Lithuanians vote out austerity government

Lithuanians vote out austerity government


Lithuanians vote out austerity government

Posted: 14 Oct 2012 11:14 PM PDT

Government's efficient action of tackling financial crisis fails to win over voters weighed down by austerity measures.


Using Search Analytics To See Into Gartner's $232B Big Data Forecast

Posted: 14 Oct 2012 06:57 PM PDT

By combining search analytics and the latest Gartner forecast on big data published last week, it's possible to get a glimpse into this areas' highest growth industry sectors. Big data is consistently a leading search term on Gartner.com, which is the basis of the twelve months of data used for the [...]


Turkey bans Syrian planes from its air space, rebels gain

Posted: 14 Oct 2012 10:13 PM PDT

A taxi drives past a damaged building in the al Katerji Tariq district in Aleppo city in northern SyriaBEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) - Turkey has banned all Syrian aircraft from its air space as it takes an increasingly firm stance against President Bashar al-Assad, while Syrian rebels said on Sunday they had made more gains in a key province near the Turkish border. Human Rights Watch said Syrian government forces had dropped Russian-made cluster bombs over civilian areas in the past week as they battled to reverse rebel advances, an act which rights groups say can constitute a war crime. ...



Creating Security from the Inside Out

Posted: 14 Oct 2012 06:21 PM PDT

The Trusted Computing Group Storage Technical Working Group has been leading the digital storage industry in the introduction of storage security built into individual storage devices.   This group has created standard for encrypted storage devices for consumer as well as enterprise applications with its OPAL and now enterprise secure-storage device [...]


Sprint: Softbank Reportedly To Pay $20 Billion For 70% Stake

Posted: 14 Oct 2012 06:27 PM PDT

Sprint is reportedly close to a deal to in which Japan's Softbank would take a 70% stake in the company for $20 billion. According to the Wall Street Journal (among other places) Sprint would sell $8 billion of stock directly to Softbank, which would then buy another $12 billion of shares [...]


What Many People Are Missing About HP

Posted: 14 Oct 2012 06:01 PM PDT

On October 3, HP held their Securities Analyst Meeting, which I attended in person at the Concourse Exhibition Center in San Francisco. This is a day, like all major public companies have, where senior management discusses their plans for the future with the major institutional investors.  Based upon the reduced [...]


Rats, mold won't delay Guantanamo hearings in 9-11 case

Posted: 14 Oct 2012 10:04 PM PDT

File photo of Khalid Sheikh MohammedGUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - U.S. attempts to move forward in the trial of five Guantanamo prisoners accused of plotting the September 11 attacks have been thwarted for months by scheduling conflicts, religious observances, an Internet outage and a tropical storm. But the judge has rejected a request to further delay the military tribunal proceedings because of a rat and mold infestation in the offices assigned to defense lawyers at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba. ...



U.S. exports to Iran rise nearly one-third despite sanctions

Posted: 14 Oct 2012 10:03 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. exports to Iran rose by nearly a third this year, chiefly because of grain sales, according to U.S. data released last week, despite the tightening of U.S. financial sanctions. The jump to $199.5 million in the first eight months of 2012 from $150.8 million a year earlier, according to Census Bureau data, is surprising given Western efforts to isolate Iran economically because of its suspected pursuit of nuclear arms. The increase masks a drop in the export of some humanitarian goods such as medicines, a decline U.S. ...


Pakistan sends girl shot by Taliban to UK for care

Posted: 14 Oct 2012 10:15 PM PDT

Supporters of Pakistani political party Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), attend a rally to condemn the attack on 14-year-old schoolgirl Malala Yousufzai, who was shot last Tuesday by the Taliban for speaking out in support of education for women, in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012. Tens of thousands rallied in Pakistan's largest city Sunday in support of a 14-year-old girl who was shot and critically wounded by the Taliban for promoting girls' education and criticizing the militant group. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)Pakistan sent a 14-year-old activist who was shot and seriously wounded by the Taliban to the United Kingdom for treatment Monday, saying she would require prolonged care to fully recover from the physical and psychological effects of the attack.



Turkey bans Syrian planes from its air space, rebels gain

Posted: 14 Oct 2012 10:13 PM PDT

BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) - Turkey has banned all Syrian aircraft from its air space as it takes an increasingly firm stance against President Bashar al-Assad, while Syrian rebels said on Sunday they had made more gains in a key province near the Turkish border.


U.S. exports to Iran rise nearly one-third despite sanctions

Posted: 14 Oct 2012 10:03 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. exports to Iran rose by nearly a third this year, chiefly because of grain sales, according to U.S. data released last week, despite the tightening of U.S. financial sanctions.


Rats, mold won't delay Guantanamo hearings in 9-11 case

Posted: 14 Oct 2012 10:13 PM PDT

GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - U.S. attempts to move forward in the trial of five Guantanamo prisoners accused of plotting the September 11 attacks have been thwarted for months by scheduling conflicts, religious observances, an Internet outage and a tropical storm.


SharesPost Launches Lending For Startup Stock Options

Posted: 14 Oct 2012 05:35 PM PDT

SharesPost, which is known for its website for buying and selling private company stock, is launching a new program to lend cash to shareholders in private companies who need cash to exercise their stock options.


AMD: Next Step, Massive Layoffs

Posted: 14 Oct 2012 05:28 PM PDT

Advanced Micro Devices is planning to chop 10%-20% of its workforce, the Wall Street Journal reports, citing "a person familiar with the situation." The chip maker had over 11,700 employees as of the end of Q2. Late last week, AMD warned that Q3 revenues were down about 10% form Q2, much worse [...]


Pakistani schoolgirl Malala airlifted to UK

Posted: 14 Oct 2012 11:08 PM PDT

Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by Taliban, is being sent to Britain for medical treatment, military says.


China Weaponizes Trade and Investment

Posted: 14 Oct 2012 04:09 PM PDT

Beijing risks economic progress to obtain geopolitical advantage.


Pakistani schoolgirl attacked by Taliban sent to UK for treatment

Posted: 14 Oct 2012 11:00 PM PDT

NCHD supporters pray next to pictures of schoolgirl Yousufzai, who was shot by the Taliban, during a candlelight vigil in KarachiISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The Pakistani schoolgirl shot by Taliban gunmen for pushing for girls to be educated has been sent to the United Kingdom for medical treatment, a military spokesman said on Monday. The spokesman said in a statement that 14-year-old Malala Yousufzai, whose shooting has drawn condemnation abroad and at home, will require prolonged care to fully recover physically and psychologically. An air ambulance transporting Yousufzai, provided by the United Arab Emirates, had departed from Islamabad and was heading for the United Kingdom, said the spokesman. ...



VIDEO: Syria-Turkey tensions intensify

Posted: 14 Oct 2012 08:46 PM PDT

Last week, a Syrian aircraft alleged to be carrying Russian munitions was intercepted by Turkey.


VIDEO: Shuttle arrives 12 hrs late on final voyage

Posted: 14 Oct 2012 08:56 PM PDT

After long delays, the US Space Shuttle Endeavour has finally reached its retirement home at the California Science Center.


VIDEO: Philippines prepares to celebrate peace deal

Posted: 14 Oct 2012 06:37 PM PDT

The deal could bring an end to a 40 year conflict on the southern island of Mindanao, which has left more than 120,000 people dead.