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The global recession came late to Silicon Valley, but the region is bracing for a rough year that may strain local social services.
A report to be released Tuesday by Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network, an organization that assesses the region’s social, economic and environmental health, warns that its social services network is outdated [...]

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HONG KONG– Sony and Toshiba on Thursday reported losses for the last quarter, and Nintendo lowered its profit forecast, as the current earnings season revealed the extent of the erosion in corporate and consumer demand.
Sony warned last week that it expected a full-year operating loss of 260 billion yen, [...]

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The Internet may not be such a dangerous place for children after all.
A task force created by 49 state attorneys general to look into the problem of sexual solicitation of children online has concluded that there really is not a significant problem.
The findings ran counter to popular perceptions of online dangers as reinforced by [...]

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WASHINGTON — Most medical devices have never been shown to be safe or effective, and for the riskiest devices this must change, Congressional investigators concluded in a report released Thursday.
Skip to next paragraphRelatedIn F.D.A. Files, Claims of Rush to Approve Devices (January 13, 2009) The Evidence Gap: Quickly Vetted, Treatment Is Offered to [...]

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SAN FRANCISCO — It takes only a glimmer of hope to excite Yahoo shareholders these days.
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Jonathan F. Miller, former chief executive of AOL.
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Investors bid up shares in Yahoo by 7 percent on Tuesday after The Wall Street Journal reported that Jonathan Miller, the former chief [...]

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Facebook is reportedly working on a digital music venture aimed at competing with MySpace Music
An article published in the New York Post indicates Facebook founder and Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg wants to follow in MySpace’s footsteps and offer a digital music store for the number one social networking web site.
Facebook isn’t interested in [...]

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One of the world’s largest financial institutions, the World Bank has reportedly lost a large amount of sensitive data, continues to deny reports
The World Bank is the world’s largest anti-poverty multilateral organization, representing over 185 member nations.  World Bank president Robert Zoellick has been pushing hard for the organization — which hands out $25B USD [...]

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Apple is moving ahead with NVIDIA chipsets for its new MacBooks
There have been a number of rumors swirling around Apple’s upcoming notebook refresh scheduled for October 14. The most recent rumor was that the cases for the MacBook and MacBook Pro notebooks would be carved from a single brick of aluminum.
This weekend, however, a fresh [...]

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Nikkei reports new DS handheld to be released at the end of this year
According to a Nikkei newspaper article that was translated on Neogaf, Nintendo plans to release a new DS handheld game console at the end of this year. This console will come equipped with a camera and double as a portable music player. [...]

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IDC expects global PC shipments to total 482 million by 2012
Low-cost portable notebooks and netbooks may not be the sexiest devices out there, but they are among the most popular. As holds true for most segments of technology — including notebooks – cheaper, mainstream systems will outsell high-end enthusiast units.
According to a new report from [...]

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