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Science Briefing: Fearlessness can be learned (10 October 09:15) |
| Fearlessness can be learned |
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EDF agrees to electric car plug-in deals (10 October 06:40) |
| EDFon Thursday announced separate agreements with Renault and PSA Peugeot Citroën to develop recharging infrastructure for plug-in hybrid and electric cars in France. |
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Vodafone makes offer for Vodacom (10 October 12:15) |
| Vodafone's strategy of seeking to boost growth by expanding its presence in emerging markets took a big step forward last night when it announced a R22.5bn ($2.5bn) offer for a controlling s... |
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IBM in the Forbidden City (09 October 11:25) |
| The only way to get a true feel for the Forbidden City, the vast moated palace built 600 years ago for China's emperors, is to peer into its grand multi-eved halls, cross its expansive plaza... |
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Make a new connection (09 October 11:25) |
| Whenever I travel on business with a laptop I always ensure I have several internet connection options so there is an alternative if a WiFi connection fails or I feel I will be overcharged f... |
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Sprint receives interest in iDen (09 October 06:55) |
| Dan Hesse, Sprint Nextel's chief executive, confirmed on Wednesday that the struggling US mobile network operator had received "significant interest" from potential acquirers of its Nextel i... |
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Huawei puts mobile sale plans on hold (09 October 04:10) |
| Global financial turmoil has forced Huawei, the Chinese telecommunications equipment maker, to shelve plans to sell control of a business unit to a foreign investor. |
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A step up for senior women (09 October 03:00) |
| Anne Bouverot, head of international business development at Orange France Telecom FTE, has first-hand experience of the benefits of mentoring by a senior corporate leader. She is about to j... |
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Capitalism can still do good (09 October 03:00) |
| PhilanthrocapitalismHow the Rich Can Save the WorldMatthew Bishop and Michael GreenBloomsbury $27, A&C Black £16.99This is not the ideal time to publish a book on how very wealthy people - ... |
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Nobel prize for discovery of glowing proteins (08 October 04:10) |
| Two Americans and a Japanese have won the Nobel chemistry prize for discovering the glowing proteins that have become an essential tool in biomedical research. |
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RIM hopes to storm in with touch phone (08 October 10:35) |
| Research in Motion RIMM, the Canadian manufacturer of the BlackBerry family of smartphones, is hoping that its first touch-screen handset, launched on Wednesday morning, will live up to its ... |
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Bohman's Treco to finance XG's plan (08 October 09:30) |
| Johan Bohman, the secretive billionaire and shareholder in one of Switzerland's most exclusive private banks, is behind the investment vehicle that is financing XG Technology's plan to build... |
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Abu Dhabi shows its ambitions (08 October 03:00) |
| Advanced Technology Investment Company is the latest state investment entity to emerge from Abu Dhabi, Andrew England reports. |
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Energy to build a better world (08 October 12:00) |
| John Clough is a rarity among plc chief executives; a man whose early personal experience suffuses the business organisation he leads. |
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Jobs killed by well-meant rules on work (08 October 12:00) |
| The most important thing I have done in my professional life is create jobs. That is the case for everyone who runs and owns a growing business. Their personal objective may be to control th... |
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The dotcom evangelist (08 October 12:00) |
| God and geeks make a fruitful combination, says Johan Jörgensen, Swedish internet entrepreneur. So do the Bible and business. |
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Dilemma of deciding if a cut-price asset is a bargain (08 October 12:00) |
| Financial turmoil is forcing some companies, especially in banking and financial services, to consider break-up or takeover at prices a fraction of those they would have received in the good... |
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AMD spins off plants in $8.4bn Abu Dhabi deal (07 October 05:50) |
| Advanced Micro Devices AMD plans to spin off its chip plants and receive a lifeline of up to $8.43bn from Abu Dhabi as it struggles to compete with its larger microprocessor rival Intel INTC... |
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Sharp slashes earnings forecast (07 October 08:25) |
| Sharp, one of Japan's largest electronics companies, on Monday slashed its earnings forecast because of a slump in its domestic mobile phone business. |
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Financial sector fears hurt SAP demand (07 October 03:35) |
| SAP, the world's largest maker of software for business, gave a stark indication of how the credit crisis is spreading beyond the financial sector, when it revealed demand for installing and... |
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Medicine for a sector (07 October 03:00) |
| The decision by the board of Sanofi-Aventis SNY of France last month to oust its chief executive and replace him with not only an outsider to the company but a foreigner, signalled a turning... |
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A foolish race to the bottom (07 October 03:00) |
| "Mabel sweats when she is making jam." This terse and disapproving diary entry, describing the work being done by a domestic servant, was made by the English writer Virginia Woolf. It feels ... |
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Creative steps into the unknown (07 October 03:00) |
| At the London-based innovations consultancy What If, staff really have no idea where their next meeting will be. |
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Financial crisis tests industry's green priorities (06 October 06:35) |
| The slowing economy and financial crisis are testing Europe's goal of becoming a world leader in greenhouse gas reduction. |
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BMW's accelerator of change (06 October 03:20) |
| Norbert Reithofer's office atop BMW's 99.5 metre-high, engine-like tower - dubbed the "four cylinders" - offers a bird's-eye view of a peculiar, bowl-shaped building. It houses BMW's lavishl... |
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Industry insider whose return from abroad caused culture shock (06 October 03:20) |
| Some of the car sector's most admired chief executives, including Fiat's Sergio Marchionne and Ford Motor F's Alan Mulally, are industry outsiders with the perspective needed to eliminate wa... |
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D Telekom loses personal data on 17m customers (06 October 12:25) |
| Deutsche Telekom DT was on Sunday hit by a fresh scandal over the way it handles confidential information after it admitted losing the personal details of 17m customers, the largest data the... |
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T-Mobile and 3 deal provides boost for BT arm (05 October 09:50) |
| The joint venture of UK mobile operators T-Mobile and 3 has signed a deal with BT Wholesale to provide high-speed links between their base stations, giving the business arm of BT a welcome b... |
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Xchanging to buy Indian rival (03 October 11:50) |
| Xchanginghas agreed to buy Indian rival Cambridge Solutions in a deal it hopes will transform it into one of the world's largest business process outsourcers to the private sector. |
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Autonomy expects to top forecasts (03 October 11:30) |
| AutonomyCorporation , the search software company, bucked the gloomy prognosis for IT groups as burgeoning demand for its compliance-related software meant third-quarter earnings would be "s... |
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Science briefing: Rethinking stroke treatment (03 October 08:25) |
| Rethink on swift stroke treatment |
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Nintendo takes on Sony with console upgrade (03 October 06:40) |
| Nintendo is to launch a new version of its popular DS handheld game console in Japan next month. |
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Setback for Nokia music service (03 October 03:50) |
| Nokia faces a setback at the global launch of its music service in the UK this month because the country's big four mobile operators do not plan to sell it. |
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Touchscreen phone lacking a licence to thrill (03 October 03:40) |
| The wait for Nokia's touchscreen phone is almost over. |
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Band economics (03 October 03:35) |
| Jay Goodrich GR, bassist with British pop band Rosalita, harbours no illusions about the glamour and rewards of the music industry. |
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Get plenty of back-up (03 October 03:35) |
| About a month ago the inevitable happened. The hard drive on my wife's home office PC, an aging Dell Optiplex SX270, failed. |
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OPT buoys signal arrival of wave power (03 October 02:55) |
| Ocean Power Technologies, one of the first renewable energy companies to join Aim, is to install its first 150kW power buoy off the coast of Oregon in the US. |
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Wolfson warning on earnings (03 October 02:40) |
| Wolfson Microelectronics became the first high-profile technology company to signal that earnings would be hit by the consumer spending slowdown as it warned on fourth-quarter revenues on Th... |
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Microchip in $2.3bn offer for Atmel (03 October 01:45) |
| Microchip Technology made an unsolicited proposal on Thursday to buy Atmel ATML for $2.3bn in cash, which it would partially finance by selling several of Atmel's lines of business to rival ... |
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Microsoft to build European search hubs (02 October 03:00) |
| Microsoft has announced that it will build three European hubs in London, Paris and Munich as part of a new search technology centre, part of the software company's attempt to make inroads i... |
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Wolfson plunges on warning (02 October 01:30) |
| Shares in Wolfson Microelectronics plunged on Thursday after the specialist audio chipmaker warned that fourth-quarter revenues would be up to 25 per cent below market expectations as it fee... |
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Wolfson warns on fourth quarter (02 October 01:25) |
| Wolfson Microelectronics, the specialist audio chipmaker, has warned fourth quarter revenues will be up to 25 per cent below market expectations as it feels the effect of a consumer slowdown... |
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AT&T woes highlight money market stress (02 October 05:50) |
| AT&T, the American telecoms giant, has admitted it was forced to rely on ultra-short-term financing for its regular treasury operations as a result of the broader global crisis in the money ... |
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Music industry braced for digital ruling (02 October 03:20) |
| A long-running dispute over how to share the spoils of the digital music boom is due to be settled on Thursday as three Washington judges decide what royalties music publishers should receiv... |
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Teams hold the key to a leader's success (02 October 12:00) |
| The success or failure of company bosses has much to do with timing and the passage of events beyond their control. A chief executive such as Lord Browne can be riding high at BP one year, t... |
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The silent Sun's uncertain course (02 October 12:00) |
| The Sun has gone quiet, very quiet. The solar wind - which is comprised of electrically charged particles streaming out from the star - is weaker than at any time since scientists began accu... |
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Microsoft air miles plan to attack Google (01 October 11:20) |
| Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled the latest in enticement to attract more internet users to its search engine, as it announced an air miles-style promotion in the US. |
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Direct sales on the front burner (01 October 12:05) |
| Malcolm Dunphy is an imposing man with a larger-than-life hobby - collecting antique fairground organs that make an enormously loud noise when coaxed into action. |
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The first casualty of a downturn is truth (01 October 12:05) |
| Early in every commercial career there is a moment of clarity as you learn about dishonest dealings in the business world. It is the realisation that when it comes to large sums of money, ev... |
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Bug buster who senses success (01 October 12:05) |
| Laurent Auret likes to say he has four children: two boys, a girl and a company. Yet it is the last, just seven years old, that is likely to sever its paternal ties first, he believes. |
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