I.B.M. Will Buy a Maker of Data Analysis Software
SPSS makes software to help businesses and governments organize and analyze data to make better decisions, useful tools in a downturn.
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Sprint Nextel in $420 Million Deal for Virgin Mobile USA
The stock deal, a bid to expand Sprint’s prepaid cellphone offerings, represents a 31 percent premium to Virgin Mobile’s Monday closing share price of $4.21.
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In Study, Texting Lifts Crash Risk by Large Margin
For truck drivers videotaped for 18 months during a study, texting was found to be the riskiest distraction.
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Netflix Competitors Learn the Power of Teamwork
A contest with a $1 million prize for improving on Netflix’s movie recommendations ended in a dead heat, but has already produced an impressive legacy.
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Bits: Booyah Wants You to Level Up, Online and Off
Three alums of Blizzard, creator of World of Warcraft, are hoping to move quests into the real world with a new iPhone game.
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Bits: Netflix Contest Ends, With Winner in Doubt
The $1 million contest to improve Netflix's movie recommendation software ended with two teams in something of a photo finish, but the outcome remains in doubt.
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For Mozilla and Google, Group Hugs Get Tricky
The open-source Firefox browser, put together for Mozilla by programmers worldwide, now faces competition from a gigantic longtime partner.
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Scientists Worry Machines May Outsmart Man
As gains are made in artificial intelligence, scientists worry that advances could have dangerous consequences.
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Slipstream: The Music Streams That Soothe an Industry
Watchers of the music business say a fundamental shift is under way toward licensed streaming services, supported by ads.
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Final Frontier for Wireless Hard to Break Through
Clinching deals for African mobile phone business, once a relatively low-risk proposition for growth-starved mobile operators, is not as easy as it was.
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