By VOA News
Scientists say they have discovered a new planet orbiting a distant star.
Astronomers in California announced Tuesday they have confirmed the new planet is orbiting the sun-like star known as 55 Cancri, in the constellation Cancer. The scientists say the discovery marks the first time as many as five planets have been found orbiting […]
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Wendy Tanaka and Brian Caulfield
Microsoft has fired Chief Information Officer Stuart Scott, providing the terse explanation that he was dismissed for the “violation of company policies.”
In a statement, the Redmond, Wash.-based software giant said his dismissal came as the result of an internal investigation. The company wouldn’t provide details about what policies were violated or […]
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By Marguerite Reardon and Tom Krazit
news analysis Consumers shouldn’t expect Google’s new mobile phone software to revolutionize their cell phone experience overnight–or anytime soon.
On Monday, Google announced Android, a new software platform designed to provide open access to mobile phones for application developers. The company also announced the Open Handset Alliance, a multinational alliance of […]
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Two top Yahoo officials on Tuesday defended their company’s role in the jailing of a Chinese journalist but ran into withering criticism from United States lawmakers who accused them of complicity with an oppressive Communist regime.
“While technologically and financially you are giants, morally you are pygmies,” Tom Lantos, Democrat of California and […]
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Posted by Caroline McCarthy
NEW YORK–When Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg spoke to a room full of reporters shortly after announcing the company’s new Facebook Ads initiative, it became clear that this move is a risky one. Facebook Ads, with its focus on “trusted referrals,” is heavily rooted in viral distribution tactics. And it’s well-known by […]
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MILAN, Italy: Twenty suspected Islamic extremists have been arrested across Europe as part of a major anti-terror sweep against cells based in northern Italy that were recruiting would-be suicide bombers to carry out attacks in Iraq and Afghanistan, police said.
The suspects, primarily Tunisians, were wanted on charges ranging from association with the aim of committing […]
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