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he Zimbabwean government this week responded to the hyperinflation crippling the country’s economy by knocking 10 zeros of the value of currency.
From Friday notes with a face value of Z$100 billion will be worth Z$10, the equivalent of 50p.
But the inflated notes, which will be legal...(more)
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submitted by Robby for team staff news 1 week 6 days 16 hours 20 minutes ago
As deserted malls and department stores struggle to court cash-short consumers with steep discounts, a similar and even more ferocious price war is being waged online.
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A police investigation is under way in Florida after a teenager appeared to kill himself live on the internet after being goaded by other web surfers.The 19-year-old, from the city of Pembroke Pines, was found dead by police on Tuesday night after apparently taking an overdose....(more)
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A marketing research firm is dimming its Internet advertising outlook for the next four years, the latest sign of the more austere times looming for the high-tech sector....
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com (AMZN.O), the largest global online retailer, plans to start selling U.S.-produced wine on its website within the United States by early October, wine industry insiders said on Wednesday. Napa Valley Vintners, a nonprofit group representing 315 vintners in the famous...(more)
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The decision by MSNBC to yank Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews from anchor duty during live political events did not exactly send a thrill up the leg of liberal bloggers. A number of them denounced the cable channel yesterday for making a change that had...(more)
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The group contended that the attack was on behalf of Sunni Muslims and said that it had carried out similar attacks on other Shiite sites.
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President-Elect Barack Obama has pledged to deliver weekly "fireside chats" a la FDR via YouTube, and today he posted his first. The content of the video isn't unexpected: he calls for immediate help from Congress to aid unemployment insurance, and calls for all Americans to come...(more)
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submitted by Robby for team staff news 2 weeks 18 hours 20 minutes ago
NASA and Vint Cerf (Google VP, co-creator of the internet, nerd legend) have been working on updating our antiquated radio communications system for space for nearly a decade now, and a recent successful test represents the first step towards the goal of creating a deep space...(more)
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It was a fireside chat for a wi-fi world. Barack Obama yesterday launched his first regular weekly update to the American voters by YouTube. It was an ultra-modern echo of how Franklin D. Roosevelt's regular folksy radio broadcasts, complete with the sound of a fire crackling...(more)
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submitted by Robby for team staff news 5 days 15 hours 20 minutes ago
Looking to save money in a bleak economy, shoppers are increasingly using an old technique that has been updated for the digital age - coupons. Traffic to Web sites that compile coupons from a variety of stores has increased sharply over the past year, as...
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submitted by Robby for team staff news 3 weeks 4 days 10 hours 20 minutes ago
AFP - Former US vice president Al Gore said an Internet revolution carrying Barack Obama to the White House should now focus its power on stopping Earth's climate crisis.
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