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Icahn, Southeastern Challenge Dell Takeover Plan
May 10, 2013 10:41 am | by TOM MURPHY, AP Business Writer | CommentsSoutheastern Asset Management and Icahn said in a letter sent Thursday to the Dell Inc. board that they want to let shareholders keep their stock and give them either $12 per share in cash or additional shares in a deal that keeps the company publicly traded.
Global Network of Hackers Steal $45M from ATMs
May 10, 2013 10:39 am | by COLLEEN LONG, Associated Press | CommentsThe sophistication of a global network of thieves who drained cash machines around the globe of an astonishing $45 million in mere hours sent ripples through the security world, not merely for the size of the operation and ease with which it was carried out, but also for the threat that more such thefts may be in store.
Flawed Diamonds Promise Sensory Perfection
May 10, 2013 10:31 am | by Paul Preuss, Berkeley Lab | CommentsFrom brain to heart to stomach, the bodies of humans and animals generate weak magnetic fields that a supersensitive detector could use to pinpoint illnesses, trace drugs – and maybe even read minds. Sensors no bigger than a thumbnail could map gas deposits underground, analyze chemicals, and pinpoint explosives that hide from other probes.
Engineers Fine-Tune the Sensitivity of Nano-Chemical Sensor
May 9, 2013 10:30 am | by University of Illinois at Chicago | CommentsThe sensors, made of an insulating base coated with a graphene sheet--a single-atom-thick layer of carbon--are already so sensitive that they can detect an individual molecule of gas. But manipulating the chemical properties of the insulating layer, without altering the graphene layer, may yet improve their ability to detect the most minute concentrations of various gases.
Scientists Develop Device for Portable, Ultra-Precise Clocks and Quantum Sensors
May 9, 2013 10:25 am | by Universities of Strathclyde | CommentsIn a joint project between the Universities of Strathclyde and Glasgow, Imperial College London and the National Physical Laboratory, researchers have developed a portable way to produce ultracold atoms for quantum technology and quantum information processing.
Microsoft Appoints New CFO from Office Division
May 9, 2013 9:57 am | by Associated Press | CommentsMicrosoft says its new chief financial officer is Amy Hood, previously CFO of the Office division. She replaces Peter Klein, who announced his departure three weeks ago. He has been CFO for four years. Hood, 41, joined Microsoft Corp. in 2002. Before that, she worked at Goldman Sachs. She has a master's degree in business administration from Harvard University.
U.S. Appeals Panel Speaks Well of Google Book Plans
May 9, 2013 9:54 am | by LARRY NEUMEISTER, Associated Press | CommentsThree judges on the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan were considering an appeal by Mountain View, Calif.-based Google of a judge's decision last year to grant class status to authors represented in an 8-year-old lawsuit by lawyers for the Authors Guild.
Huawei Founder Gives First Ever Media Interview
May 9, 2013 9:51 am | by NICK PERRY, Associated Press | CommentsThe telecommunications equipment company has suffered business setbacks in the U.S. and Australia due to fears it could be a security risk. Last October, a U.S. congressional panel recommended telephone companies avoid doing business with it. Huawei issued a pledge not to cooperate with spying, and argues the U.S. is engaging in trade protectionism.
Sony Back in Black, Healthier Sales
May 9, 2013 9:44 am | by YURI KAGEYAMA, AP Business Writer | CommentsIt reported Thursday annual earnings of 43 billion yen ($434 million), a reversal from a loss of 457 billion yen ($5.7 billion) the previous year — the worst in the company's nearly seven-decade history. Tokyo-based Sony expects the recovery to continue, and projected a 50 billion yen ($505 million) profit for the fiscal year through March 2014, up 16 percent.
GreenPeak Releases New Internet of Things White Paper
May 8, 2013 5:09 pm | by GreenPeak Technologies | CommentsGreenPeak Technologies has posted a new White Paper called “Sentrollers and the Internet of Things”. In this paper Sentrollers are defined as a new, all-encompassing term for sensors, actuators and controllers – the various devices that make up the new Internet of Things.
Microsoft Extends Search Guarantee in Yahoo Deal
May 8, 2013 11:13 am | by Associated Press | CommentsYahoo rose 90 cents, or 3.6 percent, to close Tuesday at $26.07. It's the first time the stock has closed above $26 in nearly five years, continuing an upturn that began after Yahoo hired former Google executive Marissa Mayer as its CEO nearly 10 months ago. The shares have surged by 67 percent since Mayer's arrival.
Magnetic Vortex Antennas for Wireless Data Transmission
May 8, 2013 11:08 am | by Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf | CommentsThree-dimensional magnetic vortices were discovered by scientists from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) together with colleagues from the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) within the scope of an international cooperation.
Elon Musk's SpaceX Signs Lease at NM Spaceport
May 8, 2013 11:00 am | by JERI CLAUSING, Associated Press | Comments"We've done a lot of work to level the playing field so we can compete in the space industry," Martinez said in a statement. "This is just the first step in broadening the base out at the Spaceport and securing even more tenants. I'm proud to welcome SpaceX to New Mexico."
New Satellite Appears to Be Working Flawlessly
May 8, 2013 10:53 am | by DIRK LAMMERS,Associated Press | CommentsA new satellite hovering nearly 450 miles above the Earth appears to working flawlessly as it embarks on a 10-year mission to document the planet's surface, scientists and engineers at the U.S. Geological Survey's Earth Resources Observation and Science Center said Monday.
Cyberattacks a Growing Irritant in U.S.-China Ties
May 8, 2013 10:50 am | by CHRISTOPHER BODEEN, Associated Press | CommentsSigns are growing that the sustained surge in cyberattacks emanating from China is imperiling its relations with the U.S., lending urgency to fledgling efforts by both governments to engage on the issue. The Pentagon this week said China appeared to be cyberspying against the U.S. government, the first time it has made such an assertion in its annual report on Chinese military power.
