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Industrial Services of America Inc. said Friday that its first-quarter profits fell 40 percent from a year ago. (IDSA)

Innovation is helping to bring safe financial services to the doorsteps of Africa's poor.

Industrial Services of America Inc. said Friday that its first-quarter profits fell 40 percent from a year ago. (IDSA)

CWmike writes 'Sci-Fi writers call it Utopia, the glorious City of the Future. But short of downtown atriums being guarded by invisible walls and flying cars, City 2.0 is not as far off as you may think, writes John Brandon. Ubiquitous wireless networks are already available in Baltimore and Minneapolis, Thomson Reuters has sustainable data centers that sell power back to the local utility, the smart energy grid is well on its way, and city-provided social networks are common. While the concept of City 2.0 is monumental, these key technology advancements are already helping pave the road to the next-generation city. The next steps toward the city of tomorrow are all about integrating these services cohesively, making them widely available across the entire metropolis and managing the services more efficiently. 'The reality is that the city of the future will likely have many aspects of a contained and managed ecosystem,' says analyst Rob Enderle.' of this story at Slashdot.

The association of companies that provide outdoor recreation services, such as whitewater rafting trips, will stage its 2010 convention at the Salt Palace Convention Center, the group's third meeting in 11 years in Salt Lake City.

As a consequence of Google's problems, business Web sites that depended on services like Google Analytics took twice as long to load on average and were twice as likely to fail.

Myriad problems prevented Wolfram Alpha from going live Friday evening as expectations for full service were reset for Monday.

Microsoft announces a new set of interoperability projects involving PHP, including an open-source SDK that enables interoperability for PHP application developers who want to work with Microsoft's Windows cloud services platform. The PHP Azure SDK will be available as a free download on CodePlex. - Microsoft has announced a new set of interoperability projects involving PHP, including a new open-source software development kit that enables interoperability for PHP developers who want to work with Microsoft's Windows cloud services platform. The PHPAzure SDK will be available as a CTP (Com...

coondoggie writes 'Robocalls are a scourge, and the Federal Trade Commission today took action against one outfit by asking a federal court to shut down companies that have been bombarding consumers with hundreds of millions of allegedly deceptive robocalls in an effort to sell vehicle service contracts. According to the FTC, the robocalls have prompted tens of thousands of complaints from consumers who are either on the Do Not Call Registry or asked not to be called. Five telephone numbers associated with the defendants have generated a total of 30,000 Do Not Call complaints. Consumers received the robocalls at home, work, and on their cell phones, sometimes several times in one day. Businesses, government offices and even 911 dispatchers also have been subjected to the calls, the FTC said.' Reader powerlord points out that another such company, not named in the FTC filing, raised the ire of thousands of internet-goers, who struck back by rickrolling the company's voice mail and diggi

Army Maj. Steven Hutchison fought battles in the jungles of Vietnam. Then he fought an epic battle on the home front. And at age 60, he still wasn't done fighting for his country. The battle ended for Hutchison this week. He died in Basra, Iraq, of wounds from a roadside bomb in Al Farr. He is the oldest U.S. service member to die in Iraq or Afghanistan.