Father Of The Web Ranks Its Impact On The World
I’m on a Skype call with Tim Berners-Lee. The inventor of the World Wide Web has been putting the finishing touches on a new project...
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Surgical abortion pre-term risk
Women who have “surgical” abortions are more likely in the future to give birth to babies prematurely than women who have medically-induced terminations, a study...
Organic food no more nutritious than non-organic: study
(Reuters) – Organic produce and meat typically isn’t any better for you than conventional food when it comes to vitamin and nutrient content, although it...
Samsung’s crisis culture: a driver and a drawback
(Reuters) – In his 1997 book, Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee wrote that a successful company needs a “heightened sense of crisis”, so that it always...
Yahoo! fires Washington news chief over Republican joke
(Reuters) – Yahoo! News fired its chief political correspondent on Wednesday for an off the cuff remark about Republicans partying “with black people drowning”. David...
Samsung steals march on Nokia with first Windows phone
(Reuters) – Samsung Electronics became the first handset maker to announce a smartphone using Microsoft’s latest mobile software, making its surprise, hurried announcement just days...
Insight – Neuroscience in court: My brain made me do it
(Reuters) – He was once a respected pediatrician, loved by patients and their parents for over 30 years. Now Domenico Mattiello faces trial for pedophilia,...
After Apple bruising, Samsung to bounce back with new Note phablet
(Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co unveils the second generation of its popular Galaxy Note phone-cum-tablet at Europe’s biggest electronics show in Berlin later on Wednesday,...
Analysis: Apple’s win dents Android’s standard-essential patent hopes
(Alison Frankel writes the On the Case blog for Thomson Reuters News & Insight newsandinsight.com. The views expressed are her own.) By Alison Frankel (Reuters)...