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Sony chief says time needed to study proposal
9 mins ago
Sony Corp. needs more time to study a key proposal from a U.S. hedge fund to spin off a part of its entertainment unit as a way to propel its fledgling revival, the chief executive told shareholders Thursday.
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China astronauts float water blob in kids' lecture
33 mins ago
Astronauts struck floating martial arts poses, twirled gyroscopes and manipulated wobbling globes of water during a lecture Thursday from China's orbiting space station that's part of efforts to popularize the space program among young people.
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AP buys stake in live video service Bambuser
68 mins ago
The Associated Press said Thursday that it has bought a minority stake in the live video service Bambuser, boosting its ability to acquire and distribute video collected by people who have witnessed news events.
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France threatens Google with privacy fines
72 mins ago
France is giving Google three months to be more upfront about the data it collects from users _ or be fined.
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Dotcom 'in tears' after Megaupload files deleted
9 hours 24 mins ago
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom said Thursday he was "in tears" after a European company deleted all the data it was hosting from his shuttered file-sharing site.
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Social network gaffes plague Japanese politicians
9 hours 30 mins ago
On the Internet, no one can save you from yourself. That is a lesson many Japanese politicians have learned recently in painful, awkward and at times costly fashion.
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Leading 3-D printer firms to merge in $403M deal
10 hours 51 mins ago
Stratasys, a leading maker of 3-D printers, is buying another 3-D printer manufacturer, MakerBot, for $403 million in stock.
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Review: Google Reader's end hatches better service
12 hours 46 mins ago
On July 1, we say goodbye to Google Reader, a handy tool for bringing headlines and articles from your favorite websites into a single place.
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Driver says he was speeding so he could dry car
He was drying off his freshly washed car.
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Finance
Bernanke: Fed could reduce bond buys this year
Chairman Ben Bernanke says the Federal Reserve could scale back its $85 billion in monthly bond purchases later this year if the economy continues to improve.
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Science & Tech
Scientists discuss new photo-taking satellite
Nearly 120 scientists and engineers from around the world are meeting in South Dakota this week to discuss operational and technical issues with collecting images from the Landsat 8 satellite.
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