Texas may claim Amazon owes sales taxes
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AP - Texas officials may claim that Amazon.com owes millions in sales taxes on purchases that state residents made from the Internet retailer.
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Data from Columbia disk drives survived the shuttle accident
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AP - Jon Edwards often manages what appears impossible. He has recovered precious data from computers wrecked in floods and fires and dumped in lakes. Now Edwards may have set a new standard: He found information on a melted disk drive that fell from the sky when space shuttle Columbia disintegrated in 2003.
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EBay's PayPal rule in Australia draws fire
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AP - EBay Inc. is exploring whether to require customers to use its online payment service PayPal, a move that has angered users and prompted antitrust scrutiny in Australia, where a PayPal-only rule takes effect next month.
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Retailers can use DNA tracing to track meat
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AP - Meat retailers can now trace their wares from the ranch to the refrigerator case using DNA analysis.
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Gates: Microsoft to go its own way
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AP - Microsoft Corp. will focus on growing its own advertising and Internet search business after it withdrew its takeover offer for Yahoo Inc., Chairman Bill Gates said Friday.
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