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Mechanical squirrels, robot lizards jump into research (AP)
AP - One gray squirrel, its bushy tail twitching, barked a warning as another scrounged for food nearby. It was an ordinary spring day at Hampshire College, except that the rodent issuing the warning was powered by amps, not acorns. Read more…
Amazon sues NY over Internet sales tax collection (AP)
AP - Amazon.com is suing New York over a new law that requires out-of-state online companies to collect sales tax from shoppers in New York. Read more…
Cuba puts first computers on sale to the public (AP)
AP - Cubans are getting wired. The island's communist government put desktop computers on sale to the public for the first time Friday, ending a ban on PC sales as another despised restriction on daily life fell away under new President Raul Castro. Read more…