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IBM will invest $1.5B to expand NY operations
Associated Press WriterIBM Corp. will invest $1.5 billion to promote nanotechnology research and to create and retain jobs in New York, Gov. David Paterson said Tuesday. The state is giving IBM $140 million in economic development grants to support creation of as many as 1,...Tags: Electronics, David A. Paterson, Colleges and Universities, National Government, Technology
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Europeans Expand Antitrust Case Against Intel
AP Business WriterEuropean Union regulators have expanded their antitrust case against Intel Corp., claiming that the world's largest semiconductor maker has deliberately squeezed rival AMD out of the chip market. The European Commission said Thursday it has added three...Tags: Microsoft Corp., International Law, Sales, Computer Sciences, Prosecution
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IBM to invest $1.5B for high-tech NY State projects
ALBANY - IBM Corp. will invest $1.5 billion for nanotechnology research and to create and retain jobs in New York, Gov. David A. Paterson said yesterday. The state is giving IBM $140million in economic development grants to support creation of up to 1,...Tags: Electronics, David A. Paterson, Technology, Nanotechnology, Material Science
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Protect Dog From Thieves
From parking lots to pet stores and backyards, the American Kennel Club reports that dog thefts are on the rise. In the first five months of 2008, the AKC has tracked dozens of pet thefts from news and customer reports, vs. a handful for all of 2007....Tags: Theft, Dogs, Pets and Pet Supplies
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Tech giants tumble on profit fears
Chicago Tribune staff and wire reportsShares of two of technology's bellwethers fell hard Wednesday amid concerns about their earnings prospects. Analysts are looking to the coming rollout of second-quarter earnings to help provide guidance to the stock market, but two reports looking...Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., Sales, Computing and Information Technology, Consumer Electronics Industry, UBS AG
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Intel replaces AMD as DreamWorks Animation supplier
From Bloomberg NewsIntel Corp., the world's biggest computer chip maker, has supplanted Advanced Micro Devices Inc. as the supplier of microprocessing equipment to movie studio DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. Intel will install servers -- computers that run networks -- based...Tags: John Taylor, Computing and Information Technology, DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated, Consumer Electronics Industry, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
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A climate threat from flat TVs, microchips
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterA synthetic chemical widely used in the manufacture of computers and flat-screen televisions is a potent greenhouse gas, with 17,000 times the global warming effect of carbon dioxide, but its measure in the atmosphere has never been taken, nor is it...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Ecosystems, Global Change, Fires, Environmental Pollution
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Study: Hospital medical devices vulnerable to wireless system glitches
The Associated PressWireless systems used by many hospitals to keep track of medical equipment can cause potentially deadly breakdowns in lifesaving devices such as breathing and dialysis machines, researchers reported today in a study that warned hospitals to conduct safety...Tags: Electronics, Health Organizations, Metal and Mineral, Medicine, Western Medicines
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A Strategy To Keep Indoor Cats In
Q: My cat keeps getting out when I open the door. Last time, it took a week to find her. What should I do? A: Microchip your cat. Research suggests indoor cats get out more than most folks think; the risk is real. Unless a cat returns home or family...Tags: Health Organizations, Medicine, Clubs and Associations, Animals, Medical Specialization
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U.S. policies push away top minds
Fifty years ago, Jack Kilby, who grew up in Great Bend, Kan., took the electrical engineering knowledge he acquired as an undergraduate at the University of Illinois and a graduate at the University of Wisconsin to Dallas, to Texas Instruments, where he...Tags: Electronics, Demographics, Colleges and Universities, Henry Ford, Texas Instruments Incorporated
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