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NASDAQ leads counter-bid for NY Stock Exchange
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nasdaq OMX and IntercontinentalExchange bid $11.3 billion for NYSE Euronext in an effort to trump Deutsche Boerse’s deal, and pushed their case with an appeal to U.S. patriotism. The counterbid — unveiled on Friday to some skepticism it can succeed — would redraw the world’s capital…
Google CEO wanted political donation removed: book
WASHINGTON — An upcoming book about Google claims that Eric Schmidt, who is to step down next week as chief executive, once asked for information about a political donation he made to be removed from the Internet giant’s search engine, The New York Times reported Friday. The Times said Schmidt’s…
TEPCO recruiting nuclear workers for up to $5,000 per day
What would you do for $2,500 a day? How about $5,000 a day? Do you have “a passport, a family willing to let you go”, and a “willingness to to work in a radioactive zone”? Then you could have what it takes to work at the Fukushima nuclear power plant,…
Arianna: The Huffington Post is not a ‘lefty’ publication anymore
In a recent interview with The New York Times, Arianna Huffington revealed a bit of news that’s not likely to show up on The Huffington Post’s front page any time soon: the site is no longer “lefty” in its political bent. That will likely come as a surprise to the…
Judge: Feds ignored environmental laws in pushing Kansas coal power plant
Progress on a planned coal-fired power plant in Kansas was put on hold yesterday after a judge sided with environmental groups, ruling that a federal agency ignored requirements set forth by environmental laws in approving the project and providing tax incentives. In a ruling that agreed with arguments by activist…
Jobs numbers up in march, unemployment down
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. employment recorded a second straight month of solid gains in March and the jobless rate fell to a two-year low of 8.8 percent, marking a decisive shift in the labor market that should help to underpin the economic recovery. Nonfarm payrolls rose 216,000 last month, the…
Website technology scans people’s emotions
SAN FRANCISCO — Computers may soon understand people better than their spouses do, courtesy of innovations from startup Affectiva that expand on groundbreaking sensing research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Affectiva co-founder and MIT professor Rosalind Picard showed off the fledgling firm’s feelings-sensing applications at a Web 2.0…
Microsoft declares war on Google in EU anti-trust complaint
BRUSSELS – US computer giant Microsoft declared war on Internet king Google Thursday when it joined an anti-trust complaint in Europe that could result in billions of dollars in fines. It is the first time Microsoft, which has itself been hit with multi-million-dollar anti-trust fines by Brussels, has gone public…
All of humanity could shift to solar, wind energy in less than 25 years, policy study group claims
Humankind has the technology, resources and capabilities to adapt to and help avert serious climate change and the crunch of a dwindling energy economy, if only the political will can be mustered — and it’s not just idealistic progressives who are saying so anymore. In a recent report, the British…
AT&T’s secret f*cking loophole: If you want out of an Internet contract, just curse
Update (below): AT&T responds, and doesn’t deny it With telecom giant AT&T rolling out limitations and additional fees on how much information its Internet users can access, it seems the company is bracing for an influx of anger. In a little-noticed contract tweak recently, AT&T customer service representatives have been…
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