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Award-winning journalist Michael Hastings dies
June 19, 2013 3:24 am | by SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJER - Associated Press - Associated Press | CommentsMichael Hastings, the war correspondent whose unflinching reporting from Afghanistan led to the resignation of a top U.S. army general, has died in a car accident in Los Angeles, according to his employer and family. Hastings, who was 33, was described by many of his colleagues as an unfailingly...
DreamWorks says TV revenue to hit $200M by 2015
June 18, 2013 7:22 pm | by RYAN NAKASHIMA - AP Business Writer - Associated Press | CommentsDreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., the studio behind "Shrek" and "Kung Fu Panda," said Tuesday that a new deal to provide original TV shows to Netflix will help it double the revenue it gets from TV shows to $200 million by 2015. The extra $100 million represents a 13 percent increase over the $750...
DeKalb CEO accused of trying to extort vendors
June 18, 2013 5:59 pm | by KATE BRUMBACK - Associated Press - Associated Press | CommentsA grand jury indictment on Tuesday accuses DeKalb County CEO Burrell Ellis of threatening to withhold county business from companies that didn't contribute to his campaign. The 15-count indictment accuses Ellis of trying to extort campaign contributions from companies and their employees. The...
Icahn proposes $14-per-share Dell buyback
June 18, 2013 5:29 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsActivist investor Carl Icahn on Tuesday said that Dell Inc. should buy back its own stock instead of selling the company to founder Michael Dell and investment firm Silver Lake Partners. Icahn said in a letter to Dell shareholders that the company should start a tender offer at $14 per share. ...
Adobe 2Q profit shrinks but subscriptions grow
June 18, 2013 5:14 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsSoftware maker Adobe Systems Inc. said Tuesday that its profit shrank in the fiscal second quarter, but its Creative Cloud subscriptions kept climbing and its shares advanced in aftermarket trading. The San Jose, Calif., company makes popular software like Adobe Reader and Photoshop. It has been...
NYC to offer free phone-charging stations in parks
June 18, 2013 4:59 pm | by BETHAN MCKERNAN - Associated Press - Associated Press | CommentsIt's a message busy New Yorkers hate to get: the low-battery message on your cellphone when there's no charger in sight. Now that could be a thing of the past. New York City has teamed up with AT&T to install 25 solar-powered charging stations for public use, available for free in parks and...
Yale research projects exploring new uses for failed drugs get NIH funding
June 18, 2013 2:34 pm | by Yale UniversityYale University | CommentsTwo Yale School of Medicine research programs are among nine nationally to receive grants under a new federal program designed to take drugs that have had disappointing therapeutic results in one disease and investigate their use in different diseases....
News Summary: HP moves Bradley to strategy post
June 18, 2013 1:39 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsTHE MOVE: Hewlett-Packard Co. named executive Todd Bradley to a new position in charge of the company's strategy. Bradley will work with CEO Meg Whitman to improve HP's business in China and extend relationships with important partners worldwide. LAST ROLE: Bradley was in charge of HP's PC...
Army harnesses sun to reduce casualties from sniper attacks
June 18, 2013 12:20 pm | by Edric Thompson, CERDEC Public Affairs | CommentsThe U.S. Army is harnessing the elements to help reduce casualties from sniper attacks on forward operating bases. The U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command's research laboratory and aviation missile and communications-electronics RD&E centers
UT Arlington provides first academic study of journalists and private citizens' drone use
June 18, 2013 12:14 pm | by University of Texas at Arlington | CommentsNewly published research from a University of Texas at Arlington communication team offers a groundbreaking perspective on the controversial use of unmanned aerial vehicles in journalism and mass communication, or “drone journalism.” The remotely guided aircraft gained prominence in the military’s hunt for suspected terrorists in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Researchers solve mystery of X-ray light from black holes
June 18, 2013 12:10 pm | by Eurekalert! and Johns Hopkins | CommentsIt is a mystery that has stymied astrophysicists for decades: how do black holes produce so many high-power X-rays? In a new study, astrophysicists from The Johns Hopkins University, NASA and the Rochester Institute of Technology conducted research that bridges the gap between theory and observation by demonstrating that gas spiraling toward a black hole inevitably results in X-ray emissions.
AeroAstro team awarded funds for DiaMonD Center
June 18, 2013 12:10 pm | by Massachusetts Institute of Technology | CommentsA team co-led by MIT Aeronautics and Astronautics Department Professor Karen Willcox has been awarded a $12.5-million grant by the Department of Energy to create the multi-institutional DiaMonD Center. The center, funded under DoE’s Advanced Scientific Computing Research program, will address applied mathematics challenges in modeling and simulation for complex problems, with a focus on research at the interfaces of “data, models, and decision-ma...
Hewlett-Packard puts Bradley in strategy role
June 18, 2013 11:47 am | by MARLEY SEAMAN - AP Business Writer - Associated Press | CommentsTodd Bradley, the head of Hewlett-Packard Co.'s printing and personal computer business, has been appointed to a new position in charge of the company's strategy with a focus on China, the company said Tuesday. HP said Bradley, 54, will be in charge of strategic growth initiatives and will work...
Which qubit my dear? New method to distinguish between neighbouring quantum bits
June 18, 2013 11:09 am | by EurekAlert! | CommentsResearchers at the University of New South Wales have proposed a new way to distinguish between quantum bits that are placed only a few nanometres apart in a silicon chip, taking them a step closer to the construction of a large-scale quantum computer.
US video game retail sales fall 25 percent in May
June 18, 2013 10:45 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsU.S. retail sales of video games, hardware and accessories declined 25 percent in May as demand for aging game consoles continued to fade and fewer new games launched compared with last year, according to market researcher NPD Group. NPD said late Monday that total video game sales were $386.3...
