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With 20,000 delegates, advocates and journalists jetting to Copenhagen for planet Earth's last chance, the carbon footprint of the global warming summit will be the only impressive consequence of the climate-change meeting. Its organizers had hoped that it would produce binding caps on emissions,...
PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Eric Horvitz illustrates the potential dilemmas of living with robots by telling the story of how he once got stuck in an elevator at Stanford Hospital with a droid the size of a washing machine.
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In e-mails, science of warming is hot debate: Stolen files of 'Climate-gate' suggest some viewpoints on change are disregarded (Post, December 5, 2009)
Gift Guide: Tech gadgets can boost your workouts (AP, December 4, 2009; 5:24 PM)
Gift Guide: High-tech happiness for $100 or less (AP, December 4, 2009; 12:08 PM)
United Nations to probe climate e-mail leak (AP, December 4, 2009; 11:56 AM)
An In-Depth Look At Pivot, Microsoft's Newest Data Visualization Tool (TechCrunch, December 4, 2009; 5:30 AM)
Planned Comcast-NBC merger ignites TV access battle (Post, December 4, 2009)
UK University to probe integrity of climate data (AP, December 3, 2009; 5:47 PM)
Nokia says halving smartphone offering (Reuters, December 3, 2009; 2:50 PM)
Obama science advisers grilled over hacked e-mails (AP, December 3, 2009; 9:17 AM)
New stem cell lines approved for federal funding: NEW LINES APPROVED
'Today's announcement is the first wave' (Post, December 3, 2009)
New stem cell lines approved for tax-paid research (AP, December 2, 2009; 9:09 PM)
Obama science advisers grilled over hacked e-mails (AP, December 2, 2009; 8:21 PM)
Experts: Man controlled robotic hand with thoughts (AP, December 2, 2009; 5:06 PM)
Biotech cos. rise as gov't OKs new stem cell lines (AP, December 2, 2009; 3:39 PM)
U.S. approves first 'ethical' human stem cell lines (Reuters, December 2, 2009; 1:44 PM)
Nokia sees cell phone market up 10 percent in 2010 (Reuters, December 2, 2009; 11:42 AM)
The Fall Of Bing (Seasonal Release, That Is) (TechCrunch, December 2, 2009; 8:11 AM)
Scientist steps down during e-mail probe: Hacked messages about global warming caused controversy (Post, December 2, 2009)
UK climate scientist to temporarily step down (AP, December 1, 2009; 6:29 PM)
Pfizer inks deal for new drugmaking technology (AP, December 1, 2009; 4:34 PM)
Get Real Business Results From Social Media: Learn how to develop a social media marketing strategy that actually brings in revenue, and see how to measure your success. (PC World, December 1, 2009; 1:19 AM)
Freebie Disk2vhd Creates Virtual Hard Drive Images: Create virtual hard drive images with Disk2vhd, a free and handy utility from Microsoft's Sysinternals group. (PC World, December 1, 2009; 1:19 AM)
Prince George's weighs biotech center that could bring 1,900 workers: Report affirms quest for 1,900 jobs, $23 million in taxes (Post, December 1, 2009)
Officials: Progress made on virtual fence project (AP, November 30, 2009; 2:57 PM)
Nokia plans one Linux phone next year: source (Reuters, November 30, 2009; 1:03 PM)
Value Added: Catching up with the D.C. business world's titans of 1998 (By Thomas Heath, November 30, 2009)
California moves to restrict TVs' power usage; others may follow (Post, November 27, 2009)
Local Digest: Local Digest: Computer Sciences lands $2.9 billion job (Post, November 26, 2009)
Va. Tech to help decode the turkey's genetic gobbledygook: Va. Tech research could lead to 'happier' birds, bigger breasts or legs (Post, November 26, 2009)
ALBERT V. CREWE, 82: Albert Crewe, physicist who shed light on atoms, dies at 82 (Post, November 26, 2009)
HDTV Buying Guide: Select the Right Flat-Panel Technology: Before you drop hundreds or thousands of dollars on the wrong flat-panel HDTV, read our comprehensive breakdown of everything you need to know. Our HDTV buying guide might just help you save some money. (PC World, November 25, 2009; 1:19 PM)
Human Genome Sciences seeks approval for Zalbin (AP, November 25, 2009; 11:48 AM)
Trend Micro Antivirus + Antispyware: Lackluster Protection: Trend Micro Antivirus + Antispyware's nice user interface can?t make up for its lackluster malware detection. (PC World, November 25, 2009; 12:19 AM)
Key scientist says politics behind stolen e-mails (AP, November 23, 2009; 11:52 PM)
Nokia phone margin, smartphone outlook eyed (Reuters, November 23, 2009; 9:02 AM)
Hackers steal electronic data from top climate research center: Scientists' e-mails deriding skeptics of warming become public (Post, November 21, 2009)
RealTime CrunchUp: Filtering The Stream Roundtable (TechCrunch, November 20, 2009; 7:46 AM)
Scientists have high hopes for corn genome (Post, November 20, 2009)
American Express to enter market for online payments: Purchase of Steve Case start-up takes firm past premium credit cards (Post, November 19, 2009)
Crashed satellite detects water at moon's pole (Post, November 14, 2009)
Google Announces Acquisition of Gizmo5. They Now Have A Soft Phone For Google Voice (TechCrunch, November 12, 2009; 12:54 PM)
Mount Disk Images as Virtual CD/DVD Drives With Gizmo Drive: This handy--and free--component of the Gizmo suite mounts and burns image files. (PC World, November 12, 2009; 12:19 AM)
Discovery Communications launches science news Web site: As print publications cut coverage, company sees an opportunity (Post, November 10, 2009)
Exclusive: Google Has Acquired Gizmo5 (TechCrunch, November 9, 2009; 7:30 AM)
Holiday sales could launch e-book readers as mass-market must-haves: As sales soar, digital works face season's crucial test (Post, November 5, 2009)
Which Windows 7 is Right for Your Business?: Now that Windows 7 is here, you have some decisions to make. Microsoft has a virtual smorgasbord of options to choose from and it can get a little tricky trying to figure out which flavor of Windows 7 you should choose. (PC World, November 5, 2009; 12:19 AM)
Great white sharks coming closer to shore than thought, researchers find: Shark experts surprised by research in Pacific (Post, November 4, 2009)
India's space ambitions taking off: Nation plans astronaut-training center, manned space mission as it seeks higher profile (Post, November 4, 2009)
Joel Achenbach: Gary Smith and the endangerment of detailed, long-form stories: In our modern click-and-skim world, there's dwindling time and space for the expertly crafted narrative (Post, October 29, 2009)
Acer Aspire One D250-1613 (Android) Netbook: Acer adds a second OS to its Aspire One D250 netbook without adding to the price--but that still doesn?t feel like enough. (PC World, October 29, 2009; 12:19 AM)
Diagnose a Bad WiFi Connection: B2CAC asked the Answer Line forum why his laptop couldn?t connect wirelessly to his router (PC World, October 28, 2009; 12:19 AM)
Scientist accused of espionage described as gifted, ambitious: Astronomer is described as brilliant, ambitious (Post, October 28, 2009)
Consumer Review: The Best Smartphones On The Market (TechCrunch, October 27, 2009; 1:35 PM)
Live Gamer Looks To Capitalize On Virtual Goods Boom (TechCrunch, October 27, 2009; 3:50 AM)
RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520 (T-Mobile) Smartphone: Though it lacks high-speed 3G support, the Curve 8520 smartphone is a solid messaging and multimedia device. (PC World, October 27, 2009; 12:19 AM)
D.C. hipsters Brightest Young Things become event planners: A D.C. blog's creators go from spectators to taking over the party (Post, October 27, 2009)
Rep. Visclosky and lobbying firm can be swift path to earmarks: Democrat supported funds for tech companies, many of which supported him (Post, October 26, 2009)
Insignia NS-L42X10A HDTV: The Insignia NS-L42X-10A has lots of features and a temptingly low price--but also poor image and audio quality. (PC World, October 26, 2009; 12:19 AM)
Web 2 Summit: Tim Armstrong On AOL Spin Off, Content, And A Mysterious New Tech (TechCrunch, October 22, 2009; 2:02 PM)
Get Started With Windows 7 XP Mode: Here's the quick way to set up and use XP Mode on your Windows 7 PC. (PC World, October 20, 2009; 12:19 AM)
Beware The Reverse Brain Drain To India And China (TechCrunch, October 17, 2009; 5:30 AM)
Skype In Negotiations To Acquire Gizmo5 (TechCrunch, October 13, 2009; 12:29 PM)
Nobel Prize for Physics Went to Scientists Behind Colonoscopies, Digital Cameras (Post, October 12, 2009)
Montgomery County Lab Visit Stirs Interest in Science: Middle Schoolers Pronounce Science 'Cool' After Lab Visit (Post, October 11, 2009)
Congress gets a chance to codify sensible NIH rules for stem cell research.: Congress can codify sensible NIH research rules. (Post, October 10, 2009)
NASA, Searching for Water, Is Going to Crash Spacecraft Into the Moon: NASA Craft, Booster Shot To Crash Into Polar Crater (Post, October 9, 2009)
A Conversation with Sergey Brin (TechCrunch, October 7, 2009; 7:20 AM)
Sony PSP Go: Costly and compatibility-conflicted, Sony's PSP Go marries design elegance and disc-free gaming with worrisome pricing and upgrade uncertainty. (PC World, October 8, 2009; 12:19 AM)
Ancient Skeleton Could Rewrite the Book on Human Origins: 4.4 Million-Year-Old Primate Helps Bridge Evolutionary Gap (Post, October 2, 2009)
Scientists: 'Ardi' Fossil Sheds Light on Origin of Human Species (Post, October 1, 2009; 10:33 AM)
Federal Diary: Workers Face Big Hike in Health-Care Costs (Post, September 30, 2009)
The VC, The Professor, And The Valley Of Death (TechCrunch, September 29, 2009; 12:20 PM)
Firm to Acquire SkyTerra, Take It Private (Post, September 24, 2009)
New Technology Used For Streamlining Data: Government Transparency Is a Top Goal (Post, September 23, 2009)
GREENBELT FEDERAL COURT: NASA Scientist Charged in Md. With Aiding Wife's Firm (Post, September 22, 2009)
Fast Forward: New MP3 Players May Overstep Bounds (By Rob Pegoraro, September 20, 2009)
Left in the Flat-Screen Dust: Old-Model TVs Are So Toxic, You Can't Give 'Em Away. Literally. (Post, September 19, 2009)
Microsoft Zune HD (32GB Platinum) Media Player: The Zune HD is a huge step forward for Microsoft's Zune line, but you still have to pay extra for some of the best features. (PC World, September 18, 2009; 12:19 AM)
New Water-Measurement Tool Relies on Satellites to Track Consumption: Satellites Track Land's Consumption (Post, September 14, 2009)
U.S., Canada Take First Good Look at Far Reaches of Continental Shelf (Post, September 11, 2009)
Harness the Power of 'Freemium': Learn when--and how--to start charging for your web service without starting a riot. (Entrepreneur, September 10, 2009; 12:00 AM)
The Palm Pixi: A Smaller Pre But Without Wi-Fi (TechCrunch, September 9, 2009; 12:02 AM)
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