HP TO CUT 27,000 JOBS
Hewlett-Packard announced Wednesday that it is slashing 27,000 jobs in a widely expected maneuver aimed at slimming down the struggling tech giant. Read more...
Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com, Today, 5:18pm
Return of the Vacuum Tube
Section: science, Department: and-it-only-wants-revenge
Slashdot, Today, 5:17pm
Facebook IPO: What happened?
Facebook's breathlessly hyped IPO on Friday has turned into a huge Wall Street debacle, with lots of confusion -- and now, lawsuits -- swirling around. Read more...
Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com, Today, 5:10pm
Linux Mint 13 (Maya) Has Arrived
Section: linux, Department: fresh-mint
Slashdot, Today, 4:55pm
Stocks erase hefty losses
After nearly a full day in the red, stocks erased most of their losses in the last half hour of trading Wednesday. Read more...
Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com, Today, 4:49pm
HP to cut 27,000 jobs
Hewlett-Packard announced Wednesday that it is slashing 27,000 jobs in a widely expected maneuver aimed at slimming down the struggling tech giant. Read more...
Technology news - CNNMoney.com, Today, 4:44pm
DARPA Pays $3.5 Million For New TechShops and Secret Reconfigurable Factories
Section: hardware, Department: redesigning-construction-methods
Slashdot, Today, 4:32pm
Facebook stock finally posts gains
Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg can smile again, now that his company's shares have moved into positive territory on Wednesday. Read more...
Technology news - CNNMoney.com, Today, 4:18pm
Comparing R, Octave, and Python for Data Analysis
Section: developers, Department: data-analysis-just-wants-to-be-free
Slashdot, Today, 4:11pm
Facebook stock plunge is 'day trader's paradise'
Facebook's stock has plunged nearly 18% from its IPO price, but it's not simply a case of investors disliking the company. Read more...
Technology news - CNNMoney.com, Today, 3:58pm
Oil prices slide to 7-month low
Oil prices fell below $90 a barrel for the first time in seven months Wednesday as tumult in the eurozone, excess supply and positive news out of Iran weighed on prices. Read more...
Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com, Today, 3:54pm
Little Health Risk Seen From Fukushima's Radioactivity
Section: hardware, Department: how-do-we-scare-people-with-this-information
Slashdot, Today, 3:49pm
Romney: I'll get unemployment down to 6%
Romney told TIME he will get the unemployment rate to 6% by 2016. But even if he does, that might not mean a lot of jobs will be added. Read more...
Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com, Today, 3:32pm
Google beats Oracle in Android patent fight
In one of Silicon Valley's landmark court battles, Google appears to have won a big victory over Oracle. Read more...
Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com, Today, 3:24pm
Google vanquishes Oracle in Android patent fight
In one of Silicon Valley's landmark court battles, Google appears to have won a big victory over Oracle. Read more...
Technology news - CNNMoney.com, Today, 3:24pm
No Patent Infringement Found In Oracle vs. Google
Section: developers, Department: and-there-we-go
Slashdot, Today, 3:08pm
Facebook IPO: What the %$#! happened?
Facebook's breathlessly hyped IPO on Friday has turned into a huge Wall Street debacle, with lots of confusion -- and now, lawsuits -- swirling around. Read more...
Technology news - CNNMoney.com, Today, 2:54pm
Investors sue Facebook, Morgan Stanley
Three investors sued Facebook and chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday, along with lead underwriter Morgan Stanley and a host of other underwriters, accusing them of withholding negative information about the social network's initial public offering. Read more...
Technology news - CNNMoney.com, Today, 2:48pm
Apple and Samsung mediation talks end
The case is going to trial, despite a court-ordered meeting of the two companies' CEOs Read more...
Technology news - CNNMoney.com, Today, 2:34pm
The Future of Browser Choice
Section: developers, Department: why-don't-you-support-lynx
Slashdot, Today, 2:25pm
Lawmakers looking at Facebook IPO deal
Senate and House committees are looking into the controversial launch of Facebook's initial public offering. Read more...
Technology news - CNNMoney.com, Today, 2:23pm
Concerns over Duff & Phelps role
A leading insolvency expert raises concerns about a conflict of interest on the part of Rangers administrators Duff & Phelps. Read more...
BBC News - Home, Today, 2:04pm
Pakistan jails 'Bin Laden' doctor
A Pakistani doctor is sentenced to at least 30 years in jail for a false vaccination programme which helped the US find and kill Osama Bin Laden. Read more...
BBC News - Home, Today, 2:03pm
Google funds computer teaching
The search firm's chairman announces funds to place new computer science teachers in English schools. Read more...
BBC News - Home, Today, 2:00pm
Barton handed 12-match suspension
Queens Park Rangers captain Joey Barton is banned for 12 matches following a Football Association hearing. Read more...
BBC News - Home, Today, 1:59pm
Powers make Iran nuclear proposal
A group of six world powers put forward a detailed proposal aimed at stopping Iran processing enriched uranium. Read more...
BBC News - Home, Today, 1:56pm
Fatal crash friends took cocaine
A coroner warns of the dangers of drugs after hearing how two young friends killed in a car crash hours into the New Year had taken cocaine Read more...
BBC News - Home, Today, 1:51pm
Merkel challenged over EU growth
EU leaders begin summit talks in Brussels with Germany resisting pressure to launch eurobonds as a way to ease the debt crisis and revive growth. Read more...
BBC News - Home, Today, 1:44pm
Shares hit by concern over Greece
World stock markets fall sharply ahead of an EU meeting, as concerns mount over Greece's future in the euro. Read more...
BBC News - Home, Today, 1:44pm
ITC Judge Calls For US Xbox Import Ban
Section: games, Department: can't-you-boys-just-play-nice
Slashdot, Today, 1:44pm
Will your employer help pay for college?
How you present your request can make all the difference. A note of caution: Before choosing a college, do your homework. Read more...
Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com, Today, 1:42pm
Call for school speaking lessons
The shadow education secretary Stephen Twigg has called for all state school pupils to be given lessons in public speaking and interview techniques. Read more...
BBC News - Home, Today, 1:31pm
VIDEO: Skydiver lands in cardboard boxes
A stuntman is thought to have become the first person to jump out of a helicopter and land safely without deploying a parachute. Read more...
BBC News - Home, Today, 1:27pm
Wingsuit flyer lands chute-free
A stuntman lands safely after making what is thought to be the world's first wingsuit flight without deploying a parachute. Read more...
BBC News - Home, Today, 1:24pm
Stanford Bioengineers Create Rewritable Digital Data Storage In DNA
Section: hardware, Department: prior-art
Slashdot, Today, 1:19pm
Morgan explained hacking - Paxman
Ex-tabloid newspaper editor Piers Morgan explained how to access mobile phone voicemail messages, Jeremy Paxman tells the Leveson Inquiry. Read more...
BBC News - Home, Today, 1:09pm
Facebook and banks face lawsuit
Facebook, its founder Mark Zuckerberg, and the banks leading its flotation are sued over claims that financial information was not disclosed. Read more...
BBC News - Home, Today, 1:08pm
Florida VoIP Provider Files Net Neutrality Complaint With FCC
Section: yro, Department: fungible-phonecalls-upset-rigid-rules
Slashdot, Today, 1:02pm
A revolutionary new interface, straight out of Hollywood
Technology news - CNNMoney.com, Today, 1:00pm
Military leaders, Clinton push for sea treaty
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and the nation's top military leaders pleaded Wednesday for Senate approval of a long-spurned high seas treaty, arguing that the pact will boost U.S. national security and create much-needed American jobs. Read more...
Yahoo! News - Top Stories, Today, 12:59pm
Man killed in two-vehicle crash
A man is killed in a crash involving a tractor and a motorbike in County Antrim. Read more...
BBC News - Home, Today, 12:57pm
Social network child abuse halted
Nine English children are "protected" after a global police investigation uncovers a paedophile ring using social networking sites to post images of sexual abuse. Read more...
BBC News - Home, Today, 12:53pm
Man denies boat race swim charge
A man accused of halting the University Boat Race by swimming in the River Thames denies a charge of causing a public nuisance. Read more...
BBC News - Home, Today, 12:53pm
Wall Street falls on euro-zone concerns, Dell
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks lost more than 1 percent on Wednesday, with all S&P 500 sectors trading negative as concerns mounted over Greece's future in the euro zone. Tech shares ranked among the day's biggest decliners as a weaker-than-expected revenue forecast from Dell Inc , the third-largest computer maker, hurt investor sentiment. Euro-zone officials have agreed that each euro-zone country must prepare an individual contingency plan in the event... Read more...
Yahoo! News - Top Stories, Today, 12:49pm
Fitzgerald steps down as US attorney in Chicago
Patrick Fitzgerald is... Read more...
Yahoo! News - Top Stories, Today, 12:47pm