Science News Daily http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/ en-us Science News Daily provides daily coverage of the most popular science and technology news Hurd's Oracle gig: Is Ellison perk or problem? (AP) -- As co-president at Oracle Corp., ousted Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Mark Hurd will have to adapt to a new role playing second fiddle to one of Silicon Valley's most domineering bosses - ... http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/business-news/cluster62102284/ Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:16:50 EST 62102284 HP's interim chief says Oracle alliance 'strained' (AP) -- Hewlett-Packard Co.'s quarter-century alliance with Oracle Corp. has been "strained" by the dispute over Oracle's hiring of ousted HP CEO Mark Hurd, HP's interim chief said Wednesday. http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/business-news/cluster61667916/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:16:27 EST 61667916 Microsoft gets legal might to take down spam botnets With a judicial assist, Microsoft has perfected a new superweapon to shoot down botnets, the engines cybergangs use to deliver malicious Internet attacks. http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/business-news/cluster61783912/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:16:15 EST 61783912 Apps to outsell iTunes downloads by year-end Apps will outsell music downloads at the iTunes store by two to one by the end of the year, according to Finnish analyst Asymco. read more http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/business-news/cluster61959140/ Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:16:10 EST 61959140 BP Report on Gulf Disaster Spreads the Blame Around Back in May, when executives from BP, Halliburton, and Transocean were ... http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/business-news/cluster61949268/ Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:46:56 EST 61949268 Minister: China takeover not a good idea A provincial minister said Thursday that it probably isn't in the interest of Saskatchewan to support a possible bid for fertilizer-maker Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. by a Chinese state-owned ... http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/business-news/cluster62110922/ Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:46:14 EST 62110922 Oracle names ex-HP CEO Mark Hurd co-president (AP) -- Oracle Corp. has hired former Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Mark Hurd to help lead the database software maker in a pivotal moment in Oracle's 33-year history as it tries to muscle in on more ... http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/business-news/cluster61477880/ Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:16:15 EST 61477880 Super Angel v. VC SMACKDOWN, Part 4: Is Silicon Valley Getting Disrupted? (TCTV) Ding, ding! It's round four of our Super Angel v. VC SMACKDOWN. Both of our pugilist Davids live and work in Silicon Valley. Given that today's topic is about whether or not the heft of East ... http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/business-news/cluster62059094/ Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:47:36 EST 62059094 Cardium Announces Appexium(TM), a New Weight Loss Management Dietary Supplement to Expand MedPodium's Healthy Lifestyle Product Initiative SAN DIEGO, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Cardium Therapeutics (NYSE Amex: CXM) today announced the addition of a new weight management product, Appexium(TM), to Cardium's MedPodium(TM) product line. ... http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/business-news/cluster61985054/ Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:46:18 EST 61985054 Sacca's On A Roll; Raises Another $20 Million For Lowercase Capital As we wrote yesterday, it appeared that Chris Sacca's newly launched fund, Lowercase Capital, has raised over $20 million in funding over the course of the summer. But today, it looks like ... http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/business-news/cluster61873994/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:16:52 EST 61873994