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The Universe’s Star ‘Baby Boom’ Ended Five Billion Years Ago

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The Universe’s star-making boom period is already over, according to a new study, which suggests that the rate of star-formation in the Universe is around a hundred times lower than it was five...
    






Are Air Source Heat Pumps A Threat To Geothermal Heat Pump Suppliers?

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Last year, geothermal heat pump (GHP) manufacturers introduced new heat pumps with break-through efficiency based on variable-speed compressor technology.  These manufacturers include Waterfurnace...
    






Google builds a ‘Nest’ for future of smart homes

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Google counts on latest acquisition to open doors as homes get smarter in digital world SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When our Internet-connected gadgets and home appliances all learn to talk to...
    






Monster allegedly marketing energy drinks to children

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Monster Beverage Corporation may be facing its toughest opponent yet. A duo of lawyers from San Francisco and New York have joined forces to investigate the company's alleged involvement in marketing...
    






The $1,000 Genome Arrives — For Real, This Time

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Today, Illumina, the leading maker of DNA sequencers, announced a milestone in biotechnology: it is introducing a new machine that can sequence the genetic code of a human cell for $1,000. The...
    






ClamCase Pro for iPad mini now shipping

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If you own an iPad mini tablet and you want a keyboard for it to make typing or working from the tablet easier, ClamCase has a new option. The ClamCase Pro iPad mini keyboard case is shipping as of...
    






IT Staff: Too Much Supply Or Too Much Demand?

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CIOs worry a lot about IT/business alignment. But they may have to look closer to home before they can solve the bigger alignment issues. If you surveyed the news recently about IT jobs – those...
    






Why Even North Korea Outpaces The U.S. In Credit Card Security

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The ever-worsening news from Target’s breach of credit card and customer data highlights the need to implement a more secure U.S. system to process our card payments. In recent articles, I have...
    






Charity Begins At 50? Codswallop!

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Before he died this past December, hedge fund manager and philanthropist Robert W. Wilson had done many notable things. In the ‘70s, he’d survived what Forbes called “the most catastrophic short play...
    






Nutanix Is Tech’s Newest ‘Unicorn,’ Raising Massive $101M Round At $1B Valuation

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Nutanix has reached ‘unicorn’ status in Sillicon Valley in just four years, raising a $101 million Series D funding round Tuesday led by Riverwood Capital and SAP Ventures that values the datacenter...