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Study: Cell Phones Still Not For The Dinner Table

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A new study, issued today by the USC Annenberg Center for the Digital Future , says that the majority of Americans still don't think pulling a cell phone out at a meal is appropriate. The USC group said that a "whole new social etiquette" is developing about the appropriateness of mobile devices, particularly among millenials.

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Study: Emerging Technology Clusters Complement Silicon Valley, Others

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A new study, which looks at "silicon clusters" of technology companies outside Silicon Valley, finds that those clusters actually stimulate rather than compete with developed market clusters. The study--published by Professor Nukhet Harmancioğlu (Koc University, Turkey) and Gerard J.

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Amgen Abandons Alzheimer's Prevention Study

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According to the three, the study of BACE1 inhibitor CNP520 was discontinued, after they concluded the potential benefit for participants in the studies did not outweigh the risk. The companies said that they identified "worsening in some measures of cognitive function" during the Phase 2/3 studies. READ MORE>>.

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Cornerstone OnDemand: Time Off To Study Ballot Popular With Employees

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Santa Monica-based Cornerstone OnDemand , which develops employee development software, says that a survey it has run has found that 50 percent of employees it surveyed desire time off to study their ballot before they vote. Cornerstone said its survey also found nearly 22% of adult U.S. READ MORE>>.

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NantHealth Sees Positive Results Published In Study

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Culver City-based cloud health information and software developer NantHealth said today that positive results from using its systems have been published in the Journal of Oncology Practice.

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Silicon Beach Report March 20: SpaceX Studying Mars Mission Landing Sites

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SpaceX studying Mars mission landing sites, Snap Inc. gets first buy rating from Wall Street firm, and Two Bit Circus develops VR and motion simulator.

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Study: Cybersecurity Industry Growing In San Diego

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A nonprofit organization focused on promoting cybersecurity and related jobs in San Diego, the Cyber Center of Excellence , says it has commissioned a study which has found that cybersecurity related jobs have grown in San Diego by 11 percent since 2016, with the industry generating $2.2 billion in GDP.

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