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'Nobel of computing' goes to early PC designer

(AP) -- A Microsoft Corp. researcher won the $250,000 Turing Award, one of technology's most coveted prizes, on Tuesday for his work helping design and build what is widely considered the first ...

Tue 9 Mar 10 from PhysOrg

`Nobel of computing' goes to early PC designer, Tue 9 Mar 10 from AP

Microsoft's Thacker Wins Prestigious Technology Award

A Microsoft Corp. researcher won one of technology's most coveted prizes on Tuesday after he designed and built what is widely considered the first modern personal computer.

Wed 10 Mar 10 from RedOrbit

NovaGold Resources closes US$100-million financing with investment funds

NovaGold Resources Inc., which is working to get its Galore Creek project in B.C. back on track this year, closed a US$100-million financing on Tuesday.

Tue 9 Mar 10 from R&D Mag

'Nobel of computing' goes to early PC designer

A Microsoft researcher has won the $250,000 Turing Award, one of technology's most coveted prizes, for his work helping design and build what is widely considered the first modern personal computer.While ...

Tue 9 Mar 10 from R&D Mag

Several Nebraska dealers being reinstated by GM

General Motors is reinstating several Nebraska car dealers, but the company is not releasing a list of the dealers so it's not clear how many will be included.GM said last week that it planned ...

Tue 9 Mar 10 from R&D Mag

Green Plains says underwriters will buy more stock

Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc. said Tuesday that the underwriters of a stock offering will buy another 825,000 shares to cover overallotments.The options will push the total offering to ...

Tue 9 Mar 10 from R&D Mag

ACM Turing Award Goes to Creator of First Modern Personal Computer

NEW YORK, March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery today named Charles P. Thacker the winner of the 2009 ACM A.M.

Tue 9 Mar 10 from RedOrbit