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SEC issues cease-and-desist order against split-cycle engine developer Scuderi Group for violations of Securities Act

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The engine has two crossover passages that connect the two cylinders, which separate the four strokes of the pistons. The SEC said that Scuderi raised the $80 million from individual investors and investment clubs from 2002 to 2012 through at least six offerings in which it sold “preferred units” to at least 415 investors.

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A New Treatment for Arthritis: Vagus-Nerve Stimulation

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Koopman led a landmark 17-person trial that tested whether modulating the nervous system’s electrical-signaling patterns could tamp down inflammation and joint pain in RA. The 250-person Reset-RA study, in which half the participants receive no stimulation for the first 12 weeks after implantation, is now evaluating efficacy.

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SpaceX and Dish’s Super-Shady War for the World

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Or—given the outsize personalities involved (including Elon Musk and Michael Dell) and the epic, five-year duration of the dispute to date—maybe more like a space opera. rtay, who was writing about spectrum sharing in 2002. Which means pretty much everywhere. It’s a stark contrast given the economic value placed on frequency rights.

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

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The gadget, roughly the size of a pack of chewing gum, held 8 megabytes of data and required no external power source, drawing power directly from a computer when connected. The dot-com boom of 1995 to 2000 further increased demand for personal computing gear. It was called the ThumbDrive. MB of data.

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Remembering the Legacy of Trailblazing Technologist Gordon Moore

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Intel microprocessors now power personal computers made by major manufacturers including Dell , HP , and IBM. To create MOS, they deposited aluminum wires connecting multiple transistors on the surface of a thumbnail-size piece of silicon. In 2002 Moore received a U.S. Moore served as the company’s executive vice president.

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Discover Le Havre, Where Impressionism Was Born

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But a three-mile pedestrian and biking trail along the waterfront connects the town and the center of Le Havre. One-way tickets start from an average of €16 (or about $17) when booked in advance through SNCF Connect. A favorite of locals (about €20 per person for lunch). “It’s a formidable vehicle for our town.”

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IBM’s Fall From World Dominance

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Census, the mainframe computer, legitimizing the person computer, and developing the software that beat the best in the world at chess and then Jeopardy. Joining me to talk about it—and IBM's other pivots, past and future—is a person uniquely qualified to do so. Steven Cherry Jim, IBM wasn't the first to personal computers.

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