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The future of wiretapping
Pushed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Obama administration may ask Congress for the power to snoop on more types of communication online. The timing couldn't be worse, given the outcry over the Justice Department secretly grabbing...
Tags: Science and Technology, Business Enterprises, Computer Networking and Internet, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges
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Immigration: A wider better welcome mat
As an immigrant and an engineer, I know the magnetic pull that the United States exerts on anyone who dreams of a career in science. From the time I watched NASA technicians on television during the first lunar landing in 1969, I resolved to get the...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, U.S. Congress, NASA, Science and Technology, Personal Data Collection
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USC made its offer to neuroscientists a no-brainer
The courtship that has riveted the neuroscience world blossomed at a Saturday night dinner in a tony Brentwood restaurant. USC provost Elizabeth Garrett and executive vice provost Michael Quick kept the conversation light. Over chicken with braised...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Alzheimer's Disease, Science and Technology, Chess Playing, Autism
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Emotional Bill Gates calls Steve Jobs a respected rival on '60 Minutes'
In an interview with "60 Minutes" on Sunday, Microsoft founder Bill Gates talked about his relationship with late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, saying both respected each other despite their differences and bitter rivalry. "We were within a year of the...
Tags: Science and Technology, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates
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Dr. Dre calls $70-million USC pledge a high point of his career
Hip-hop star Dr. Dre and music mogul Jimmy Iovine are scheduled to announce Wednesday a $70-million donation to USC for a new academy that they say will give students new facilities and the tools they need to break into the rapidly changing music...
Tags: Black Eyed Peas (music group), Entertainment, Science and Technology, Eminem, Lucasfilm Ltd.
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Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine to give $70 million to USC for new academy
Hip-hop star Dr. Dre and music mogul Jimmy Iovine are donating $70 million to USC for a new academy that they say will give students the tools they need to break into the rapidly changing music industry. Scheduled to be announced by Dre (whose given...
Tags: Black Eyed Peas (music group), Teaching and Learning, Entertainment, Science and Technology, Education
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Space plane arrives at NASA facility for flight testing
A white-and-black space plane, very much resembling the now-retired space shuttle, was trucked to a NASA flight center in the Mojave Desert to begin a round of testing to see if it has the right stuff to carry astronauts one day. Tucked under a white...
Tags: Space Programs, NASA, Science and Technology, Science, SpaceX
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Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine's $70 million is USC's latest celebrity coup
Tommy Trojan is tapping the entertainment industry -- again. In years past, the University of Southern California has received large gifts from Hollywood moguls to support its academic programs. In 2006, George Lucas donated $175 million toward the...
Tags: Science, Entertainment, Education, Science and Technology, Music Industry
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Stock indexes shake off early slide, close higher
Investors nudged the stock market to all-time highs Wednesday despite a handful of disappointing economic reports. Google's stock topped $900 for the first time after the company announced several upgrades to its Android software for smartphones, and...Tags: Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements, Science and Technology, Companies and Corporations, NASDAQ, Financial Markets
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Woman found alive in collapsed Bangladesh factory
From the Associated PressDHAKA, Bangladesh -- A seamstress buried in the wreckage of a collapsed garment factory building for 17 days was rescued Friday, a miraculous moment set against a scene of unimaginable horror, where the death toll shot past 1,000. Reshma survived, in...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Hospitals and Clinics, Consumer Goods Industries, Science and Technology, Clothing and Textiles Industry
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Amgen aims to restock its medicine cabinet
Amgen Inc. is a biotechnology company that develops medicines used in the treatment of cancer, kidney disease, arthritis, bone disease and other serious illnesses. The Thousand Oaks company's top-selling products include arthritis medication Enbrel,...
Tags: Erythropoietin, Science and Technology, Biotechnology Industry, Osteoporosis, Biotechnology
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Silicon Valley uses growing clout to kill a digital privacy bill
Silicon Valley has wielded its growing political clout at the state Capitol to kill a digital privacy bill that would have given consumers access to information about them being collected online. Had the Right to Know Act become law, California would...
Tags: John D. Rockefeller IV, Science and Technology, National Government, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Elections
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