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Samsung may be mulling an AMD acquisition heres what could happen

2015-03-26 21:49:27| Extremetech

Samsung is rumored to be considering an AMD buyout -- but would such a deal make sense for either company? What would be the impact on AMD's existing x86 and enthusiast businesses? We investigate.

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Loblaws mulling purchase of some Target locations after strong quarter

2015-02-26 21:31:13| Grocery - Topix.net

Loblaw Companies Ltd. is considering taking over some of the Target locations in Canada soon to be vacated by the U.S. retailer, but says the number will not be "significant or material" to its overall growth strategy. "The network of stores has been out and on the market for many, many years in one way, shape or form," Loblaw president and executive chairman Galen G. Weston told analysts in a call Thursday.

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Vatican mulling new department to tackle environmental issues

2015-02-12 09:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: The Vatican is considering setting up an environmental think tank, a spokesman said on Thursday, which could influence the opinion of the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics on such thorny issues as climate change. Father Federico Lombardi said the proposal was discussed at a closed-door meeting of cardinals from around the world who are at the Vatican to deliberate a reform of the Church's central administration, known as the Curia. "We see a growth in the awareness (of environmental problems)...

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Republicans mulling challenge to FCC's impending net-neutrality rules

2015-01-05 13:16:06| Telecom - Topix.net

Demonstrator Margaret Flowers holds a sign in support of net neutrality outside the Federal Communications Commission headquarters in Washington, D.C., this past May. Congressional Republicans are starting to line up in opposition to new net-neutrality rules supported by the Obama administration, contending that the effort to classify internet providers as utilities is a regulatory overreach and will stifle innovation, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. The president has called on the Federal Communications Commission to impose rules that protect net neutrality and force those providers to treat all internet traffic equally instead of, say, charging some content providers for faster traffic.

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