Technology News
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Protesters across globe rally against Monsanto
Saturday, May 25, 8:46 pm
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Protesters rallied in dozens of cities Saturday as part of a global protest against seed giant Monsanto and the genetically modified food it produces, organizers said. Organizers... Read more...
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LA stoplights synchronized but road war endures
Saturday, May 25, 5:45 pm
LOS ANGELES (AP) - It seems that the impossible has occurred: The nation's most congested city has become a model for traffic control. Yes, gridlock still prevails and drivers' blood pressure... Read more...
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Girl's suicide after alleged attack troubles town
Saturday, May 25, 1:31 pm
SARATOGA, Calif. (AP) - One evening last Labor Day weekend, 15-year-old Audrie Pott walked up the driveway of a classmate's home alongside other teenagers. She'd told her parents she was spending... Read more...
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Vintage Apple computer auctioned off for $668,000
Saturday, May 25, 8:31 am
BERLIN (AP) - An auctioneer says one of Apple's first computers _ a functioning 1976 model _ has been sold for a record 516,000 euros ($668,000). German auction house Breker said Saturday an... Read more...
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Communications satellite launched into space
Friday, May 24, 5:41 pm
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A new military communications satellite has been launched into space. An unmanned Delta IV rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Friday evening.... Read more...
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News Corp. OKs poison pill, buyback before split
Friday, May 24, 4:53 pm
LOS ANGELES (AP) - News Corp. said its board of directors has approved plans to split its entertainment and publishing businesses into two separate companies. The company also adopted a shareholder-rights... Read more...
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Report: Yahoo, pay-TV operators among Hulu bidders
Friday, May 24, 4:33 pm
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Online video site Hulu is again up for sale, with Yahoo and pay TV operators DirecTV and Time Warner Cable among the seven bidders, according to a person with direct knowledge... Read more...
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Schumer urges look at security in Sprint deal
Friday, May 24, 2:29 pm
NEW YORK (AP) - Sen. Charles Schumer urged regulators to "use extreme caution" when reviewing the proposed acquisition of No. 3 cell carrier Sprint Nextel by Japan's Softbank, saying... Read more...
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Netflix looks to hook subscribers with 'Arrested'
Friday, May 24, 1:48 pm
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Netflix is hoping this weekend's release of the resurrected TV series "Arrested Development" will draw more subscribers to its Internet video service. The... Read more...
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A look at Netflix since stock plunged from peak
Friday, May 24, 1:44 pm
(AP) - Here's a look at Netflix since its stock peaked in July 2011 at nearly $305. Netflix had just announced an unpopular price increase in the U.S., and investors got worried by the intensity... Read more...
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Damage reported from magnitude-5.7 quake in Calif.
Friday, May 24, 1:18 pm
GREENVILLE, Calif. (AP) - Residents in rural northeastern California assessed damage to their homes and businesses Friday from a magnitude-5.7 earthquake, one of the strongest temblors to hit the densely... Read more...
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By The Numbers: Netflix subscribers
Friday, May 24, 1:10 pm
(AP) - In the first three months of the year, Netflix gained 2 million U.S. Internet subscribers, thanks in part to the success of the political drama "House of Cards," which debuted... Read more...
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Details on how News Corp. split will work
Friday, May 24, 12:54 pm
(AP) - News Corp. is planning to split into two companies. One company will operate as a newspaper and book publisher and will retain the News Corp. name. The other will be an entertainment company,... Read more...
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Oklahoma gets far more than its share of disasters
Friday, May 24, 12:51 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) - Many states get hit frequently with tornadoes and other natural catastrophes, but Oklahoma is Disaster Central. The twister that devastated Moore, Okla., was the 74th presidential... Read more...
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US disasters by state for past 60 years
Friday, May 24, 11:08 am
(AP) - Since 1953, there have been 2,115 major disasters declared in the United States and U.S. territories. Disasters by state, including Monday's tornado in Oklahoma: Alabama: 57 Alaska:... Read more...
