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Hollywood Space Movies 'After Earth' and 'Star Trek Into Darkness' Rake in Serious Box Office Cash

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 PDT

Will Smith and sci-fi go hand-in-hand and his new movie "After Earth" is sure to have audiences rushing to the theaters when it comes out on May 31st. The financial projections for the opening weekend are already at $40 million and "Star Trek Into Darkness" which was released Thursday, has already grossed $13.5 million. But what is it about space movies that connects to movie goers?

Seahawks Bruce Irvin Suspended Four Games for PED Violation

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 PDT

Seattle Seahawks defensive end Bruce Irvin has been suspended for the first four games of the 2013 season for using performance enhancing substances.

DirecTV interested in buying video website Hulu: source

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 PDT

By Liana B. Baker (Reuters) - The largest U.S. satellite video provider, DirecTV, is one of the companies considering a bid for online video website Hulu, according to a source familiar with the situation. The person acknowledged that other parties were involved, addi...

Syria government supporters hack Financial Times

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 PDT

By Jim Finkle and Jennifer Saba (Reuters) - The Financial Times' website and Twitter feeds were hacked on Friday, renewing questions about whether the popular social media service has done enough to tighten security as cyber-attacks on the news media intensify. Th...

Plaintiffs in Mexico Yahoo case say will appeal court ruling

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 PDT

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Two Mexican firms embroiled in a contractual dispute with Yahoo Inc will appeal a court ruling that overturned an earlier $2.75 billion judgment in their favor, a director of the companies said on Friday. Yahoo announced the decision by the Mexican appellate court o...

Schrager: Irvin suspended four games

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 PDT

Peter Schrager on the suspension handed down to Bruce Irvin.

Sanyo may cease to exist under Panasonic reorganization: Nikkei

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 PDT

(Reuters) - Sanyo Electric Co may cease to exist under a reorganization by Panasonic Corp that includes global jobs cuts, Nikkei reported on Friday. Panasonic will cut 90 percent of Sanyo's global workforce of about 2,500 in around three years, the daily reported.

Sony to name Chugai Pharma's CEO as chairman: Nikkei

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 PDT

(Reuters) - Sony Corp <6758.T> plans to appoint Chugai Pharmaceutical Co <4519.T> Chief Executive Osamu Nagayama as chairman, the Nikkei reported. Nagayama's appointment will be finalized on June 20 at a board meeting to be held immediately after a shareholder...

Yahoo Japan suspects 22 million user IDs leaked: Kyodo

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 PDT

(Reuters) - Yahoo Japan Corp said on Friday night it suspected that up to 22 million of its user IDs may have been leaked and it detected an unauthorized attempt to access the administrative system of its web portal Yahoo Japan, the Kyodo news agency reported. The leaked information does...

U.S. authorities seize accounts of major Bitcoin operator

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 PDT

By Brett Wolf ST. LOUIS, May 17 (Thomson Reuters Accelus) - U.S. authorities have seized two accounts linked to a major operator in the booming Bitcoin digital currency market, Tokyo-based exchange Mt. Gox. The move may prevent the firm from facilitating the purchase and sale of Bitcoins i...