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A Closer Look: Spencer Snedecor III


Where are you from originally?

I’m an East Coast native, raised on Long Island, N.Y. I went to the University of Maryland, and upon graduation I was recruited into Xerox Corp. I spent 10 years …

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Iowa State professor remains a supporter of nuclear energy


Public debate and bureaucracy are bogging down the development of nuclear energy and putting the United States at a disadvantage compared with other countries, an Iowa State University professor and nuclear energy expert says.

Carolyn …

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How can businesses knock out online threats?


Cyber criminals can throw a sucker punch at businesses, exploiting vulnerabilities that could put them on the ropes.

That threat was underscored recently by a massive data breach at Epsilon Data Management LLC, a large …

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Good news for Apple, bad news for Google

Apple Inc.’s results exceeded Wall Street’s expectations after iPhone and Macintosh sales scaled new heights and iPad supplies could not keep up with global demand, Reuters reported.

Apple shares rose 3 percent after the company …

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Telecom coalition expresses concern for broadband plan

State Rep. Annette Sweeney, a Republican from Alden, understands that President Barack Obama and the national government have a lot to deal with.

She hopes, though, that the issue of broadband access for everyone, which …

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Report: Data theft from cyber crime declined in 2010

The number of compromised data records in computer security breaches declined last year as thieves shifted their sights to smaller, non-financial businesses, Bloomberg reported.

A report by Verizon Communications Inc., with research conducted by the …

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Apple sues Samsung over trademark issues on tablets, smartphones

A technology battle could be heating up.

Apple Inc. has sued Samsung Electronics Co., alleging that Samsung’s Galaxy phones and tablet computer infringe patents and the trademarked look of the iPhone and iPad, Bloomberg reported.…

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Telecommunications day at the Capitol on Wednesday

The Iowa Telecommunications Company Coalition will host its Day at the Capitol from 10 to 11 a.m. on Wednesday at the West Capitol Terrace.

The coalition is set up to represent Iowa telecom companies and …

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Download Google videos or lose them

After April 29, Google Videos will stop hosting videos; after May 13, the content will be gone forever, The Washington Post and CenterNetworks reported. Google Inc. has added a “Download” button to its videos website …

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Technology on the move in smartphone payments

One in five smartphones will have near field communication (NFC) capabilities by 2014, according to Juniper Research, an affiliate of Forrester Research Inc. The technology is a key ingredient of contactless payments, in which smartphones …

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