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October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and various federal agencies are ringing it in with a couple of slaps to the head and a kick or two to the shins. First, the Government Accountability Office issued a report that stated 24 major federal agencies have inadequate IT security. Source: TechWorldNews
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With presales of the iPhone 4S reaching record levels, competition among the carriers is heating up. Sprint Nextel is reportedly going to offer an unlimited data plan. And AT&T? The carrier reportedly is hoping to secure approval from Apple to use a "4G" label on the signal bar for its iPhone 4S devices. It is unclear how much truth is in the rumors, which were based largely on a leaked memo. Source: TechWorldNews
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The Oak Ridge National Laboratory has awarded U.S. supercomputer manufacturer Cray a contract to upgrade its existing Jaguar supercomputer. The contract, which Cray pegs as worth $97 million, will cover a multi-phase process scheduled for completion in 2013. Cray will essentially rip out and replace Jaguar's existing processors with the latest AMD Opteron CPUs and Tesla graphics processing units from Nvidia. Source: TechWorldNews
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111011/ap_on_re_us/us_boat_capsizes_florida_keys"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111010/capt.5d43d1e210fa4dd2b3711b1c3fccf695-5d43d1e210fa4dd2b3711b1c3fccf695-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=5JV0dw0q_Yx0WbNdosTPmQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="This Oct. 9, 2011 photo released by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission shows a capsized boat in the waters off the Florida Keys. The boat capsized in stormy weather on Saturday, Oct. 8. Seven people, including a 4-year-old girl, were found by a commercial fishing boat after 20 hours in the ocean. …
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111011/ap_on_go_co/us_senate_jobs_bill"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111004/capt.d8b89a1357734166848f74eca3ef2323-d8b89a1357734166848f74eca3ef2323-0.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=MYmgGFp.1SwB9mHzgy5JYg--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., center, accompanied by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., left, and Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl of Ariz., talks about President Obama's job bill, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0" />…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111011/ap_on_el_pr/us_republicans_debate"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111010/capt.83e2b06781814063baefd32382d35890-83e2b06781814063baefd32382d35890-0.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=B9ZMa2hD6h30I2ZI5k56dQ--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Republican presidential candidate former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, center, greets State Rep. Norma Champagne, R-Manchester, right, as his wife Ann, left, looks on during a campaign stop at Robies Country Store, in Hooksett, N.H., Monday, Oct. 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)" border="0" /></a>A…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111010/ap_on_el_ge/us_republicans_not_the_economy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111010/capt.ca31876178fa4532b441f132f14a0210-ca31876178fa4532b441f132f14a0210-0.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=LEpyAVE6ik0fZDxqQeIJKw--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, center, has the microphone returned to him while taking questions from the audience during a campaign stop at a VFW Post, in Milford, N.H., Monday, Oct. 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)" border="0" /></a>AP - In an el…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111010/ap_on_bi_ge/us_wall_street"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111010/capt.ffed1f7a8d2a49c0937cb11d3cff75bf-ffed1f7a8d2a49c0937cb11d3cff75bf-0.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=2HLvBVDiHGtJY0xwpVXTSg--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Specialist James Denaro, right, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Monday, Oct. 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)" border="0" /></a>AP - Just last week, a bear market seemed inevitable. Since then stocks have surged four out of the past five days, bringing the S&P 500 index up 8.7 percent.&…
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The long search for the fabled Higgs boson may be drawing to its end. Rolf Heuer, director-general of the European Organization for Nuclear Research, CERN, has reportedly stated that the particle's existence will either be proved or disproved within 12 months. Heuer's statement was backed by two other prominent scientists. Source: TechWorldNews
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Google and Samsung announced Friday they are postponing indefinitely the launch of the latest version of the Android operating system, Ice Cream Sandwich, on a new Samsung phone. The companies released a joint statement asserting that it would be poor timing to unveil the product on the originally planned date of Oct. 11. Source: TechWorldNews
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Acer released its Aspire S3 ultrabook in the U.S. on Monday. The device, which weighs in at less than three pounds, provides up to 50 days of standby time and supports up to six hours of continuous usage. It has an Intel Core i5 processor, a 20 GB solid-state drive and a 320 GB hard drive. The Aspire S3 has a "speedy resume" feature and a 13.3-inch high definition LED-backlit display. Source: TechWorldNews
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AP - Researchers who study economic growth and how technology helps drive long-term development are among the top contenders for the Nobel prize for economics being awarded Monday, Swedish Nobel guessers say. More...
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AP - Forecasters say Tropical Storm Jova is expected to become a hurricane in the next day or so over the eastern Pacific Ocean. More...
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111010/ap_on_re_us/us_wall_street_protests_veterans"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111009/capt.e73095e5efec4c78ba8abc68d27c1006-e73095e5efec4c78ba8abc68d27c1006-0.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=Y8f.aVvHf861Y9ATYQXgjg--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="FILE - In this Aug. 27, 2011 file photo, Andrew Young, former ambassador to the United Nations, pays tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., during an interfaith prayer service in honor of King at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington. Veterans of past social m…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111010/ap_on_bi_ge/us_unemployment_bias"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111009/capt.e116bead2d55428595001ee2d7aec62b-dc01e5743af94caa8cd5523e55396c18-0.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=gqI3DUnno27oaK685F9VSg--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Selena Forte, 55, poses for a photo by a FedEx drop box Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011, in Cleveland. Forte thought she? More...
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111010/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_egypt"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111009/capt.7abf1be639f449f98d9339ffdaa44500-7abf1be639f449f98d9339ffdaa44500-0.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=mY5R5PU5W7vqlVIiy3vR_g--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Egyptian security forces respond to a burning vehicle during clashes with protesters in Cairo Egypt, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011. Fierce clashes erupted Sunday between Christians protesting a recent attack on a church and the Egyptian military, leaving more than a dozen people dead and scores injured, Health Ministry officials …
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111009/ap_on_re_us/us_alabama_immigration_law"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111009/capt.141ee6c4686248559a466846ec56cd0b-141ee6c4686248559a466846ec56cd0b-0.jpg?x=130&y=76&q=85&sig=9oaGp3DhvjxHp7Y2RENDHw--" align="left" height="76" width="130" alt="In this Oct. 6, 2011 photo taken from video, Jazmin Rivera, right, a case manager with the Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama, works with an unidentified immigrant in her office in Birmingham, Ala. Parents living in the country illegally are scared of deportation under Alabama's new immigration law, an…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111009/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_egypt"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111009/capt.45c7abd3b9d5431e96217e955caf85fb-45c7abd3b9d5431e96217e955caf85fb-0.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=qV4a_TTBBWeYKifuufD_Kg--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="Coptic Egyptian demonstrators, one carrying a wooden Christian cross, set on fire an army vehicle during cashes with Egyptian army soldiers following a demonstration in Cairo, Egypt Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011. Egyptian state television reports at least one soldier has been killed in riots that erupted in Cairo as Christians pr…
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