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Google Loses as AT&T and Verizon Scoop Up Spectrummore similar news »
The winners of an auction for coveted wireless spectrum include wireless carriers AT&T and Verizon. Search engine Google did not win its bid, although the auction did trigger the open-access requirements it campaigned for.
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In light of Apple's success going against the corporate wisdom, we're posting a list of counterintuitive, evil management techniques that work. Let us know what's worked in your business.
How Apple Got Everything Right By Doing Everything Wrongmore similar news »
Apple succeeds by going against Silicon Valley wisdom, ignoring business best practices, bucking the "don't be evil" ideals Google has tried to uphold. Wired.com's Leander Kahney, author of the new book "Inside Steve's Brain" (due out this spring) and the Cult of Mac blog, explores why for Steve Jobs, the regular rules do not apply.
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United States-based Cogent Communications broke links with Sweden's Telia, making it impossible for users on one side of the Atlantic to reach sites on the other company's network. Cogent argues that the net will be stronger for it later.
Rip Off Report Founder Says 'Internet Terrorists' Out to Get Himmore similar news »
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Bear Stearns: Will the Rescue Work?more similar news »
Whether the Fed's unprecedented backing of the Bear Stearns fire sale will steady a skittish market in the long run is hard to predict. Early signs point to things going either way.
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Microsoft and Yahoo executives met on Monday to discuss the software maker's unsolicited takeover bid, a breakthrough that could be the first step toward a friendly deal between the two rivals.
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'Crazy Eddie' Exec Alleges Fraud at Overstock.commore similar news »
Former "Crazy Eddie" executive Sam Antar, a self-described former fraudster, thinks he sees signs of fraud at online retailer Overstock.com, and he's not shy about saying so. There's just one wrinkle: He's also shorting Overstock.com's stock.
HP Labs Decides to Consolidate Its Big Ideasmore similar news »
The roughly 600 researchers toiling for Hewlett-Packard will be redeployed to focus on 20 to 30 major projects, rather than the more typical 150. "We are going to make fewer, bigger bets," the CEO says.
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Speaking at O'Reilly's Emerging Technology conference in San Diego, writer Quinn Norton described future societal changes that may come about as the result of mind-enhancing drugs and other body modifications -- just as the introduction of coffee helped stimulate the Enlightenment in 17th-century England.
