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Google settles suit, clears way for stock split

Google settles suit, clears way for stock split
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 17th
By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google has resolved a shareholder lawsuit blocking a long-delayed stock split, clearing the way for the Internet search leader to issue a new class of non-voting shares later this year. The settlement announced Monday came on the eve of a

Solar-powered plane lands near Washington

Solar-powered plane lands near Washington
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 17th
WASHINGTON (AP) - A solar-powered plane nearing the close of a cross-continental journey landed at Dulles International Airport outside the nation's capital early Sunday, only one short leg to New York remaining on a voyage that opened in May. Solar Impulse's website said the aircraft with

Israel picks team to build high-speed web network

Israel picks team to build high-speed web network
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 17th
JERUSALEM (AP) - An Israeli committee has chosen a consortium led by Swedish company ViaEuropa to build a nationwide high-speed broadband network. The committee, which includes representatives from the government and the state-owned Israel Electric Corp., announced its decision Monday. It said the

NASA picks 8 new astronauts, 4 of them women

NASA picks 8 new astronauts, 4 of them women
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 17th
By MARCIA DUNNAP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA has eight new astronauts - its first new batch in four years. Among the lucky candidates: the first female fighter pilot to become an astronaut in nearly two decades. A female helicopter pilot also is in the group. In fact, four of

Russian tycoon wants to move mind to machine

Russian tycoon wants to move mind to machine
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 17th
By PETER SVENSSONAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Can the City That Never Sleeps become the City That Never Dies? A Russian multimillionaire thinks so. Dmitry Itskov gathered some of humanity's best brains - and a few robots - in New York City on Saturday to discuss how humans can get their

Family tweets indicate Kim Kardashian gives birth

Family tweets indicate Kim Kardashian gives birth
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 17th
By JOHN ROGERSAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - It looks to be a baby girl for Kim Kardashian and her rapper boyfriend Kanye West. Or does it? The couple was keeping silent on Sunday in the wake of multiple reports that Kardashian gave birth over the weekend - about a month premature. But

Union ratchets up pressure on Amazon Germany

Union ratchets up pressure on Amazon Germany
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 17th
BERLIN (AP) - Union members at online retailer Amazon's German operations have begun a two-day strike to ratchet up pressure on the company over pay demands. The ver.di union says workers at Amazon's distribution centers in Leipzig and Bad Hersfeld began the strike Monday following three

Apple details government requests for data

Apple details government requests for data
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 17th
NEW YORK (AP) - Apple says it received between 4,000 and 5,000 requests from U.S. law enforcement for customer data for the six months ended in May. The company, like some other businesses, had asked the U.S government to be able to share how many requests it received related to national security

Netflix to run original TV series from Dreamworks

Netflix to run original TV series from Dreamworks
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 17th
NEW YORK (AP) - Netflix is going to start running original television series from Dreamworks Animation. Financial terms were not disclosed. Netflix Inc. says the multi-year agreement is its biggest deal ever for original first-run content and includes more than 300 hours of new programming. It

Report: UK spies hacked foreign diplomats

Report: UK spies hacked foreign diplomats
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 17th
By RAPHAEL SATTERAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - The Guardian newspaper said the British eavesdropping agency GCHQ repeatedly hacked into foreign diplomats' phones and emails when the U.K. hosted international conferences, even going so far as to set up a bugged Internet cafe in an effort to get

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Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th
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