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Chris Nerney writes about research news and the latest discoveries in the areas of science, technology, space and psychology.

Groupon shares benefit from LivingSocial's losses

Posted Feb 02, 2012 - 03:05 pm

It continues to amaze me how stupid and sheep-like some investors are.
Report: AT&T smartphone partner TerreStar mulls bankruptcy

Posted Oct 18, 2010 - 01:30 pm

Shares of TerreStar Corp. plunged more than 50 percent in Monday's trading following a Wall Street Journal article reporting that the debt-laden mobile wireless network provider may file for bankruptcy.
New Harvard report warns climate change poses national security risk

Posted Feb 12, 2013 - 09:00 pm

A new Harvard study warns that climate change and its resultant pattern of extreme weather will pose national security risks for the U.S.
Which smartphone do older users like more than younger users? (You may be surprised)

Posted Feb 11, 2013 - 08:01 pm

Which smartphone do older customers of Verizon Wireless prefer -- the iPhone 5 or Samsung Galaxy SIII?
March Madness databases for your research and viewing pleasure

Posted Mar 04, 2013 - 10:28 am

The annual NCAA men's basketball tournament -- known as March Madness -- is almost upon us. There are several databases of past results and video highlights available as the first tip off approaches.
Big cities deserve big databases -- and these places have 'em

Posted Apr 01, 2013 - 03:11 pm

Want to know how the sewer lines run in Philadelphia? Well, in case you change your mind, there's a database for that.
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- big data, cities
Another day, another departing AOL executive

Posted Nov 17, 2011 - 11:49 am

AOL's executive exodus continues.
The Wall Street Journal reports that Brad Garlinghouse, "one of AOL Inc.'s most senior executives," is leaving by year's end.
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- Yahoo, AOL
The tech IPO everyone's (not) talking about

Posted Jan 30, 2012 - 01:17 pm

The tech and financial worlds are eagerly awaiting Facebook's expected filing this week for an initial public offering of shares, which reportedly could come by Wednesday.
Men better multitaskers than women, concludes Swedish study

Posted Oct 25, 2012 - 04:48 pm

Who's your multitasking daddy? That's right, ladies, it's us men.
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- men, multitasking
T-Mobile rumored to impose SMS toll on businesses

Posted Sep 15, 2010 - 05:58 pm

We'll see if this actually happens -- and I'm not convinced it will, for reasons I'll get into below -- but according to an article in GigaOM, carrier T-Mobile USA intends to implement a toll on businesses of up to one cent per text message sent to their customers. The "Twitter tax" is slated to begin on Oct. 1, writes GigaOM's Colin Gibbs.
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- GigaOM, SMS

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