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April 09, 2008 Hot Trends

Using Semantic Search to Cure Disease, Prevent Animal Testing

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:00:15 PDT
One of the big trends in 2008 has been the emergence of what I call Semantic Apps - a kind of 'Web 2.0 Meets Semantic Web' app typified by startups like Twine, Hakia, Quintura, Powerset and others. Another growing trend is health 2.0, web-based health apps and services. What's interesting is that those two trends are crossing over, with semantic health search engines beginning to make an impact. Two such apps to cross our desk lately were 1) CureHunter, which claims to be able to find cures fo

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Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:37:19 PDT
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Couric likely to leave CBS

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:16:28 PDT
That's what the WSJ is posting, quoting those close to the CBS anchor. The departure could happen soon after the presidential inauguration early next year and well before her contract expires in 2011. Couric and the network issued separate statements saying that everything is peachy (though Couric did not declare her intention to stay). If the story is true, it could be a long and awkward stretch between now and next January - and might in itself hasten an even earlier exit. The story says Cour

UN calls for change in farming practices as food riots continue

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:15:01 PDT
As food prices around the world continue to soar, a United Nations report released today says that industrial agricultural practices are exhausting land and water resources, destroying diversity and hurting poor people. The report’s authors recommend that agricultural science place greater emphasis on safeguarding natural resources and on ‘agro-ecological’ practices, including the use of natural fertilizers, traditional seeds and intensified natural practices, and reducing the distance between

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Katie Couric To Leave CBS, and Soon!

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:54:21 PDT
After two years of record-low ratings, both CBS News executives and people close to Katie Couric say that the "CBS Evening News" anchor is likely to leave the network well before her contract expires in 2011 -- possibly soon after the presidential inauguration early next year.

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