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'Search is still in its infancy,' says Google CFO
2013-03-01 13:36:57| InfoWorld: Top News
The idea that the technology behind search is a done deal is far from the truth, according to Google, as the company appears to still have plenty of tricks up its sleeve to improve it. "Everybody's mindset is that search is a solved problem," said Google Chief Financial Officer Patrick Pichette, during a Q&A session Thursday at Morgan Stanley's Technology, Media and Telecom conference in San Francisco. "But the optimism at Google of seeing the possibilities of what search can do is relentless," he said, adding later that the technology is "still in its infancy."
US crude output hit a 20-year high in 2012, says EIA
2013-03-01 01:00:00| Hydrocarbons Technology
A rise in shale oil production boosted US crude oil output to a 20-year high in 2012, a report from the The Energy Information Administration (EIA) has revealed.
Earth Unlikely to Face an Ecological Tipping Point, Study Says
2013-02-28 18:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: A team of international scientists has rejected the idea that the planet could face a sudden and irreversible ecological shift as a result of largely human-driven pressures, suggesting that such global transformations are more likely to occur over a long period of time. While earlier studies have warned that ecological pressures -- including climate change, biodiversity loss, and over-exploitation of resources -- could drive the planet toward a dangerous tipping point, the new paper says the ecosystems...
Japan: Cancer risk 70% in Fukushima area, says WHO
2013-02-28 12:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: People in the area worst affected by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident two years ago have a higher risk of developing certain cancers, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday. A 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011, killed nearly 19,000 people and devastated the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, triggering meltdowns, spewing radiation and forcing about 160,000 people to flee their homes. "A breakdown of data, based on age, gender and proximity to the plant,...
Availability of sugar influences rate of diabetes, study says
2013-02-28 06:30:43| Sugar Industry News
In a finding certain to put new pressure on the purveyors of sugary foods and drinks, a worldwide analysis shows that regardless of its effect on obesity, the ebb and flow of sugar in a country\'s diet strongly influences the diabetes rate there.
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