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Submission + - Obama's first major step in medical research (bbc.co.uk)

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on Monday March 09, 2009 @06:20AM

Bysshe writes: "In a major reversal from Bush's policy, Obama is expected to reverse the ban on federally funded stem cell research which has been crippling the US medical research system for many years. Previous to this the only research done using stem cells in the US has been done by privately funded clinics such as those sponsored by the Howard Hughes foundation."

Submission + - Half of Pirate Bay Charges dropped (bbc.co.uk)

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on Tuesday February 17, 2009 @04:28PM

Bysshe writes: "Half the charges against the Pirate Bay have been dropped. The industry side claims it simplification of the process while the defence claims a significant victory early in the battle.

Industry: Peter Danowsky, legal counsel for the music companies in the case, said: "It's a largely technical issue that changes nothing in terms of our compensation claims and has no bearing whatsoever on the main case against The Pirate Bay.

Defence: "This is a sensation. It is very rare to win half the target in just one and a half days and it is clear that the prosecutor took strong note of what we said yesterday," defence lawyer Per E Samuelson told the TorrentFreak website, which reports on developments in the BitTorrent file-sharing community."

Submission + - Woz as Fusion-io boss (nytimes.com)

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on Wednesday February 04, 2009 @08:52PM

Bysshe writes: "Looks like Wozniak is getting a bit bored with his day job and is going for a top spot at Fusion-io as Chief Scientist. Let's hope his involvement means good things for the company, they have some impressive ambitions."

Submission + - Making money off Facebook (facebook.com)

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on Thursday November 13, 2008 @06:59AM

Bysshe writes: "A bunch of different companies are trying to leverage the facebook platform to make cash. These guys at Needdit have found an innovative way to do so combining the fun and useless aspects of facebook with some real revenue generating e-commerce strategies. Blog coverage can be found here too: http://www.socialmediaportal.com/News/2008/10/Send-virtual-gifts-on-Facebook-through-Needdit-and-Amazon.aspx"

Submission + - Sun Microsystems turnaround (facebook.com)

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on Thursday November 13, 2008 @06:53AM

Bysshe writes: "Sun microsystems is trying to turnaround their business and recapture the startup environment that its failed at replicating for so long. Their new product line should hopefully put them back on the map as competitors in the datastorage space since they're among the first in general and of the first of the major data storage players to get solid state products in the racks. Come on SUN, bring us something worthy of the old Sparc http://bigtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/11/12/sun-gambles-big-as-outlook-darkens/"

Submission + - Microgenerators for home-based wind power (motorwavegroup.com)

Submitted by Bysshe on Tuesday August 05, 2008 @02:56AM

Bysshe writes: The Hong Kong company MotorWave has a cool solution for home-based wind generation that's cheap and easy to use. Its not going to change the world but its a step in the right direction. It is, however, an interesting approach to energy independence.

Submission + - Picasa for Mac coming (techcrunch.com)

Submitted by Bysshe on Tuesday August 05, 2008 @02:52AM

Bysshe writes: This story's a bit old, but Picasa is coming out for Mac sometime this year. Considering we're in the middle of Q3 already, I would expect this year to mean 2009.

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