Reuters
WASHINGTON, June 9 (Reuters) - The Pakistani army is gaining in its offensive against Islamic extremists in the Swat valley because public support for the operation is solidifying, US Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair said in a speech.
Bloomberg
Times of India
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North Star Writers Group, MI
Toss the chip up high right in front of the CEO's cat. If the cat likes it as a toy, don't permit the CEO to buy the chip. It's too big. If the cat eats the chip, don't sell the CEO the chip. Use the money to buy a new cat instead. …
EUX.TV
Spiegel Online
BBC News
Reuters
(Reuters) - The European Commission imposed a record 1.06 billion euro (954billion) fine on chipmaker Intel Corp on Wednesday and ordered it to halt illegal rebates and other practices intended to squeeze out rival AMD. * Intel gave wholly or partially …
EUX.TV
PC World
guardian.co.uk
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Los Angeles Times, CA
The ads will appear on TV, billboards, the Web and … … in print beginning Monday. One component will allow consumers to send text messages that will appear on a digital billboard in New York's Times Square and other locations throughout the world. …
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Wall Street Journal
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"Smart grid" doesn't refer to one specific technology but the notion of modernizing the electricity distribution system with digital technologies. Smart meters in a person's home, for example, can communicate energy usage to utilities in near real time …
EETimes.com
MarketWatch
Intel's statement that its capital spending will be slightly down in 2009 also was bad news of makers of semiconductor manufacturing equipment. Shares of Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT: Some analysts are closely watching the semiconductor sector since …
Bizjournals.com
Washington Post
Daily Finance
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San Jose Mercury News, USA
The chip giant, whose sales fell 2 percent in 2008, was taken down a notch by the unprecedented decline in the semiconductor industry that shows few signs of abating. Worldwide semiconductor sales fell 5.4 percent last year, according to a recent …
The Industry Standard
San Jose Mercury News
San Jose Mercury News
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