Global army of online freelancers remakes outsourcing industry
(Reuters) – Not far from the world of regimented cubicles and headset-toting call center operators, a quiet revolution is stirring in its slippers. University librarian...
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Insight: Frugal Amazon opens checkbook for streaming video
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc’s deal to purchase streaming movies from cable network Epix could transform the way such deals are done, thanks to a pay-for-performance...
Meningitis outbreak stirs calls for FDA pharmacy oversight
(Reuters) – A deadly U.S. meningitis outbreak tied to contaminated steroid shots should spur new legislation to regulate how pharmacies mix and dose drugs, experts...
Amazon pays top dollar to buy Seattle HQ
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc said on Friday it will spend over $1 billion to buy its Seattle corporate headquarters in what will be the United...
Apple’s iPhone 5 gets thumbs-up from Consumer Reports
(Reuters) – Consumer Reports, the influential reviewers’ group that blasted the iPhone 4 for a faulty antenna, on Friday gave Apple Inc’s latest smartphone a...
Nasa’s Curiosity Mars rover to scoop sand sample
The Curiosity rover is preparing to scoop its first sample of Martian soil. The vehicle, which landed on the Red Planet in August, has driven...
Facebook ‘likes’ automatically added without user-clicks
Facebook “likes” are being added to webpages even if a user has not clicked a like button, or even visited the page in question, the...
Electric cars ‘pose environmental threat’
Electric cars might pollute much more than petrol or diesel-powered cars, according to new research. The Norwegian University of Science and Technology study found greenhouse...
Samsung sees record profits on smartphone sales
Samsung Electronics has estimated record profits in the three months to September, led by strong sales of its Galaxy smartphones. The South Korean company said...
Mobile computing wars pose tough choices for Internet publishers
(Reuters) – For Microsoft Corp, and Amazon.com, and the clutch of other companies that hope to carve out a big slice of a mobile computing...