ICANN resumes bids for new Internet suffixes The organization overseeing a major expansion of Internet addresses has reopened its system for letting companies and organizations submit proposals. Ancient Plant Revived After 30,000 Years The plant in this picture dates from the Pleistocene Age, 30,000 years ago, before agriculture, before writing, before the last Ice Age. And while it’s not accurate to say the plant itself is that old, scientists in Russia say they regenerated it from frozen cells...
  Dell 1Q profit, 2Q outlook miss estimates Shares of Dell Inc. fell sharply in aftermarket trading Tuesday after the computer maker posted disappointing first-quarter results and forecast weak sales in its fiscal second quarter. Watch: TechBytes 5.17.12 Google introduces their new "knowledge graph" search function.
  Ancient 'Iceman' Had Modern Ailments Scientists have sequenced the genome of the famed 5,300-year-old Tyrolean iceman, found frozen in the Alps in 1991 -- and discovered he had genetic vulnerability to heart disease, as well as Lyme disease.
  Facebook settles lawsuit over "Sponsored Stories" SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc has agreed to settle a lawsuit that alleged the site's "Sponsored Stories" feature publicized users' "likes" without compensation or the ability to opt out, according to a court document filed on Tuesday. The proposed class action lawsuit, filed in a San Jose, California federal court, could have included nearly one of every three Americans, with billions of dollars in damages, court documents say. The terms of the settlement are not spelled out in court filings. ...
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