Google is expanding into alternative energy in its most ambitious
effort yet to ease the environmental strain caused by the company's
voracious appetite for power to run its massive computing centres.
Greenpeace gave Microsoft and Nintendo abysmal rankings on Tuesday
on their efforts to phase out toxic chemicals from their game
consoles.
Scientists demonstrate a new Japanese robot that looks a little
like E.T. that can pick up a loaf of bread without crushing it,
serve toast and help lift people out of bed.
A Samsung Electronics Co. official said Wednesday that a bribery
scandal engulfing the Samsung Group conglomerate is no cause for
concern as he outlined ambitious growth plans for the technology
giant.
A jury found Tuesday that JDS Uniphase Corp. and four former executives are not liable for shareholders' losses in the dot-com meltdown because they could not have foreseen the company's staggering losses.
Google Inc. is expanding into alternative energy in its most ambitious effort yet to ease the environmental strain caused by the company's voracious appetite for power to run its massive computing centers.
American consumers jammed online shopping sites on Monday, the official start of the holiday season for e-tailers, resulting in robust sales, according to an Internet research company.
An effort to expand government control over cable programming appeared destined to fail Tuesday, as regulators faced intense pressure from industry lobbyists and like-minded lawmakers.
As many as one in three U.S. children have been ridiculed or
threatened through computer messages, according to one estimate of
the emerging problem of cyberbullying.
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Hateful text messages, abusive emails and cyber-gossip are giving
bullies new power over their victims - even in the supposed safety
of their own homes, US researchers reported on Tuesday.
Verizon Wireless said on Tuesday it will open its network to any
phone or software application by the end of 2008, becoming the
first major U.S. mobile service to cave in to demands by Google.
Universal Music's Deutsche Grammophon label was set to place much
of its classical-music library online late today for sale in 42
nations.
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