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(Reuters) - Bradley Manning is escorted from the courthouse at Fort Meade, Maryland after closing arguments in his Article 32 hearing, in this file picture taken December 22, 2011. Manning, the U.S. Army intelligence analyst suspected of passing classified documents to WikiLeaks, will face a full court-martial, the U.S. Army Military District of Washington announced on February 3, 2012. Manning, 24, faces 22 charges of participating in the largest leak of classified information in American history, including aiding the enemy, wrongfully causing intelligence to be published on the Internet and theft of public property. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/Files (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY CRIME LAW)

Roger Boisjoly, 73, Dies; Warned of Shuttle Danger

NYT Science | Links | Related | Feb 04, 2012 01:20 AM EST [*New!*]

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Mr. Boisjoly wrote a portentous memo six months before the Space Shuttle Challenger’s explosion, warning that if it was too cold, seals connecting sections of the shuttle’s rocket boosters could fail.

Apple removes blatant copycat apps from App Store

Apple Insider | Links | Related | Feb 04, 2012 01:00 AM EST

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Apple has removed from the App Store a number of copycat applications that closely mimicked the titles of successful games after they provoked a public outcry from developers over the issue.

Stylitics Is an Analytics Dashboard for Your Closet [INVITES]

Mashable! | Links | Related | Feb 04, 2012 12:59 AM EST

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The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark . If you would like to have your st …

Komen Reverses Stance on Planned Parenthood Grants

Health & Science - International Herald Tribune | Links | Related | Feb 04, 2012 12:26 AM EST

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The Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation apologized for its decision to cut grants to Planned Parenthood for cancer screening and said it would restore the funding.

Li's Hutchison to Buy Orange Austria in $1.7 Billion Deal

Business Week - Technology | Links | Related | Feb 04, 2012 12:23 AM EST

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Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing’s Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. agreed to buy Orange Austria in a deal valued at 1.3 billion euros ($1.7 billion), adding to more than $31 billion of investments in overseas mobile-phone operations.

Micron Technology CEO Steve Appleton Dies in Airplane Crash

Business Week - Technology | Links | Related | Feb 04, 2012 12:23 AM EST

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Steve Appleton, who took charge of Micron Technology Inc. at 34 and went on to become the memory- chip industry’s longest-serving chief executive officer, died after crashing an experimental plane in Boise, Idaho. He was 51.

Gray Matter: Is GPS All in Our Heads

NYT Technology | Links | Related | Feb 04, 2012 12:19 AM EST

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Relying on GPS devices can erode our ability to develop mental maps.

Small moves add up in commercial space

MSNBC - Top Headlines | Links | Related | Feb 04, 2012 12:12 AM EST

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Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Commercial ventures have been taking lots of small steps toward the next giant leap in spaceflight — and the federal government is helping them out.

European Union asks Google to delay privacy policy changes

Mercury News | Links | Related | Feb 04, 2012 12:06 AM EST

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European countries want to make sure people's data secure

Zuckerberg's huge tax bill may benefit Facebook

Mercury News | Links | Related | Feb 04, 2012 12:06 AM EST

e-mail Zuckerberg's huge tax bill may benefit Facebook

Few billionaires are willing to reveal much about their taxes. But Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg has indirectly done so in the documents for his company's IPO later this year.

Hackers intercept FBI, Scotland Yard call

AP Top Technology News | Links | Related | Feb 04, 2012 12:04 AM EST

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LONDON (AP) -- Trading jokes and swapping leads, investigators from the FBI and Scotland Yard spent the conference call strategizing about how to bring down the hacking collective known as Anonymous, responsible for a string of embarrassing attacks across the Internet....

F.B.I. Admits Hacker Group’s Eavesdropping

NYT Technology | Links | Related | Feb 04, 2012 12:00 AM EST

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The group known as Anonymous listened in on a call between the bureau, Scotland Yard and other foreign police agencies about their joint investigation of the group and its allies.

Luxury travel startup Inspirato, co-founded by former eBay official, lands third round of funding in past year

Mercury News | Links | Related | Feb 03, 2012 11:57 PM EST

e-mail Luxury travel startup Inspirato, co-founded by former eBay official, lands third round of funding in past year

Latest infusion comes from Institutional Venture Partners

Micron CEO dies in small plane crash in Idaho

Mercury News | Links | Related | Feb 03, 2012 11:56 PM EST

e-mail Micron CEO dies in small plane crash in Idaho

The chairman and CEO of Micron Technology, which has a facility in San Jose, died early this morning in a small plane crash in Boise, according to a release.

E.U. Presses Google to Delay Privacy Policy Changes

NYT Technology | Links | Related | Feb 03, 2012 11:50 PM EST

e-mail E.U. Presses Google to Delay Privacy Policy Changes

Viviane Reding, the European Union justice commissioner, is pressing Google to halt changes to its privacy policies while the implications for personal data protection are being explored.