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Friday Feb. 10, 2012 11:48 AM ET
FBI file paints unflattering portrait of Steve Jobs
FBI background interviews of some people who knew Apple co-founder Steve Jobs reveal a man driven by power and alienating some of the people who worked with him. Full Story
Protests planned to oppose Canadian copyright law
Canadians are protesting proposed copyright laws online and offline Friday they say infringe on basic free-speech rights, threaten to "lock-down" the Internet and play into the hands of the entertainment industry.
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LinkedIn's 4Q revenue doubles, stock soars
LinkedIn provided further evidence of online networking's popularity and moneymaking potential with a fourth-quarter performance that got a glowing review on Wall Street.
Stunning video from space captures northern lights
Mesmerizing new video captured by astronauts aboard the International Space Station reveals a stunning view of the aurora borealis last month as a solar flare triggered an especially vivid display in the night sky.
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U.S. sets vote on 1st nuclear reactor since 1978
U.S. regulators are considering a plan to build the nation's first nuclear power plant in a generation. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is set to vote Thursday on Southern Co.'s request to build two new reactors at Plant Vogtle in Georgia.
Netflix and Hulu debuting new scripted originals
Within just over a week, Netflix and Hulu are both debuting their first stabs at original scripted programming.
NASA to propose scaling back on Mars exploration
Scientists say NASA is about to propose major cuts in its exploration of other planets, especially Mars. NASA's former science chief is calling the plan irrational.
ISPs are not broadcasters, Supreme Court rules
Internet service providers should not be treated as broadcasters under the law, the Supreme Court of Canada agreed Thursday.
Kodak to stop making cameras, digital picture frames
Kodak says it will stop making digital cameras, pocket video cameras and digital picture frames in order to focus on its more profitable businesses.
Facebook discloses details on bonuses
Facebook's top executives, including CEO Mark Zuckerberg, are eligible for twice-a-year bonuses of up to 45 percent of their base salaries and other earnings, according to a Wednesday regulatory filing.
Brazil wants Twitter users to stop tipping drivers off
An attempt to block Twitter users from alerting drivers to police roadblocks, radar traps and drunk-driving checkpoints could make the Brazil the first country to take Twitter up on its plans to censor content at governments' requests.
Mexican experts excited to find ancient home ruins
The ruins aren't particularly impressive, just some stone and clay footings for houses that probably supported walls of wood or clay wattle. And it's that very ordinariness that has experts excited.
Researchers probe 200-year-old shipwreck off R.I.
For two centuries it rested a mile from shore, shrouded by a treacherous reef from the pleasure boaters and beachgoers who haunt New England's southern coast.
Judge tosses case seeking rights for orcas
An effort to free whales from SeaWorld by claiming they were enslaved made a splash in the news but flopped in court Wednesday.
CEO apologizes after Path uploads contact lists
Social-sharing app Path has come under fire for accessing and uploading users' phone address books without their permission.
Romanian accused of hacking NASA computers
A federal grand jury has indicted a Romanian citizen on charges he hacked into 25 climate-research computers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena.
Sept. 11 study links noise and whale stress
Researchers say an ocean experiment that was accidentally conducted amid the shipping silence after the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks has shown the first link between underwater noise and stress in whales.
Nokia to end phone assembly in Europe by year-end
Nokia Corp. plans to stop assembling cellphones in Europe by year-end as it shifts production to Asia and will cut another 4,000 jobs, its latest attempts to cushion itself from stiff competition in the smartphone sector.
News International settles many phone hacking lawsuits
Rupert Murdoch's News International has succeeded in settling nearly all the cases in the first wave of lawsuits against it for phone hacking, with a new round of apologies and payouts announced in a London court Wednesday.
Russia scientists reach 20-million-year-old freshwater lake
After more than two decades of drilling in Antarctica, Russian scientists have reached the surface of a gigantic freshwater lake hidden under miles of ice for some 20 million years -- a lake that may hold life from the distant past and clues to the search for life on other planets.
Getting caffeine fix as easy as taking deep breath
Move over, coffee and Red Bull. A Harvard professor thinks the next big thing will be people inhaling their caffeine from a lipstick-sized tube. Critics say the novel product is not without its risks.
EASA extends A380 wing part checks to entire fleet
Europe's air safety authority is calling for checks on the entire fleet of Airbus A380 superjumbo jets for cracks on parts inside the wings -- extending a previous order to check nearly a third of the planes.
Injured sperm whale dies on Belgian beach
An injured sperm whale has drifted ashore on the Belgian coast and died before it could be rescued.
U.S. Congress passes bill to update aviation
Congress finally has passed a bill aimed at prodding the U.S. aviation system into a new high-tech era in which satellites are central to air traffic control and piloted planes share the skies with unmanned drones.
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