Business Stories from May 26, 2012 (Change date)
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In Cuba, mystery shrouds fate of Internet cableMay 26, 2012 7:30 am - HAVANA — It was all sunshine, smiles and celebratory speeches as officials marked the arrival of an undersea fiber-optic cable they promised would end Cuba's Internet is...
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Ships deter pirate stalkers by signaling armed guard’s presenceMay 26, 2012 7:26 am - LONDON — Ships at risk of attack by Somali pirates are increasingly indicating when they have armed guards on board to deter assailants they suspect are using Internet- ...
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Say what? The odyssey of Kraft’s new nameMay 26, 2012 7:25 am - NEW YORK — “MONDEWHAAAAT?” The sarcasm was palpable in the one-word headline that appeared in The New York Post on the day after Kraft Foods revealed that it planned to...
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With milestone launch, SpaceX aims to make space cheap — and coolMay 26, 2012 7:22 am - A new era in spaceflight blasted off early Tuesday with the launch of a rocket designed, built and flown by a 10-year-old U.S. company, SpaceX. The rocket lofted an unma...
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Review: OnLive Desktop brings the PC to tabletsMay 26, 2012 7:20 am - NEW YORK — So you love your iPad, but you wish you could work on Microsoft Office software, watch Flash video and generally have more of a PC-like experience? OnLive Des...
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Has Facebook ruined Silicon Valley?May 26, 2012 7:00 am - Silicon Valley has a Facebook hangover. A week after the company's giant IPO, the social network's stock is slumping, and there are rumblings that it will sink further s...
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Born to run barefoot? Some end up getting injuredMay 26, 2012 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Swept by the barefoot running craze, ultramarathoner Ryan Carter ditched his sneakers for footwear that mimics the experience of striding unshod. The first...
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Lone inventor in the garage? It's a mythMay 26, 2012 7:00 am - Where are the best scientific ideas created and developed? a) A garage. b) A basement workshop. c) A dorm room. d) A kitchen. e) A full-scale laboratory equipped with th...
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Cartoon studio in China faces state clout, global starsMay 26, 2012 7:00 am - SHANGHAI — Chinese cartoonist Carol Liu Hong built her studio from scratch, doing postproduction work for TV commercials and then, once she broke even, realizing her dre...
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The SoapboxMay 26, 2012 5:00 am - How true: Message on Schaumburg city sign outside the police and fire department this week: “Got freedom? Thank a soldier.” Simple words, profound meaning. In particula...
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