Heidi Golledge, as
CNBC - 113 Minutes ago
(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Please replace the release with the following corrected version due to multiple revisions.The corrected release reads: ERNST & YOUNG NAMES CYBERCODERS CEO, HEIDI GOLLEDGE, AS A FINALIST Add Comment

Get Mad and Stay Mad: Could Anger Be An Entrepreneur's Secret Weapon?
Forbes.com - 3 Hours ago
The first time I wrote a story about the private space industry was in the late 1990s. Peter Diamandis was at the heart of that tale, the first time we met, as his X Prize had just been announced. During Add Comment

10 Lessons I Learned from Sara Blakely That You Won't Hear in Business School
Forbes.com - 3 Hours ago
The Most Valuable Startup Asset: Your Meta-Tribe Kevin Ready Contributor Top Seven Success Tips from Celebrity Hairstylist and Entrepreneur Sally Hershberger Kathy Caprino Contributor Why Chutzpah Add Comment

SpaceX's Elon Musk elated by launch
MSNBC - 4 Hours ago
The successful launch Tuesday of SpaceX's unmanned Dragon capsule toward the International Space Station thrilled NASA officials and private spaceflight supporters, and brought company CEO Elon Musk a

SpaceXs Elon Musk elated by launch Albuquerque Express

SpaceX's CEO Elon Musk elated by successful launch Newsvine

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IP and patents

Ludwig's CEO Interviewed About Newly Patented Technology
Reuters - 2 Hours ago
PR Newswire POMPANO BEACH, Fla., May 23, 2012 POMPANO BEACH, Fla., May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ludwig Enterprises, Inc. (OTC: LUDG) an emerging and revolutionary digital radio network today announced

Ludwig's CEO Interviewed About Newly Patented Technology PR Newswire Yahoo! Finance

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Google did not infringe Oracle patents -jury
Reuters - 3 Hours ago
Google Inc's Android mobile platform has not infringed Oracle's patents, a California jury decided in a high stakes trial fought by the two Silicon Valley giants over smartphone technology. The verdict

UPDATE 1-Google did not infringe Oracle patents - jury Reuters

Google did not infringe Oracle patents: jury Reuters Yahoo! Finance

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Jury: Google didn't infringe on Oracle patents
SiliconValley.com - 2 Hours ago
SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal jury in San Francisco has decided that Google (GOOG) didn't infringe on Oracle's (ORCL) patents when the search company developed its popular Android software for mobile devices. Add Comment

Google's Android Didn't Infringe Oracle Patents, Jury Says
San Francisco Chronicle - 2 Hours ago
(Updates with dismissal of jury in second paragraph.) May 23 (Bloomberg) -- Google Inc., the largest Web search provider, didnâ??t infringe Oracle Corp.â??s patents in developing Android software, a federal

Googleâ??s Android Didnâ??t Infringe Oracle Patents, Jury Says Washington Post

Google's Android Did Not Infringe Oracle Patents, Jury Rules Huffington Post

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Venture Capital

Live: 5 Top VCs, 10 Top Tech Trends
Forbes.com - 18 Hours ago
HereÃ¢s an unfair question: whatÃ¢s the next big thing? More often than not, the investors on the panel at the Churchill ClubÃ¢s annual "Top Ten Tech Trends," at the Hyatt Regency in Santa Clara, Calif.,

Live: 5 Top VCs, 10 Tech Tech Trends Forbes.com

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RLPC-Apax set to sell Marken as debt talks stall
Reuters - 4 Hours ago
* 365 mln stg debt restructuring talks stall * No agreement with lenders over new money * Lenders start selling loans to distressed investors By Isabell Witt LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - Private equity Add Comment

Private equity fights back as attacks continue
CBS News - 3 Hours ago
(CBS News) The private equity industry might need another name change. The financiers formerly known as leveraged buyout folks are having a bad couple of weeks as the industry finds itself in the center Add Comment

Two views on private equity
Washington Post - 3 Hours ago
Noah Smith defends it : Fact 1: In Japan, there is no big private equity industry, because it is very difficult to do a leveraged buyout of a company. The Japanese government allows companies to defend Add Comment

Biotech

The Future of Board Games: Crowd Funding Is the Name of the Game
Reuters - 3 Hours ago
PR Newswire SAN FRANCISCO, May 23, 2012 SAN FRANCISCO, May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- When game maker Doug Arduini received a cease and desist order from the largest board game company in the country, he

The Future of Board Games: Crowd Funding Is the Name of the Game PR Newswire Yahoo! Finance

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Travelers Encouraged to Use 511 During Dumbarton Bridge Closure
Reuters - 3 Hours ago
PR Newswire OAKLAND, Calif., May 23, 2012 OAKLAND, Calif., May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Travelers affected by the closure of the Dumbarton Bridge this Memorial Day weekend can plan ahead by using the tools

Travelers Encouraged to Use 511 During Dumbarton Bridge Closure PR Newswire Yahoo! Finance

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Pet Care 101 Creates One Stop Internet Shop for Owners of Household Pets
Reuters - 3 Hours ago
PR Newswire LANAI CITY, Hawaii, May 23, 2012 LANAI CITY, Hawaii, May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --ï¿½ Hawaii-based internet retailer of household pet products, MP Enterprises Incorporated, today introduced

Pet Care 101 Creates One Stop Internet Shop for Owners of Household Pets PR Newswire Yahoo! Finance

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DishPal Celebrates Memorial Day with a Giveaway
Digital Journal - 3 Hours ago
djp.ga_fill('300x250-Big-Box-PR'); Snap a Photo to Share Your Holiday BBQ, Sides and Cocktails for the Chance to Win $100 PR Newswire SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 23, 2012 SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ Add Comment

Electronics

Philips Drops as Healthcare Vision Clouded: Amsterdam Mover
Washington Post - 7 Hours ago
(Updates share price from second paragraph.) May 23 (Bloomberg) -- Royal Philips Electronics NV dropped the most in three weeks in Amsterdam after Chief Executive Officer Frans van Houten signaled the Add Comment

AudioQuest Introduces Made-for-iPodÂ®/iPadÂ®/iPhoneÂ® USB Digital Interconnects
Reuters - 7 Hours ago
PR Newswire IRVINE, Calif., May 23, 2012 IRVINE, Calif., May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- 10 years ago AppleÂ® introduced the iPod, and changed the way the world listens to its music. The iPhone and iPad

AudioQuest Introduces Made-for-iPodÃ?Â®/iPadÃ?Â®/iPhoneÃ?Â® USB Digital Interconnects Individual.com

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BRIEF-RESEARCH ALERT-Citigroup cuts Best Buy Co price target
CNBC - 7 Hours ago
May 23 (Reuters) - Best Buy Co Inc : * Citigroup cuts Best Buy Co price target to $18 from $21, rating sell For a summary of rating and price target changes on U.S. companies: Reuters Eikon users, click

BRIEF-RESEARCH ALERT-Wedbush cuts Best Buy Co price target CNBC

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HiFi Recorder
CNET Download.com - 8 Hours ago
is a mp3 recorder of getting the original sound recorded, which can record sounds from all kinds of sound devices, eg, Microphone, Line In, System sound. Besides, it can highly maintain the original scene Add Comment

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Internet telephony

Acme Packet and NICE Systems Jointly Debut First Session Recording Solution based
TMC Net - 8 Hours ago
(ENP Newswire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) ENP Newswire - 23 May 2012 Release date- 22052012 - Bedford, MA and Ra'anana, Israel - Acme Packet (NASDAQ: APKT), the leader in session delivery networks, and

Acme Packet & NICE Systems Unveil New Session Recording System TMC Net

ACME PACKET, INC. : Acme Packet and NICE Systems Jointly Debut First Session Recording 4 Traders

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Acme Packet to Present at Cowen Technology Conference
Reuters - 9 Hours ago
BEDFORD, MA, May 23 (Marketwire) -- Acme Packet(R) (NASDAQ: APKT), the leader in session delivery networks, today announced that Andrew D. Ory, the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, and

Acme Packet Net-Net Session Director session border controllers deployed by Bouygues TMC Net

Acme Packet to Present at Cowen Technology Conference Marketwire Yahoo! Finance

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Feeding green screen chroma key into Skype
ZDNet - 13 Hours ago
All projects: DIY-IT Project Guide I had some very specific software requirements for my studio, and I have to tell you, finding software to meet my needs was no easy matter. Most specifically, I wanted Add Comment

FBI quietly forms secretive Net-surveillance unit
CNET News - 14 Hours ago
The FBI has recently formed a secretive surveillance unit with an ambitious goal: to invent technology that will let police more readily eavesdrop on Internet and wireless communications. The establishment Add Comment

Science

After 35 years, SETI celebrates its most famous alien hunter
CNET.com.au - 18 Hours ago
For anyone who's seen the film Contact, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence is a very noble cause. And over the last 35 years, Jill Tarter, who was the inspiration for Jodie Foster's character,

After 35 years, SETI celebrates its most-famous alien hunter Zimbio

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GSK says amends Human Genome tender offer conditions
Reuters - 8 Hours ago
GlaxoSmithKline ( Human Genome adopted a stockholder rights plan earlier in May in an attempt to ward off GSK, arguing that the suitor's $13-a-share bid was inadequate. "Because Human Genome has adopted Add Comment

Research and Markets: Sustainable Energy Pricing: Nature, Sustainable Engineering,
CNBC - 10 Hours ago
(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Dublin - Research and Markets () has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "Sustainable Energy Pricing: Nature, Sustainable Engineering, and the Science of Energy Add Comment

Reality rocks in San Francisco earthquake exhibit
San Francisco Chronicle - 14 Hours ago
The old San Francisco home shook violently as two strong earthquakes ruptured the ground, one at a time. But in the dining room the visitors just laughed in delight - and hung on. As they clung to strong Add Comment

Space science

Updated Coverage for NASA/SpaceX Mission to Station
Reuters - 3 Hours ago
PR Newswire WASHINGTON, May 23, 2012 WASHINGTON, May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --ï¿½ The SpaceX second demonstration mission for NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program

Washington: Updated Coverage for NASA/SpaceX Mission to Station 7thSpace

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"What Is NASA, Alex?" New Trebek Video Promotes NASA in Your Life
Reuters - 3 Hours ago
PR Newswire WASHINGTON, May 23, 2012 WASHINGTON, May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The king of quiz shows, Alex Trebek, is helping answer the question, "How does NASA affect our daily lives?" The Add Comment

Commercial space race gets crowded behind SpaceX
CBS News - 2 Hours ago
WASHINGTON A privately built space capsule that's zipping its way to the International Space Station has also launched something else: A new for-profit space race.The capsule called Dragon was due to Add Comment

NASA and Houston School Partner to Engage Future Explorers
MarketWatch - 2 Hours ago
/PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- NASA's Johnson Space Center has partnered with the Houston Independent School District's Booker T. Washington High School to inspire the next generation of explorers through Add Comment

International development

World Bank says Europe, US might hurt Asian growthEast Asia's developing economies
Jakarta Post - 10 Hours ago
East Asia's developing economies could face a shock from China's slowdown and need to boost domestic demand to offset weak exports due to a sluggish U.S. recovery and Europe's debt crisis, the World Bank Add Comment

World Bank says Europe, US might hurt Asian growth East Asia's developing economies
Jakarta Post - 15 Hours ago
Overall growth for East Asian economies should decline from last year's 8.2 percent to a still-robust 7.6 percent, the bank said. The group includes China, South Korea and Southeast Asia and excludes Add Comment

East Asia developing countries to see 7.6 percent growth: World Bank
SINA - 15 Hours ago
BEIJING, May 23 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank cut its economic growth forecast for developing countries in East Asia this year to 7.6 percent on Wednesday. It said that sluggish global demand and the slowing Add Comment

RI accepts $3.5b loan â??in case of emergencyâ?? Indonesia has accepted a loan of
Jakarta Post - 18 Hours ago
Rahmat Waluyanto said the rest of the money would come from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation, the Australian government and the Asian Development Bank. "There hasn't been any official commitment Add Comment

US education

WATCH: High school suspends students for biking to school with mayor and police
103 JAMZ - 3 Hours ago
A Michigan high school senior prank was sanctioned by the mayor and police, but not by the principal, who suspended the students for biking to school. (ABC) Graduating seniors are famous for pulling pranks Add Comment

Romney: American kids get 'third-world education'
CNBC - 2 Hours ago
WASHINGTON - Charging that American students are getting a "third-world education" under President Barack Obama, Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney on Wednesday proposed a voucher-style system Add Comment

Center for Education Reform Applauds Presidential Candidates for Finally Focusing
FinRoad - 3 Hours ago
/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This week both presidential candidates turned their attention to education, signaling a new focus on education reform as a campaign issue. Yesterday the Obama Administration Add Comment

Romney: American Kids Getting 'Third-World' Education
NewsMax.com - 2 Hours ago
Shifting from the economy to education, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney was proposing a voucher-style system that could significantly alter the public school system and revive the debate Add Comment

Personal technology

Nvidia's Kai platform aims to deliver $199 quad-core tablets
CNET.com - 3 Hours ago
Tegra 3-powered tablets may soon sport Kindle Fire price tags. by May 23, 2012 9:49 AM PDT Follow @swebster77 Nvidia aiming for Kindle Fire price point but with high-powered tablets. (Credit: The Verge)

NVIDIA details Kai platform to aid in the creation of $199 Tegra 3 Android tablets Phone Dog

NVIDIA outlines Kai platform, hopes to make good on quad-core $199 tablet promise Engadget

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Toshiba Satellite L875-10G review
CNET.co.uk - 3 Hours ago
4.5 stars out of 5 User rating 0 out of 5 Not yet rated What do you think? I own it I want it Not for me Verdict The Toshiba Satellite L875-10G gives a good performance for both office tasks and gaming Add Comment

AudioQuest Introduces Made-for-iPodÃ?Â®/iPadÃ?Â®/iPhoneÃ?Â® USB Digital Interconnects Individual.com

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Oxford makes big push into Bigfoot research, enlists Swiss zoologists for DNA study
Engadget - 99 Minutes ago
The search for Bigfoot continues and, no, that's not a nod to a very special episode of Unsolved Mysteries. Though did its best to humanize that Himalayan monster of myth, a group of well-heeled European Add Comment

Internet news

Google digs in heels over EU antitrust ultimatum
ZDNet UK - 4 Hours ago
Sign up to ZDNet UK's daily newsletter. Topics Google, Antitrust, Search, Eric Schmidt, EU, European Commission, Big Tent NEWS Google has responded to an antitrust ultimatum from European regulators by Add Comment

Who really won in Facebook's IPO mess
Fortune - 3 Hours ago
FORTUNE -- When Mark Zuckerberg's stated mission to connect and empower people collides with Wall Street's actual mission, which is to empower and enrich the well-connected, guess which mission prevails?

Who really lost in Facebook's deal CNN Money

Who really lost in Facebook's IPO mess CNN Money

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How Amazon is changing the rules for books and movies
CNET.com.au - 18 Hours ago
The online retail giant is tapping its huge customer base and vast technical underpinnings, to reshape the way books, movies and television programs are made. If you want a glimpse into the way Amazon Add Comment

Jury clears Google of infringing on Oracle patents
ZDNet - 2 Hours ago
SAN FRANCISCO â?? A jury today unanimously decided that Google did not infringe on two of Oracleâ??s patents. In a unanimous decision at the U.S. District Court of Northern California this morning, the

Jury says Google did not infringe on Oracle patents CNET News

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Boston

Man accused of sexual assault on Metro and on Boston subway
Washington Post - 3 Hours ago
A Bethesda man has been accused by police of being involved in two sexual assault incidents â?? one aboard Bostonâ??s subway and the other on a Metro train. Timothy Day (Suffolk County District Attorneyâ??s Add Comment

Harvard student's death ruled accidental drowning
Wichita Eagle - 3 Hours ago
, at 1:15 p.m. AUGUSTA, Maine â?? The Maine medical examiner's office says a Harvard Business School student's death was an accidental drowning. Nathan Bihlmaier (BILL'-mair) of Cambridge, Mass., went

Harvard student's death ruled accidental Boston Globe

Harvard students death ruled accidental drowning Boston Herald

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American Superconductor Surges on Wind Contract: Boston Mover
San Francisco Chronicle - 7 Hours ago
May 23 (Bloomberg) -- American Superconductor Corp., a supplier of wind-turbine components, rose the most in more than a month after winning a contract to supply 100 megawatts of electrical systems to Add Comment

Facebook stock sale probed [Boston Herald]
BusinessWeek - 7 Hours ago
May 23--Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin is "unfriending" Morgan Stanley over the Wall Street giant's handling of Facebook's cratering initial public offering. Galvin yesterday subpoenaed Add Comment



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