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...dangerous flu viruses is an economic evaluation of the effects of a pandemic. In a recent article, Reuters pointed out in 2008 that the IMF said a flu pandemic could cost $3 trillion and cause a 5% drop in global GDP. In other words, it would almost certainly turn the current deep recession into a worldwide depression. (See pictures of the global financial crisis...
...authorities around the world rush to work out where swine flu will turn up next, the movement of markets Monday was far more predictable. With cases of the new H1N1 virus confirmed from Mexico to Spain - and tests on possible cases underway from New Zealand to Britain - investors battled their own nerves. Recovering slightly from earlier losses, Britain's FTSE 100 index of leading shares was down just under 1% in early afternoon trading. Indices in France and Germany, likewise up on their earlier lows Monday, were nonetheless subdued amid the global jitters triggered by the spread...
...most popular micromessaging service. That may be partly true, but I doubt Facebook is all that worried about weetle-ol' Twitter. No, something more important is afoot: Facebook is embracing the AfterWeb and blowing up the browser. It is unbundling its website-based business and allowing developers to turn Facebook into a bunch of discrete services that can be delivered over a variety of devices (from PCs to smartphones) far more easily than via its website...
...beginning to realize there is no single solution appropriate for all uses," says Adrian Ludwig, group manager for the Adobe Flash platform. Note that Ludwig doesn't believe that the browser will disappear. It's just that other tools that draw from the data on the Web will turn out to be better ways to deliver that information than simple websites...
...years ago, Facebook made one of its smartest moves when it opened up its platform to outside developers. That allowed programmers to create tiny applets that, in turn, made the service more useful and fun and pulled in more users. Blowing up the browser and letting the same developers figure out new ways to use the pieces is every bit as smart...