AP - The world’s largest atom smasher on Monday broke the record for proton acceleration previously held by a U.S. lab, sending beams of the particles at 1.18 trillion electron volts around the massive machine.

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Geneva Big Bang machine beats Chicago lab record
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AP - Some of the world’s most prominent technology companies are offering suggestions to publishers on how they can charge readers for news online.

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AP - In a big break for online shoppers, Web retailers generally don’t have to charge sales taxes in states where they lack a store or some other physical presence.

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Web retailers, states tussle over tax rules
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AP - Wanted: Computer hackers.

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US looks to hackers to protect cyber networks
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AP - IBM Corp. wants to get really deep into water

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IBM launches water-management services operation
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AP - With an upgrade to its mobile maps, Google Inc. hopes to prove it can track people on the go as effectively as it searches for information on the Internet.

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Do you know where your kid is? Check Google’s maps
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Reuters - The Vatican will soon have its own channel on the video sharing site YouTube where the Catholic faithful or the curious will be able to see Pope Benedict or Church events, a Vatican source said on Saturday.

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Vatican to get own YouTube channel
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Reuters - Pancreatic cancer experts say they are puzzled by what is ailing Apple Inc Chief Executive Steve Jobs, because it is not clear how serious his health problems are or how directly they relate to his bout with cancer.

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Steve Jobs’s cancer may have recurred: doctors
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AP - Even as Apple Inc. acknowledges that all is not well, the extent of Steve Jobs’ health problems remains a closely guarded secret.

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Apple CEO Jobs backtracks on health, takes leave
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AP - Postponing the turnoff of analog TV broadcasts beyond the scheduled date, Feb. 17, could confuse consumers, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission warned Saturday.

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FCC chairman: DTV delay could cause confusion
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