Den förra styrelsemedlemmen i investmentbanken Goldman Sachs Rajat Gupta har dömts till två års fängelse och fem miljoner dollar i böter för insiderhandel.

Beatrice Ask (M): ”Borde vi ha tänkt tidigare”.

Det lilla Östersundsföretaget Flexiwaggon lyfter med ett nytt avtal med ett stort statligt kinesiskt företag som får rätt att sälja tågvagnar som tar lastbilar och bussar i Kina.

En ovanligare trafikolycka inträffade på vägen mellan Linköping och Vikingstad i kväll.

sl4shd0rk writes "Good news for Apple, bad news for Samsung. Yesterday, Apple filed legal papers with the International Trade Commission citing a Department of Justice investigation into whether Samsung is misusing its 'Standards essential' patents in ways which violate antitrust law. Apple claims Samsung has violated commitments to license its essential patents to competitors on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms. Or, more specifically, Samsung is 'using certain patents as a basis for improper legal actions that seek to block the sale of competitors' products.' The article says Google (because of its recent acquisition, Motorola Mobility) is under the same scrutiny."

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An anonymous reader writes "Neal Stephenson's 1999 Cryptonomicon was a great yarn. It was also a thoroughly enjoyable (and too short) romp through some mathematics. Where can I find more of that? I should say that I don't want SF — at least none of the classic SF I read voraciously in the 70s; it's just not the same thing, and far too often just a puppet-theatre for an author's philosophical rant. Has any author managed to hit the same vein as Stephenson did? (Good non-fiction math-reads are also gratefully accepted. What have you got?)"

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Afrikanska unionen (AU) utlovar en plan för hur ett militärt ingripande ska ske i Mali för att hjälpa landets regering att återta kontrollen i norr, där militanta islamister styr och en svensk kidnappats.

En domstol i USA förlängde i dag fängelsestraffet för Ahmed Ressam, även kallad Milleniebombaren, till 37 år.

På insamlingsgala. ”Tycker det ska vara helt frivilligt att använda ordet”.

Nerval's Lobster writes "Google is taking Street View down — into the Grand Canyon, that is. 'On its first official outing, the Street View team is using the Trekker — a wearable backpack with a camera system on top — to traverse the Grand Canyon and capture 360-degree images of one of the most breathtaking natural landscapes on the planet,' read an Oct. 24 posting on Google's Official Blog. The Trekker automatically records high-quality images as the operator walks. Google's initial foray into the canyon will take place around the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, which includes some famous paths such as the Bright Angel Trail. Google promised to make the images live (at some point) on Google Maps. 'The narrow ridges and steep, exposed trails of the Grand Canyon provide the perfect terrain for our newest camera system,' the blog added."

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