Google plans to store personal medical records

SAN FRANCISCO - Google Inc. will begin storing the medical records of a few thousand people as it tests a long-awaited health service that’s likely to raise more concerns about the volume of sensitive information entrusted to the Internet search leader.
The pilot project announced Thursday will involve 1,500 to 10,000 patients at the Cleveland Clinic […]

Business Bankruptcies

This is a list of recent business-related bankruptcies filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Minneapolis and St. Paul. The number after the filing date is the case number. A Chapter 7 petition is for liquidation of the businesses; Chapter 11 (or Chapter 12 for farmers or Chapter 13 for small businesses) gives protection from creditors […]

Google plans to store personal medical records

SAN FRANCISCO - Google Inc. will begin storing the medical records of a few thousand people as it tests a long-awaited health service that’s likely to raise more concerns about the volume of sensitive information entrusted to the Internet search leader.
The pilot project announced Thursday will involve 1,500 to 10,000 patients at the Cleveland Clinic […]

Business Bankruptcies

This is a list of recent business-related bankruptcies filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Minneapolis and St. Paul. The number after the filing date is the case number. A Chapter 7 petition is for liquidation of the businesses; Chapter 11 (or Chapter 12 for farmers or Chapter 13 for small businesses) gives protection from creditors […]

New on Amazon’s shelves: storage, data crunching for startup

SEATTLE
- Critics thought it was over the top when Amazon.com Inc. expanded from books into music in 1998. When the Web retailer let competitors start selling things alongside its own inventory in 2000, they said Amazon had gone nuts.In both cases, Amazon proved them wrong. Media sales […]

New on Amazon’s shelves: storage, data crunching for startups

SEATTLE
- Critics thought it was over the top when Amazon.com Inc. expanded from books into music in 1998. When the Web retailer let competitors start selling things alongside its own inventory in 2000, they said Amazon had gone nuts.In both cases, Amazon proved them wrong. Media sales […]

Sony’s October-December profit jumps 25 percent as video game business stops losing money

TOKYO
- Sony’s PlayStation game business stopped losing money for the first time in six quarters, helping the company to post a 25.2 percent jump in October-December profit.Solid demand for liquid crystal display TVs and digital cameras also helped results, the Japanese electronics and entertainment company said, which […]

Sony’s quarterly profit jumps 25 percent as video game business stops losing money

TOKYO
- Sony reported a 25.2 percent jump in profit for the October-December quarter Thursday as its PlayStation video game business stopped losing money after six straight quarters of losses.Profit at the Japanese electronics and entertainment company climbed to 200.2 billion yen ($1.88 billion) for the fiscal third […]

HEALTHBEAT: Growing software industry lets patients create ‘personal health records’

WASHINGTON
- Just like with do-it-yourself taxes, a growing software industry lets patients create their own “personal health records.” No more answering 10-page questionnaires every time you visit a new doctor %26mdash; just hit the print button before leaving home to arrive armed with your life’s medical history.Doctors […]

New on Amazon’s shelves: storage, data crunching for startup

SEATTLE
- Critics thought it was over the top when Amazon.com Inc. expanded from books into music in 1998. When the Web retailer let competitors start selling things alongside its own inventory in 2000, they said Amazon had gone nuts.In both cases, Amazon proved them wrong. Media sales […]