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An advertisement for the 'Grand Theft Auto 4' video game sits on display at a store in New York April 28, 2008. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

Video games don't create killers, new book says

Reuters - Fri May 9, 7:31 AM

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Playing video games does not turn children into deranged, blood-thirsty super-killers, according to a new book by a pair of Harvard researchers.

  • Dutch want banks help to fight illegal Web casinos Reuters - Sat May 10, 11:18 AM

    AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch authorities intend to crack down on illegal online casinos and are calling on banks to stop providing financial services to them, a Justice Ministry spokeswoman said on Saturday.

  • A model of Nissan Motor 's concept electric vehicle 'Pivo'. Nissan and NEC Corp will join forces in the world's first mass production of lithium-ion batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles, a newspaper said Photo:Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP
    Nissan to make lithium-ion batteries with NEC: report AFP - Sat May 10, 12:37 AM

    TOKYO (AFP) - Nissan Motor Co and NEC Corp will join forces in the world's first mass production of lithium-ion batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles, a newspaper said Saturday.

  • Online retailer EBay's new PayPal rule in Australia draws fire The Canadian Press - Fri May 9, 8:09 PM

    SAN JOSE, Calif. - 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.

  • Apple agrees to settle iPod battery class-action lawsuit in Canada The Canadian Press - Fri May 9, 7:37 PM

    SAN FRANCISCO - Apple Inc. has agreed to settle a pair of class-action lawsuits in Canada alleging it misled customers about the staying power of their iPods, the latest courtroom truce over the dwindling battery life of early generations of the device. According to a court document, the company is offering credits for its online store of about $44.75 to people who live in Canada and bought certain iPods there on or before June 24, 2004.

  • Canadian Minister of Industry Jim Prentice. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Peter McCabe
    Industry minister says MDA should not sell assets to get foreign contracts The Canadian Press - Fri May 9, 7:20 PM

    LONGUEUIL, Que - Federal Industry Minister Jim Prentice says lack of market access shouldn't be a reason for Canadian companies like MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (TSX:MDA) to sell their businesses to foreigners.


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