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Tuesday, April 29, 2014

US, UK govt: Friends don't let friends use Internet Explorer – try Chrome or Firefox - Register

Microsoft has warned of a new security flaw in all versions of its Internet Explorer web browser for Windows PCs. Vulnerability CVE-2014-1...

Nokia, new CEO Rajeev Suri, and BEELLIONS of euros burning a hole in the bank - Register

Nokia Oyj begins a new chapter in its 149-year history today with new CEO Rajeev Suri – and a massive pile of cash in the bank. Last week ...

MacBook Air Update: More Battery, Less Cash - InformationWeek

Apple MacBook Air refresh features faster processors, longer battery life, and lower price points. Microsoft Office For iPad: 7 Qu...

A new report cites progress in U.S. public schools to increase graduation rates. Photo by Flickr user Thomas Favre-Bulle WASHINGTON — ...

Is It OK to Invest in a Company if Its CEO Beats Women? - Slate Magazine (blog)

There's an easy answer to this question. Photo by Lofilolo/iStock/Thinkstock Back in August, Gurbaksh "G" Chahal, the m...

No Accounting Skills? No Moral Reckoning - New York Times (blog)

SOMETIMES it seems as if our lives are dominated by financial crises and failed reforms. But how much do Americans even understand about f...

International Stem Cell Corporation Announces Positive Parkinson's Disease Data - Wall Street Journal

International Stem Cell Corporation Announces Positive Parkinson's Disease Data Data Presented at the 66th American Academy of...

Exposure to violence declining among children, study says - Fox News

Despite frequent media reports of school shootings and child abuse, a new analysis says the amount of violence U.S. children are expos...

Calling Young Girls 'Fat' May Increase Their Teen-Obesity Risk - HealthDay

TUESDAY, April 29, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- When people tell a young girl that she's fat, that in itself increases her risk of eventuall...

Why New Studies May Mean 'Game Over for the Climate Deniers' - TheStreet.com

BOSTON (TheStreet) -- This spring put climate change back on the mainstream media radar. It started in March, when the American Associatio...

Scientists have used a beam of electrons to create a thin, flexible metallic wire that is just three atoms wide. The nanoscale wire could ...

Sun's 'Ring of Fire' down under probed by telescope web cams - Register

Vids Parts of Australia and Asia today experienced an "annular" eclipse, a phenomenon whereby the Moon covers just about all of t...

Governments urge Internet Explorer users to switch browsers until fix found - ZDNet

Government security response teams are urging Windows users to consider Chrome or Firefox as their default browser until Microsoft delivers ...

Apple boosts MacBook Air processor, slashes prices - CNET

Apple cut prices on the MacBook Air and upgraded the processor. Apple ...

Microsoft's Elop defends Android-based Nokia X phones - ZDNet

Any Windows Phone fans hoping Microsoft might decide to kill off the Android-based Nokia X phones once Microsoft acquired Nokia's handse...

Marvel is killing off a major character -- EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK! - Entertainment Weekly (blog)

Marvel is killing off a major character -- EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK! By Darren Franich on Apr 25, 2014 at 9:00AM @DarrenFranich ...

Doctors worry wide use of testosterone could lead to heart problems - PBS NewsHour

Doctors worry that a new trend of patients seeking testosterone supplements to treat low energy and sex drive could lead to more serious hea...

NRA's LaPierre: Country 'slipping away,' gun owners 'willing to fight' for control - Washington Times

INDIANAPOLIS — National Rifle Association executive vice president and CEO Wayne LaPierre said Friday that the country is on edge like he...

High doses of antidepressants linked to suicide behavior in younger patients - Fox News

Children and young adults who start taking antidepressants at high doses are more likely to think about or attempt suicide than th...

Why was 1918 flu pandemic so deadly? Research offers new clue - Medical News Today

Current ratings for: Why was 1918 flu pandemic so deadly? Research offers new clue Public / Patient: 4.7 13 rating...

Exposure to violence declining among children, teens: study - Reuters

(Reuters Health) - Despite frequent media reports of school shootings and child abuse, a new analysis says the amount of violence U.S. ...

What Does Today Owe Tomorrow? - New York Times

If you had driven north on Highway 101 toward San Francisco a few summers ago, you might have noticed a banner hanging from a freeway bridge...