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>>   Entrepreneur
Ex-Googler Lee Backs China Companies to Foster Startup Culture 
BusinessWeek - 5 Hours ago
Founded by Kai-Fu Lee, former head of Google's China division, business incubator Innovation Works is funding 12 startups amid strong demand for Web technology    Add Comment

Startup Bloom unveils fuel cells to power buildings 
Reuters UK - 6 Hours ago
By Poornima Gupta SAN JOSE, California (Reuters) - Silicon Valley start-up Bloom Energy on Wednesday unveiled a new fuel cell technology that can power buildings, positioning the energy generators as     Add Comment

A new toolkit for the new entrepreneur 
ZDNet Australia - 2 Hours ago
Entrepreneurs are renowned for being innovators, but lately they've had to undergo some innovation themselves, making use of new tools providing opportunities for commercialising ideas that don't fit     Add Comment

Nominations call for young entrepreneurs award 
TheBusinessDesk.com - 2 Hours ago
THE entrepreneurial talents of young people in Yorkshire will be celebrated at an awards event later this year. Organisers of the Yorkshire Young Achievers Award are calling for nominations for the 'achievement     Add Comment
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>>   IP and patents
Vuvuzela can?t be patented ? lawyer 
Herald South Africa - 4 Hours ago
IT would not be legally possible to patent the vuvuzela, a lawyer said yesterday. ?In the case of the vuvuzela, the concept of a device through which a noise is created by blowing into it would have been
Why vuvuzela cannot be patented - lawyer Legalbrief
Vuvuzela can't be patented - lawyer IOL
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Microsoft Patents Automatic OS Shutdown 
Tom's Hardware - 3 Hours ago
ldwide Tom's Hardware France Tom's Hardware Italy Tom's Hardware Finland Tom's Hardware China Tom's Hardware Taiwan Tom's Hardware Russia Tom's Hardware Turkey Tom's Hardware Germany Tom's Hardware     Add Comment

Sisvel, RFID Consortium launch patent licensing program 
RFID News - 4 Hours ago
Sisvel U.S. and the RFID Consortium have rolled out an ultra-high frequency RFID patent licensing program to promote rapid adoption of UHF technology. By creating a single license that includes all patents
RFID Consortium Releases Patent-Licensing Portfolio RFID Journal
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Etc: OTT HD Patent; Frontier Expands Broadband & More 
The Bridge - 6 Hours ago
â?¢ Frontier says it will spend $40 million to expand its broadband service in Illinois across the next year. CEO Maggie Wilderotter says the company hopes to "get a minimum of 80% reach for broadband     Add Comment
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>>   Venture Capital
ORIX Venture Finance Provides Growth Financing to Zoom Media Group 
Digital Signage Weekly - 4 Hours ago
ORIX Venture Finance has announced that it has provided debt financing to Zoom Media Group Inc.. ORIX joins Zoomâ��s existing capital providers, the de Gasp�© Beaubien family and ABS Capital Partners,
ORIX Venture Finance Provides Growth Financing to Zoom Media ABF Journal
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Funds Are Invested, However, They Are Not Traded Publicly In The Private Equity 
Ezine Articles - 5 Hours ago
When the money is not traded publicly but is invested, it is termed as a private equity. It can be invested in a stock exchange or used in some buyouts. This kind of buyouts is done for converting the     Add Comment

Asset manager Galtere launches $1bn agribusiness fund 
New Energy World Network - 9 Hours ago
US-registered investment manager Galtere has launched the Galtere Global Agribusiness Fund targeting $1bn in private equity capital to invest in agribusiness food and fuel opportunities in Australia,
Galtere says raising $1 bln agribusiness fund Reuters UK
Galtere Offers Agribusiness Private Equity Fund FINalternatives
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Galtere targets $1bln for private equity commodities plan 
Opalesque - 3 Hours ago
From Efinancialnews.com: Galtere, a hedge fund that specialises in commodities, has pledged to double its assets under management to $2bn through a push into private equity. It has launched an agribusiness
Galtere targets $1bn for private equity commodities plan Financial News Online
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>>   Biotech
Barnett: Paraguay Tackles Transgenics 
ZNet - 3 Hours ago
Lugo government under attack for enforcement of agricultural laws Source: The Esperanza Project Change Text Size a- | A+ ASUNCION, Paraguay â?? The federal agricultural agencyâ??s dramatic destruction     Add Comment

Monsanto v. Scruggs: Defense wants mistrial over 'criminal' remarks to jury [Northeast  
Advisen FPN - 3 Hours ago
Sept. 02--Attorneys asked for a mistrial Thursday in a lawsuit that could destroy the agricultural businesses of Mitchell and Eddie Scruggs. Ag giant Monsanto wants $10 million in damages from the Lee     Add Comment

Future of Genzyme / Isis Pharma's Cholesterol Drug Still Up in the Air 
Seeking Alpha - 4 Hours ago
EP Vantage submits: Few expected anything less than sterling phase III efficacy data for Genzyme ( GENZ ) and Isis Pharmaceuticalsâ?? ( ISIS ) cholesterol-lowering candidate, mipomersen, at the European
Genzyme says drug lowers cholesterol Boston Globe
Genzyme Presents Cholesterol Drug Data FDA News
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Detection of HHV-8 (human herpesvirus-8) genomes in induced peripheral blood mononuclear  
Vox Sanguinis - 6 Hours ago
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>>   Electronics
DivX and Arcelik A.S. Announce Strategic Relationship to Distribute DivX Plus(TM)  
Forbes.com - 3 Hours ago
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- DivX, Inc. (Nasdaq: DIVX), a leading digital media company connecting people and entertainment, and Arcelik A.S. a leading European TV manufacturer, today announced
DivX and Arçelik A.Å?. Announce Strategic Relationship to Distribute DivX Plusâ?¢  Sys-Con UK
DivX and Arçelik A.. Announce Strategic Relationship to Distribute DivX Plus HD  Yahoo!
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A Lesson for Samsung in the Fall of Japan's Electronics Giants 
Digital Chosun - 4 Hours ago
Samsung Electronics' operating profit in the third quarter amounted to W4.23 trillion, which is more than twice the size of the combined quarterly operating profits of nine major Japanese electronics     Add Comment

Apple updates iPod line, refreshes AppleTV 
MENAFN - 10 Hours ago
Apple updates iPods, slashes price on new Apple TV New nano gets touch screen; redesigned TV device to sell for $99 SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Apple Inc. took the wraps on its latest iPod media players     Add Comment

Panasonic to Renovate Eco Ideas House 
Street Insider - 4 Hours ago
Tokyo, Sept 3, 2010 - (ACN Newswire) - Panasonic Corporation today announced it will remodel the Eco Ideas House, a showroom that demonstrates a lifestyle with virtually zero CO2 emissions. The reopening     Add Comment
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>>   Internet: international
Australian wanted in US over web scam 
Melbourne Age - 6 Hours ago
An Australian man accused of pulling off an elaborate internet scam involving $US25,000, a convertible Mercedes-Benz sports car and a fake Google website is being hunted by American authorities. Sheriffs
Aust wanted in US over web scam Sky News Australia
Australian wanted in US over web scam (AAP) Yahoo! News Australia
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Yahoo loses key South Korea partnership 
MENAFN - 10 Hours ago
Yahoo loses key South Korea search partnership SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Yahoo Inc. disclosed Wednesday that South Korean partner NHN Corp., which operates the country's most popular search engine,     Add Comment

Hotels.com books more growth in Asia 
Hotel Marketing - 3 Hours ago
Online travel giant Expedia had fewer than 20 employees in Hong Kong and no Chinese-language website when Johan Svanstrom took on his role as Asia-Pacific vice president of Expedia unit Hotels.com five     Add Comment

comScore: 6 in 7 Brazilian Internet Users Watched Online Video in July 
TMC Net - 3 Hours ago
(Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- comScore, an Internet information company, has released a study on online video consumption in Brazil. According to comScore, the study found that in July 2010 more than     Add Comment
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>>   Internet telephony
Google, Skype targeted in India security crackdown 
SINA - 6 Hours ago
n chats on his mobile as he walks past the hoarding of BlackBerry mobile in Ahmadabad, India. Indian authorities are scheduled to meet Monday evening, Aug. 30, to decide whether to ban some BlackBerry     Add Comment

Verizon Teases Android Skype Users with Wi-Fi 
Tom's Hardware - 3 Hours ago
4:30 PM - September 2, 2010 - By Kevin Parrish - Source : Tom's Guide US Android users on Verizon Wireless can now use Skype with Wi-Fi activated, however, the killer app is in the 3G. Wednesday night     Add Comment

North Augusta to get new Internet, phone service 
TMC Net - 6 Hours ago
(The Augusta Chronicle - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- North Augusta residents soon will have a new option for Internet, WiFi and digital phone service. Greenwood Village, Colo.-based     Add Comment

North Augusta to get new Internet, phone service [The Augusta Chronicle, Ga.] 
TMC Net - 6 Hours ago
(Augusta Chronicle (GA) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Sept. 02--North Augusta residents soon will have a new option for Internet, WiFi and digital phone service. Greenwood Village, Colo.-based Open Range     Add Comment
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>>   Science
Indonesian volcano spews new burst of ash 
Washington Post - 2 Hours ago
TANAH KARO, Indonesia -- An Indonesian volcano that was quiet for four centuries shot a new, powerful burst of hot ash more than 10,000 feet (three kilometers) in the air Friday, sending frightened residents
Villagers flee as Indonesia volcano erupts again TheStar.com.my
Volcano spews in Indonesia, sends villagers fleeing CNN
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God did not create the universe, says Hawking 
China Economic Net - 4 Hours ago
Stephen W. Hawking is present at the opening ceremony of the World Science Festival in New York, US, June 2, 2010. (Xinhua File Photo) "It is not necessary to invoke God to light the blue touch paper
'God didn't create universe' WA Today.com.au
God did not create Universe: Hawking PhysOrg.com
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Physicist Stephen Hawking: God Did Not Create Universe 
Digital Chosun - 6 Hours ago
Renowned British scientist Stephen Hawking, writing in a soon-to-be-published book, theorizes that God did not create the universe. Instead, the theoretical physicist argues that the origin of the universe,     Add Comment

Did the Universe need a creator? 
BBC - 9 Hours ago
This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the     Add Comment
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>>   Space science
God did not create the universe, says Hawking 
China Economic Net - 4 Hours ago
Stephen W. Hawking is present at the opening ceremony of the World Science Festival in New York, US, June 2, 2010. (Xinhua File Photo) "It is not necessary to invoke God to light the blue touch paper
'God didn't create universe' WA Today.com.au
God did not create Universe: Hawking PhysOrg.com
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Spitzer finds mix of asteroids near Earth 
SINA - 6 Hours ago
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has found a mix of asteroids somewhat near Earth, termed near-Earth objects, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) said on Thursday. With
Spitzer Finds A Flavorful Mix Of Asteroids Space Daily
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NASA Plans to Visit the Sun 
Mashable - 2 Hours ago
If youâ??ve seen Danny Boyleâ??s movie Sunshine , you may be a little disappointed: NASAâ??s mission to visit the Earthâ??s Sun wonâ??t include sending people up there. But it will be sending a spacecraft     Add Comment

Canadian astronaut to take first command of space station in 2013 
SINA - 6 Hours ago
OTTAWA, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) announced Thursday that veteran astronaut Chris Hadfield will return to space for a third time and become the first Canadian Commander of the     Add Comment
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>>   International development
Forex - World Bank, IMF step up aid to Pakistan 
Forex TV - 4 Hours ago
The World Bank on Thursday raised flood aid to Pakistan to $US1 billion ($A1.1 billion) while the IMF approved $US450 million ($A494.56 million) in emergency financing to help the nation cope with its
IMF, World Bank step up aid to flood-hit Pakistan Oman Tribune
IMF, World Bank step up aid to Pakistan NEWS.com.au
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The Accidental American: Immigration and Citizenship in the Age of Globalization  
Working USA - 6 Hours ago
the DOI is cited incorrectly in your source the DOI does not resolve due to a system problem    Add Comment

Developing world leaps digital divide 
ABC Online - 9 Hours ago
The number of internet users in five emerging economies will nearly double by 2015, a new report says. Even if computer penetration is not what it is in the developed world, the use of social networking     Add Comment

Harper government firm on refusal to fund abortions in Third World 
Medbroadcast - 5 Hours ago
OTTAWA - The Harper government insists it hasn't backed down from its refusal to fund abortions in Third World countries. International Co-operation Minister Bev Oda appeared to muddy the waters Thursday     Add Comment
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>>   US education
Politics, not evidence, drive education reform 
San Francisco Chronicle - 7 Hours ago
President Obama's ambitious effort to lift the nation's schools draws heavily from the playbook employed in Chicago and : Test kids more often, open more charter schools and tie teacher pay to student     Add Comment

Class Of 2014 Enters High School 
iHigh.com - 3 Hours ago
Class of 2014 Enters High School By Kelsey Strothkamp The class of 2014 is finally at the high school! These new freshmen have gone from being the oldest in the school to the youngest. High school is     Add Comment

At 2 Public Universities, Candidates for President Are Scarce 
Chronicle of Higher Education - 4 Hours ago
Two public universitiesâ??one in Montana and the other in Louisianaâ??have each turned up with just a single candidate for the job of president. In Montana, 41 people applied for the top job at the University     Add Comment

September is Food Safety Education Month across America 
Environmental Expert - 4 Hours ago
EMSL Analytical provides food safety and pathogen educational tools and testing services to keep the public safe. Cinnaminson, NJ, September 2nd, 2010 With August filled with media reports about Salmonella     Add Comment
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>>   Personal technology
Out with the old: Apple says no software updates for original Apple TV 
CNET Reviews - 3 Hours ago
Apple has confirmed that it will not be releasing software updates for owners of the original models of the Apple TV which includes no support for streaming Netflix, as seen on the newly released version.     Add Comment

Apple TV could help Netflix growth 
Charged Southern Africa - 3 Hours ago
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) ? Shares in Netflix Inc neared their all-time high on Thursday, after Apple Inc said that the company?s streaming video service would be added to a new version of Apple TV.
REFILE-Apple TV could help Netflix growth Reuters UK
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Apple updates iPod line, refreshes AppleTV 
MENAFN - 10 Hours ago
Apple updates iPods, slashes price on new Apple TV New nano gets touch screen; redesigned TV device to sell for $99 SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Apple Inc. took the wraps on its latest iPod media players     Add Comment

Ringtone creationism purchases banned in iTunes 10, but DIY method still seems to  
Engadget - 6 Hours ago
Not that we've ever been a fan of paying an additional 99 cents to turn an already-purchased track into a seconds-long ringtone, but if you fancied the option in iTunes 9.2.1, we're sad to inform you
Ringtone creationism not for sale in iTunes 10, but DIY method still seems to work Engadget
Ringtone creationism banned iTunes 10, but DIY still seems to work Engadget
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>>   Internet news
Facebook To Add Remote Logout 
Slashdot - 3 Hours ago
angry tapir writes "Facebook users will soon have a new way of knocking spammers out of legitimate accounts. The social-networking company is rolling out a new security feature that lets users see which     Add Comment

Google Releases Chrome 6, Pays $4337 In Bounties 
Slashdot - 6 Hours ago
Trailrunner7 writes "Google has released a new version of its Chrome browser and has included more than a dozen security fixes in the update. The new version, 6.0.472.53, was released two years to the     Add Comment

The next-generation secure internet 
Computer Weekly - 7 Hours ago
The internet was designed to be easy to use. As its use expanded rapidly, what was needed was a scalable system for associating an internet host's name with its IP address. Therefore, the domain name     Add Comment

Small businesses are dazed by online developments 
Computer Weekly - 7 Hours ago
The internet is a leveller which can make small businesses look and act much bigger. But many small businesses are not taking advantage of the web as much as they could. You only have to look at the growth     Add Comment
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>>   Boston
Boston's Pedroia concedes surgery possible on foot 
Southern Illinoisan - 2 Hours ago
Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia is bracing for the possibility of having season-ending surgery on his broken left foot. Pedroia will be examined on Friday. 'I have a CT scan early in the
MLB: Boston's Pedroia concedes surgery possible on foot Deseret Morning News
Boston 2B Pedroia to have CT scan Friday; concedes season-ending surgery is possible DCExaminer.com
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Stop & Shop Kicks Off Deutsche Bank Championship Week in Boston With 7th Annual  
TickerTech.com - 4 Hours ago
Deutsche Bank Championship Founders Club Sponsor Raises More Than $1 Million in Single Day at Golf Tournaments Across Four Area Courses NORTON, Mass., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The Stop & Shop â?? Giant     Add Comment

West hopes to make it right this time in Boston 
Manila Bulletin - 3 Hours ago
Shadowed by what seems to be an "unfriendly" past outside the hard court, Delonte West is eyeing to regain his bearings and make a significant turn out of the one thing he is very much known for â?? playing     Add Comment

Sleep when you're dead: A guide to late-night Boston 
Boston Phoenix - 4 Hours ago
To mingle over a grilled cheese at 3 am. To debauch at dusk-till-dawn discothèques. To cram chicken shawarma in your face at 2 am, your ears a-ringing from the show just over at T.T.'s. To walk those
You can sleep when you're dead: A guide to late-night Boston Boston Phoenix
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