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Douglas Engelbart, inventor of computer mouse, dies at 88 | | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Douglas Engelbart, a technologist who conceived of the computer mouse and laid out a vision of an Internet decades before others brought those ideas to the mass market, died on Tuesday night. He was 88. |
AP Source 3-Team Deal Sends Redick to Clippers | | A person with knowledge of the situation says a three-team trade is in place that sends J.J. Redick from the Milwaukee Bucks to the Los Angeles Clippers and point guard Eric Bledsoe from the Clippers to the Phoenix Suns. |
PRESS DIGEST - British Business - July 5 | | July 5 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. |
Samsung Elec shares extend falls to more than 3 pct | | SEOUL, July 5 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd shares extended falls to more than 3 percent on Friday after releasing second quarter earnings estimates that came below market forecasts, reviving concerns for growth in its smartphone business. |
CANADA STOCKS-TSX slips as geopolitical, economic fears resurface | | * TSX down 32.70 points, or 0.27 percent, at 12,145.68 * Eight of 10 main index sectors decline * RBC drops, has biggest negative influence * Gold-mining shares rise with bullion By John Tilak TORONTO, July 3 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index dropped in volatile trading on Wednesday as political turmoil in Portugal and Egypt coupled with sluggish data out of China to stoke investor worries about the global economic recovery. Higher bullion prices pushed up gold stock |
Peruvian students clash with police in Lima | | July 4 - Peruvian police fired water cannons and launched tear gas at large crowds of students in Lima as they marched towards Congress to protest reforms that would impose tougher standards on universities. Rough Cut (no reporter narration) |
Study links "heading' of soccer ball to brain damage | | June 30 - A new study links frequent 'heading' of the ball in soccer to brain damage. Research published in the journal Radiology, says players who head the ball frequently are more likely to suffer brain damage and memory loss than players who focus more on their feet. Elly Park reports |
Marvel at the world's biggest ship | | When the first Triple E Class cargo vessel sails out of the Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering yard in Okpo, South Korea, on July 2, an intriguing new age of container shipping will commence. |
Obamacare 1.0 States brace for Web barrage when reform goes live | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - About 550,000 people in Oregon do not have health insurance, and Aaron Karjala is confident the state's new online insurance exchange will be able to accommodate them when enrollment under President Barack Obama's healthcare reform begins on October 1. |
Austrian jobs on line as retailer Dayli fails | | VIENNA (Reuters) - Austrian drug store chain Dayli filed for court-supervised restructuring on Thursday, acknowledging it had failed to deliver on its concept for neighborhood stores and saying nearly 3,500 jobs were at risk. |
Bits Blog The Mouse Inventors Vision of Computing | | Douglas C. Engelbarts views on how a networked, interactive computing system can allow information to be shared rapidly among collaborators offered a prescient perspective on how we interact with technology. |
Filling up on petrol station offices | | (Reuters.com) - Seeking a place to work out of the office that is quieter than a bustling coffee shop and provides drinks, printers, Wi-Fi and even petrol? |
Strong ties bind spy agencies and Silicon Valley | | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Silicon Valley has tried to distance itself from the controversial U.S. surveillance programs exposed by Edward Snowden, but there is a long history of close cooperation between technology companies and the intelligence community. |
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