Saturday, January 31, 2015

As Ebola Ebbs in Africa, Focus Turns From Death to Life by NORIMITSU ONISHI



By NORIMITSU ONISHI


New cases in Liberia, where streets were littered with the Ebola dead just a few months ago, now number in the single digits, according to the World Health Organization.


Published: January 31, 2015 at 07:00PM


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South Africa Riots Raise Worry About Anti-Foreign Sentiment by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS



By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS


South African youths recently swept through an intersection in the heart of Soweto township, breaking into immigrant-owned shops and grabbing whatever they could — soda, a loaf of bread, sometimes even the shelves. Nearly 40 years ago, at the…


Published: January 31, 2015 at 04:55AM


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Andrew Filev of Wrike: Check Your Ego at the Door by ADAM BRYANT



By ADAM BRYANT


The chief executive of a software company says that anyone who makes a decision in a company should be able to explain it and give reasons for it.


Published: January 31, 2015 at 07:00PM


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Friday, January 30, 2015

Carnegie Mellon Alumnus Kills Student Girlfriend, Then Self by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS



By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS


Police say a Carnegie Mellon alumnus fatally shot his graduate student girlfriend before committing suicide inside their off-campus apartment.


Published: January 30, 2015 at 09:06AM


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Tuesday, January 27, 2015

How These Energy Geeks Are Re-Imagining an Old School Utility by REUTERS



By REUTERS


Welcome to the utility industry’s future – or at least that’s what Southern California Edison is hoping.


Published: January 27, 2015 at 08:31AM


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Monday, January 26, 2015

One Pioneer’s Attempt to Rescue Another by JONATHAN MAHLER



By JONATHAN MAHLER


Nicholas Carlson’s “Marissa Mayer and the Fight to Save Yahoo!” is a breezy retelling of the company’s hiring of Ms. Mayer as part of its efforts to recapture its former glory.


Published: January 26, 2015 at 07:00PM


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Out of Africa and Ready to Roll on Le Tour by REUTERS



By REUTERS


The cut-throat world of professional cycling has produced its fair share of villains and is still saddled with cynicism but even its harshest critics may struggle to sneer when Doug Ryder says “Bicycles Change Lives”.


Published: January 26, 2015 at 06:01AM


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Sunday, January 25, 2015

Verizon’s Mobile ‘Supercookies’ Seen as Threat to Privacy by NATASHA SINGER and BRIAN X. CHEN



By NATASHA SINGER and BRIAN X. CHEN


Advertisers, and possibly other third parties, are finding ways to exploit a hidden tracking mechanism that Verizon Wireless users cannot delete.


Published: January 25, 2015 at 07:00PM


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Friday, January 23, 2015

‘Marissa Mayer and the Fight to Save Yahoo!,’ by Nicholas Carlson by SHEELAH KOLHATKAR



By SHEELAH KOLHATKAR


In 2012, Marissa Mayer was tasked with reversing the fortunes of a struggling Internet pioneer.


Published: January 24, 2015 at 07:00PM


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Thursday, January 22, 2015

Executives in Davos Express Worries Over More Disruptive Cyberattacks by DAVID GELLES



By DAVID GELLES


Top executives including John Chambers of Cisco say that not only are cyberattacks becoming more common, they are getting tougher to fight.


Published: January 22, 2015 at 08:47AM


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Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Rare Alan Turing Document, Outlining Mathematical Thought, to be Auctioned by SARAH LYALL



By SARAH LYALL


Auction house to sell notebook with writings by Alan Turing, the Enigma codebreaker.


Published: January 21, 2015 at 01:51PM


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4chan Founder to Retire From Site He Started at Age 15 by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS



By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS


The founder of the popular, if at times notorious, online message board 4chan is retiring as the site’s administrator.


Published: January 21, 2015 at 08:08AM


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Nazi Code Breaker Alan Turing’s Notebook to Be Sold at Auction by REUTERS



By REUTERS


A notebook about mathematics and computer science written by Nazi-code breaker Alan Turing, played by actor Benedict Cumberbatch in the Oscar-nominated film “The Imitation Game,” will be sold at auction, Bonhams auction house said on Wednesday.


Published: January 21, 2015 at 06:07AM


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