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ChangeQuakes Of The Week

August 28, 2006

TOP CHANGEQUAKES OF THE WEEK
** Scientists Find Molecule That Tricks Cancer Cells
** Google, eBay Form Advertising Alliance
** RFID Spurs Manufacturers To Boost Software Spending
** Researchers Discover Enzyme That May Reverse Alzheimer's

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TOP CHANGEQUAKES OF THE WEEK

Scientists Find Molecule That Tricks Cancer Cells

(DISCOVERY CHANGEQUAKE) -- Scientists have developed a new synthetic compound that can trick cancer cells into initiating a programmed cell death, or apoptosis.

www.earthtimes.org

Google, eBay Form Advertising Alliance

(CORPORATE CHANGEQUAKE) -- In a new agreement, Google will supply eBay with Web search advertising outside the United States, and the two will join forces on "click-to-call" ads that link online shoppers to customer service operators.

news.com.com

Related Story: Google Makes Moves Into Software Market
www.enn.ie

RFID Spurs Manufacturers To Boost Software Spending

(ECONOMIC CHANGEQUAKE) -- As manufacturers try to streamline their supply chains and manage the introduction of new technologies including RFID, they are investing in new software, with spending expected to reach $2.5 billion by 2010, up from $1.6 billion last year.

www.silicon.com

Researchers Discover Enzyme That May Reverse Alzheimer's

(DISCOVERY CHANGEQUAKE) -- New research in mice points to a possible treatment for Alzheimer's disease, one that repairs brain cells so they can rid themselves of the amyloid beta proteins that are suspected of contributing to the disease.

news.yahoo.com

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TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGEQUAKES

Flash Memory Close To Replacing Hard Drives

As flash memory continues to evolve quickly and grow more usable, consumers can expect to see the first 32GB, three-quarter-inch-thick flash-based laptops in the Western and European markets within a year.

www.extremetech.com


CORPORATE CHANGEQUAKES

Apple Recalls 1.8 Million Sony Batteries

Ten days after Dell's record-setting notebook battery recall, Apple Computer told its customers to return 1.8 million batteries that could cause their Mac laptops to overheat and catch fire.

biz.yahoo.com

Sony Pays $65 Million For Video Sharing Site Grouper

Sony Corp.'s entertainment unit said it has agreed to pay $65 million to buy Web video-watching site Grouper.com, marking the growing embrace of the user-generated video craze by big media.

today.reuters.com

Three AOL Employees Leave Over Privacy Breach

AOL has fired its chief technology officer and two other employees following the inadvertent release this month of search records of more than 650,000 of the Internet company's members, a move that has stoked a heated debate about Internet privacy.

msnbc.msn.com


REGULATORY CHANGEQUAKES

Patent Law Ruling Threatens Free and Open Source Software

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has asked the United States Supreme Court to overturn a dangerous patent law ruling that could pose a serious threat to Free and Open Source Software projects.

magic-city-news.com

FCC Grants New Certification For XM Radios

The FCC has given XM Satellite Radio the go-ahead to sell three radio models after concerns about whether they met regulations. Manufacturers had to stop making eight XM radios after the FCC began examining whether satellite radios with traditional FM radio transmitters would interfere with standard radios.

today.reuters.com


ECONOMIC CHANGEQUAKES

Additional Production Cuts At BP's Prudhoe Bay Oilfield

Oil production at BP's Prudhoe Bay oilfield in Alaska, already running at half-capacity due to pipeline corrosion, is being cut by another 90,000 barrels per day for several days due to a technical fault.

money.cnn.com

Related Story: BP, Shell, Conoco Pull Gulf Workers Due To Storm
today.reuters.com


FDA APPROVAL CHANGEQUAKES

FDA Calls For New Warnings On ADHD Drugs

The FDA has announced changes to the labels of two attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder drugs, and possibly those of some other ADHD drugs, to include a warning of a risk of heart problems and psychotic behavior.

www.medicalnewstoday.com

FDA Proposes New Rule To Automate Drug Registration

The FDA has issued a proposed rule to make managing drug information more efficient and effective by automating the process by which drug firms register themselves and listing their products with the FDA as part of a broader federal effort to modernize the management of health information.

www.fda.gov


DISCOVERY CHANGEQUAKES

New Method Developed To Make Embryo-Safe Stem Cells

A biotechnology company has developed a new way of creating stem cells without destroying human embryos, billing it as a potential solution to a contentious political and ethical debate.

news.yahoo.com