(NEW YORK) Facebook is overhauling its privacy controls over the next several weeks in an attempt to simplify its users' ability to control who sees the information they share on the site.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Others may face charges in Madoff scam: source
(NEW YORK) A person familiar with the investigation into disgraced financier Bernard Madoff says 10 more people will be charged by the time the probe is complete. The person tells The Associated Press that the 10 others will face federal charges over the next few months. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing.
Monday, June 29, 2009
More UK students to be rejected by universities: report
(LONDON) Record numbers of A-level students in Britain, including thousands with straight-As, will be rejected by universities this summer as applications soar in the recession, according to the Daily Telegraph on Saturday.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Infosys co-chairman to head India's IC project
(BANGALORE) Infosys Technologies Ltd, India's second-biggest provider of software services, said co-chairman Nandan Nilekani resigned after being chosen by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to head a national identity-card project.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Firewalker's faulty gene may shake up market for painkillers
(LONDON) A Pakistani boy who could walk on burning coals propelled drugmakers on a quest for the ultimate pain treatment that can ease an ailment as old as life itself without harmful side-effects.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Home resales in May increase 2.4%
(WASHINGTON) Home resales in the US rose in May for a second month as record foreclosures caused prices to drop.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Regulate hedge funds worldwide: IOSCO
(MADRID) Hedge funds should be required to register and disclose data to regulators to guard against their trading destabilising financial markets, the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) said yesterday.