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Financial Web sites get busy amid turmoil

21/09/2008

A volatile week on Wall Street drew heavy traffic to financial Web sites, as investors hastened to check their portfolios or move money around in what was dubbed the worst financial meltdown since the Great Depression. Online brokerage Scottrade Inc. saw its highest-volume trading day ever on Thursday.

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Posted By: CityAngle

Report: Movie rentals coming to iTunes

31/12/2007

Apple Inc. is preparing to announce next month the long-rumored launch of a movie rental service through its online iTunes Store, as well as a groundbreaking licensing deal of its anti-piracy technology -- moves that could dramatically boost the appeal of digital movie distribution.

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Posted By: kimo

Internet opens elite colleges to all

30/12/2007

Recently, with the growth of computer science, demand to understand linear algebra has surged. But so has the number of students Strang can teach. Gilbert Strang is a quiet man with a rare talent: helping others understand linear algebra. He's written a half-dozen popular college textbooks,

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Posted By: Cinderella

Web Site Tracks China's Pollution Levels

30/12/2007

An environmental group in China is seeking to unleash the power of the Internet in its campaign against the country's major polluters. The nongovernmental Institute for Public and Environmental Affairs (IPEA) unveiled a Web site last week that provides information about air pollution in China and the environmental record of factories and power plan

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Posted By: Molly

The technology with impact 2007

27/12/2007

The last 12 months have seen plenty of talking points around technology - from the iPhone, to Facebook, the launch of Vista and the XO laptop - but what were the developments, stories or gadgets which had the biggest impact?

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Posted By: RedEyes

Inside Movie Animation: Simulating 128 Billion Elements

27/12/2007

Ever wonder how animated films such as The Incredibles get hair, clothing, water, plants, and other details to look so realistic?In one dramatic scene in the movie 300, which came out early in 2007, several ships collide violently -- their hulls splinter, masts break, sails tear, and the ships sink.

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Posted By: bouby

British monarchy makes YouTube debut

26/12/2007

YouTube is now playing host to "The Royal Channel", billed as the official channel of the British monarchy. Introduced 50 years after Queen Elizabeth II's first television broadcast to her subjects, the channel showcases the Queen's Christmas messages past and present, and includes documentary footage about the monarchy.

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Posted By: Filtamam

Don't be lonely at Christmas time

24/12/2007

Social networking sites could eventually eliminate entirely the need for the offline socialising that has become the cornerstone of the festive season. Most people have heard of Facebook but there are plenty of rivals vying for its crown.

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Posted By: mohamed

Felon Became COO of Wikipedia Foundation

23/12/2007

The foundation that runs and accepts donations for the online encyclopedia Wikipedia neglected to do a basic background check before hiring a chief operating officer who had been convicted of theft, drunken driving and fleeing a car accident.

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Posted By: CityAngle

Google debuts knowledge project

17/12/2007

Google has kicked off a project to create an authoritative store of information about any and every topic. The search giant has already started inviting people to write about the subject on which they are known to be an expert. Google said it would not act as editor for the project but will provide the tools and infrastructure for the pages.

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Posted By: Potet