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BP to Pay $4,300 for Every Barrel of Spilled Oil

The scandal around the oil spilt into the Gulf of Mexico does not subside. On Thursday, the information was released that U.S. authorities are preparing a lawsuit against the owner of the exploded BP platform, demanding compensation for damage caused by the leakage. Fines can reach $4,300 for each barrel of oil spilt in the waters of the Gulf, i.e., a total of approximately $17.6 billion. (more…)

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Bharti Airtel and IBM Join Forces to Transform Emerging African Mobile Communications Market and Fuel Economic Development Across the Continent

NAIROBI, Kenya & ARMONK, N.Y. – 17 Sep 2010: In a move that will accelerate the transformation of African mobile communications and positively impact the speed of economic development across the African continent, Bharti Airtel Limited and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the selection of IBM to manage the computing technology and services that power Bharti Airtel’s mobile communications network spanning 16 African countries.   

An agreement is expected to be finalized in the fourth quarter.

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Amazon.com Introduces “Motion Gaming 101,” a One-Stop Education and Shopping Destination for Motion Gaming Technology

SEATTLE, Sep 17, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today unveiled Amazon Motion Gaming 101 (www.amazon.com/motiongaming101), a new section in its video game store designed to introduce both game enthusiasts and casual gamers to new choices in motion-gaming technology, which use a player’s body movements and gestures to play games. The site focuses on providing simple, easy-to-find information about motion-sensitive gaming, including educational videos, customized game recommendations, customer reviews, buying guides and gift suggestions.

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Arctic Sea Ice Reaches Lowest 2010 Extent, Third Lowest in Satellite Record

The Arctic sea ice cover appears to have reached its minimum extent for the year, the third-lowest recorded since satellites began measuring sea ice extent in 1979, according to the University of Colorado at Boulder’s National Snow and Ice Data Center.

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comScore Releases August 2010 U.S. Search Engine Rankings

RESTON, VA, September 16, 2010 – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its monthly comScore qSearch analysis of the U.S. search marketplace. Google Sites led the explicit core search market in August with 65.4 percent of searches conducted.

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