
Eesha Khare, an 18-year-old student at Lynbrook High School in California received the Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award of $50,000. With the rapid adoption of portable electronics, Eesha recognized the crucial need for energy-efficient storage devices. Eesha Khare triumphed over 1,600 other finalists from more than 70 countries on May 17 at the 2013 Intel International Science [...]

SWEDEN—According to Sverigesradio, Starting in 2017 some of the Stockholm underground Metro will have driverless trains. On Tuesday the local transport authority decided to buy 48 new trains SEK 5.1 billion. The trains will be supplied by Bombadier, who made the models currently being used, and will be running on the red line that runs [...]

BEVERLY HILLS, CA – The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences approved rules for the 86th Oscars. The most significant change affects the Animated Feature Film category. In this category, the new rule designates a maximum of two award recipients, one of whom must have a producer credit. The [...]

SANTA MONICA, CA - 14th Annual B. Riley Investor Conference on May [20th-22nd],2013 will feature 200 companies covering a broad range. The diverse roasters includes companies from technology, retail, restaurants, consumer products, semiconductors, software, optical, aerospace & defense, media & entertainment, Internet, Automotive & More. Sponsors for the 14th Annual B. Riley Investor Conference include Wells Fargo, [...]
May 21 2013 | Posted in
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Irvine, Calif. — Brand Affinity Technologies, Inc., the experts in engaging, activating, and monetizing fans recently announced an exclusive partnership with the defending American League Champion Detroit Tigers for enhanced fan engagement services through the use of Brand Affinity’s FanPhotos service. There is plenty of excitement at Comerica Park as the Tigers are seeking a return trip [...]
May 20 2013 | Posted in
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PALO ALTO, Calif. – General Motors is joining the Center for Automotive Research at Stanford University, its latest effort to mine the best and brightest ideas and recruit top students studying toward careers in science, technology, engineering and math. Mary Barra, GM senior vice president of Global Product Development, confirmed the membership Friday following a [...]
May 19 2013 | Posted in
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LONDON AND LOS ANGELES – Expanding his already teeming social media activity, Chris Brown today unveils The Chris Brown Channel App exclusively on the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The Chris Brown Channel is a new kind of entertainment app, integrating social media with a continual stream of fresh content, connecting with fans in a more immediate, more intimate, more interactive way. [...]

WARREN, Mich. – General Motors unveiled a state-of-the-art $130-million enterprise data center that will serve as the computing backbone for the automaker’s vast global operations. The center, benchmarked against the best in the world, is the capstone of GM’s efforts to transform its IT operations to help the company work smarter and faster from the design [...]
May 15 2013 | Posted in
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SAN FRANCISCO, CALI —Apple announced that it will hold its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) June 10 through June 14 at San Francisco’s Moscone West. At the five-day conference, developers from around the world will learn about the future of iOS and OS X, enabling them to create incredible new apps with innovative features. “We look [...]
May 2 2013 | Posted in
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SWEDEN – Facebook adds 4th [owned & operated] data center. Altoona will be among the most advanced and energy efficient facilities of its kind and plans to break ground during summer of 2013 and Facebook expect’s to begin serving user traffic in 2014. Altoona will be Facebook’s 4th [owned & operated] data center and Facebook’s 3rd in the United States(Prineville, [...]
Apr 30 2013 | Posted in
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