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Amazon to buy Whole Foods for $13.7bn| Online retail giant Amazon is buying Whole Foods in a $13.7bn (£10.7bn) deal that marks its biggest push into traditional retailing yet | |
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Scientists detail rice code Beijing: The Beijing Genomics Institute and the University of Washington Genome Center report a draft DNA sequence of the plant
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US court orders ports to reopen California: Bush had sought the injunction to try and end a management lock-out which has crippled the ports
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Amazon boss buys Washington Post 
Jeff Bezos, has agreed to purchase the Washington Post newspaper and its other print properties for $250m
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Bill Gates fooled by Quebec radio station 
Canada: Two radio comics were pretending to be Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien
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Boeing slashing up to 30,000 jobs| Aviation industry asked for $24bn as financial rescue package | |
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Amazon testing drones for deliveries Amazon, the world's largest online retailer, is testing unmanned drones to deliver goods to customers, according to Chief Executive Jeff Bezos
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Amazon launches online site in India Online retailer Amazon has launched its first shopping website in India
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Amazon unveils Kindle Fire tablet| Amazon has unveiled a colour $199 tablet computer that will run a modified version of Google's Android operating system | |
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Amazon profits boosted by Kindle The online retailer has reported a 16% rise in third-quarter profit, as its Kindle e-book reader continues to bolster sales
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Sun sues Microsoft San Francisco Bay Area: Network computer maker is seeking more than $1bn in damages from software giant for anti-competitive behaviour
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Occupy rallies disrupt US ports California: Hundreds of anti-Wall Street protesters have blocked gates and delayed lorries at three ports on the US West Coast
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Microsoft heads back to court Washington: 9 states still pursuing an antitrust case seek to persuade a judge of the merits of their argument
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Amazon opens physical bookshop in Seattle 
Map of Seattle University Village Seattle WA USA Amazon is opening a bookshop in Seattle in a move it described as a 'physical extension' of its business
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Boeing unveils Dreamliner plane | US plane manufacturer has unveiled its 787 Dreamliner, the firm's first all-new jet since 1995 | |
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Boeing to leave Seattle Boeing is moving its main offices and leaving half 1,000-employee headquarters staff behind
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Tech titan backs gay marriage law Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon.com and his wife are donating $2.5m to defend a gay marriage law passed in the US state of Washington
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Boeing fires CEO over relationship Boeing has ordered Harry Stonecipher to step down because of an improper relationship with a female executive
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Microsoft CEO Gates Steps Down| Bill Gates is handing the reins to his former Harvard classmate, Steve Ballmer, the company's president | |
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Seattle avoids widespread damage Preparation and luck helped the region escape widespread devastation
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Amazon profits slump by a third Online retail giant has reported a sharp slump in quarterly profits as the cost of investing in new business offset a big jump in sales
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