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FCC moves closer to adopting rules on Internet access
2014-09-16 15:39:20| IT Services - Topix.net
Months of debate and more than 1 million comments about rules for Web traffic may have moved regulators to consider tougher standards for wireless networks that connect smartphones and tablets. With the Federal Communications Commission ending its period to accept comments Monday, Chairman Tom Wheeler is weighing whether to bar wireless companies led by AT&T and Verizon Communications from treating differently some Web content - applying the same rules as wired services.
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Indonesia moves to stop forest fire pollution as haze grips Singapore
2014-09-16 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Indonesias parliament on Tuesday voted to ratify a regional agreement on cross-border haze as fires ripped through forests in west of the country, choking neighbouring Singapore with hazardous smog. Officials in Singapore and Malaysia have responded furiously to Indonesian forest fires, which have intensified and become more frequent in recent years. Singapores air pollution rose to unhealthy levels on Monday as Indonesian authorities failed to control fires in Sumatra islands vast tracts...
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Microsoft acquires Minecraft for $2.5 billion; Notch moves on to greener pastures
2014-09-15 15:59:41| Extremetech
Microsoft has announced that it will acquire the Minecraft franchise, and its Swedish developer Mojang, for $2.5 billion. Microsoft asserts that it 'plans' to continue distributing Minecraft across PC, Xbox, PlayStation, iOS, and Android, but obviously the game's cross-platform future is called into question by this acquisition. Markus 'Notch' Persson, and Mojang's other two founders, will not be staying with Mojang/Microsoft and will "move on to start new projects."
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Albemarle purchase of Rockwood moves forward
2014-09-11 14:55:59| Chemicals - Topix.net
The federally mandated antitrust review waiting period for Albemarle Corp.'s $6.2 billion acquisition of Rockwood Holdings Inc. has passed. Albemarle President and Chief Executive Office Luke Kissam tells The Advocate this is another important step towards completion of the transaction with Rockwood to create a premier specialty chemicals company.
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Brazil's Rousseff moves to limit damage from Petrobras scandal
2014-09-09 02:48:01| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
President Dilma Rousseff sought to shield her re-election bid from a new scandal at state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA by asking prosecutors on Monday for any details involving officials in her government. Brazilian magazine Veja reported on Saturday that a jailed former executive at Petrobras named Energy Minister Edison Lobao and two dozen other politicians as people who received kickbacks from the company's contracts.
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