Intel isn't having much success keeping its upcoming Bay Trail-era Atom platform under wraps.

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She was advised to get a taxi to Whitstable, about five miles away, for the return journey as the platform at Herne Bay did not have disabled access.

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Pearson, who has his own background in startups, having worked at five Bay Area businesses before joining the team (including Posterous, a micro-blogging platform acquired by Twitter in 2012), says he can attest to the efficacy of freelance hiring from personal experience in addition to his role with the company.

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To whatever extent BitTorrent can build a reputation as a legitimate media distribution platform, it doesn't help that its premium brand is The Pirate Bay, a file-search portal that declines to identify or filter out content that is shared without rights-holder permission.

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Browne was no doubt referring to last year's temporary closure of some operations at the Prudhoe Bay oil field in Alaska, delays to the opening of BP's Thunder Horse platform in the Gulf of Mexico, and problems stemming from the 2005 explosion at a Texas refinery that killed 15 BP employees.

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OverDog, which has current and former pro players like Hank Baskett (Philadelphia Eagles), Chris Kluwe (Minnesota Vikings), David Price (Tampa Bay Rays) and John Thorrington (DC United) on its advisory board, wants to create a platform where any athlete can connect directly with their fans by playing any video game they like.

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