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Judge Refuses to Stay Stem-Cell Ruling Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON—A federal judge refused Tuesday to stay his ruling that blocked the federal government from funding human embryonic stem-cell research. In a three-page order, US Chief District Court Judge Royce Lamberth in Washington denied ... Stem-Cell Funding Ban Upheld During US Government's Appeal, Judge RulesBloomberg Gov. Doyle: Pushes for federal funding for stem cell researchWisbusiness.com Federal Judge Denies Stay in Stem Cell CaseThe BLT: Blog of Legal Times my.hsj.org -Tbo.com -Reuters Africa all 235 news articles »

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Google milks animated doodle mystery on Twitter San Jose Mercury News SEATTLE—For a dozen years, Google Inc. has been occasionally swapping its everyday logo for a "doodle," a sketch celebrating holidays, inventions, artists and sporting events, and showcasing designs from ... Google bouncing-balls logo amuses, bemuses visitorsWashington Post Google Milks Animated Doodle Mystery on TwitterABC News What's Behind Google's Bouncing Ball Homepage Logo?PC Magazine USA Today -Christian Science Monitor -msnbc.com all 412 news articles »

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Apple: Ping Social Network Hits 1 Million Users in 48 Hours Digital Media Wire Cupertino, Calif. - Apple (NASD: AAPL) said that more than one million iTunes users joined its new Ping music-focused social network in the 48 hours following its launch last Wednesday. "One-third of the people who have downloaded iTunes 10 have joined ... Apple Removes All Spam From PingUSANewsWeek.com Apple's Ping Draws One Million New Users (and Tech Pundit Ire)PC Magazine 2 Sides to Apple's Success Storymsnbc.com eWeek -NetworkWorld.com -Apple Insider all 163 news articles »

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Five Lessons Learned in the Craigslist Adult Services Shutdown PC World Craiglist shut down its controversial Adult Services section of its listings late last week and replaced it with the words “Censored” over a black bar in what seems to be a bow to pressure from and open letter from17 attorneys general last month. ... Craigslist takes down adult services section, silent as to whyBetaNews Hookers and the Battle for CraigslistPC Magazine Craigslist Silent On Closing Adult Services SectionInformationWeek eWeek -Washington Post -Digital Media Wire all 1,516 news articles »

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Oracle Shares Surge As Investors Applaud Hurd Hire Wall Street Journal NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Oracle Corp.'s (ORCL) shares surged in early trading Tuesday as investors applauded the software company's hiring of former Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) Chief Executive Mark Hurd as co-president ... Oracle investors cheer ex-HP boss Hurd's arrivalReuters Hewlett-Packard Sues Former CEO Hurd Over Oracle MoveBloomberg Larry Ellison 'has just recruited a general from the enemy,' analyst saysMarketWatch CNNMoney -PC World -Forbes (blog) all 1,743 news articles »

Research In Motion has announced the new BlackBerry Pearl 3G, the smallest BlackBerry smartphone yet.

Deadly protests that paralysed Mozambique's capital were spurred by a SMS that went viral on Maputo's cellphones, signalling the power of new technology in the hands of the poor.

Movies like Terminator and I, Robot have fuelled our imaginations with the improved quality of life - or sweeping planetary destruction - that might come of artificial intelligence.

For a decade, West Africa's main connection to the Internet has been a single fibre-optic cable in the Atlantic, a tenuous and expensive link for one of the poorest areas of the planet.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has become the latest world leader to fall victim to "Google bombing", with his Facebook page now associated with the French term for "asshole" on the search engine.

AP - A U.S. appeals court in Philadelphia says judges may require warrants for police to get cell phone records that could help track a person's location.

NewsFactor - Steve Jobs called it the iPhone without the phone. And it seems to be giving the iPhone a run for its money.

AFP - US computer titan Hewlett-Packard filed suit against former chief executive Mark Hurd on Tuesday after he was named a co-president at US business software giant Oracle.

AP - For a dozen years, Google Inc. has been occasionally swapping its everyday logo for a "doodle," a sketch celebrating holidays, inventions, artists and sporting events, and showcasing designs from contest-winning students.

Reuters - The U.S. Justice Department is looking into allegations that Google Inc's purchase of airline ticketing firm ITA Software Inc will cost rivals access to data they need to compete with the search giant as it moves into the travel market, sources familiar with the probe said.

A bitter battle has broken out between Google and Apple over the burgeoning mobile advertising market that both are seeking to dominate.

Personalised websites will be the future of the internet as people willingly share more of their information, Mark Zuckerberg predicted as he was grilled over Facebook’s approach to privacy.

The era of the personal computer is coming to an end and the tablet will take its place, Steve Jobs predicted yesterday.

Foxconn appeared to be losing control of its spiralling suicide crisis last night after another employee of the world’s biggest electronics assembler attempted to take his own life.

Facebook has overhauled its privacy controls to fend off escalating anger that it is betraying the trust of its 450 million users.