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On August 31, Apple <A HREF="http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2007/08/31itunes.html">announced</A&gt; that the iTunes store would stop selling NBC television episodes for the upcoming season. The press release stated: "The move follows NBC's decision to not renew its agreement with iTunes after Apple declined to pay more than double the wholesale price for each NBC TV episode, which would have resulted in the retail price to consumers increasing to $4.99 per episode from the current $1.99. ABC, CBS, Fox and The CW, along with more than 50 cable networks, are signed up to sell TV shows from their upcoming season on iTunes at $1.99 per episode."

As long, that is, as I don't <I>touch her</I>.

Before reading this article, put down that cup of coffee and swallow that last sip. I will not be responsible for any spewage.

Catherine Arnst writes that making robots more like humans&mdash;cosmetically and perceptively&mdash;will make them safer, better colleagues for their human co-workers.I'm not convinced, but her account of the first robot "murder" of a human being makes a strong case. (I'm no lawyer, but lacking intent, wouldn't it have to be manslaughter or negligent homicide?)

New fossils discovered in Ethiopia "conclusively demonstrates that the Last Common Ancestor (of both man and ape) was strictly an African phenomenon," according to an article published in <I>Nature</I>.