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Russian Rocket Carrying Advanced Satellite Crashes Shortly After Lift-Off
A Russian Proton rocket carrying an advanced satellite crashed outside of Kazakhstan shortly after lift-off, Russia Today reports.The unmanned rocket's launch and initial descent looked good, but an...
View ArticleHackers Closed San Francisco Because It's Too Hot Outside
San Francisco is known for many things: the Golden Gate bridge, Fisherman's Wharf, and the weather is a cool 60 to 70 degrees, pretty much all year round. But sometimes we get a heat wave, and the...
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Berkshire Discloses Half A Billion Dollar Stake In Verizon (VZ, WMT, IBM,...
Berkshire Hathaway has disclosed a $528.7 million stake in Verizon, or 11,022,743 shares.Dan Loeb's Third Point LLC also disclosed a stake in the telecom giant.Verizon shares were up more than 1% after...
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DRONES: Commercial Drones Are Becoming A Reality, With Huge Impacts For Many...
While drones are unlikely to become a part of our daily lives in the immediate future, they will soon begin taking on much larger roles for businesses and some individual consumers, from delivering...
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US Air Force Launches One Of The Most-Generous Sabbatical Programs Ever
The Air Force plans to launch a pilot program later this year that would allow female and male airmen to leave active-duty to start a family and return three years later, Air Force Times...
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NATO's Secretary General Tells Europe To Stop Relying On The US And Provide...
The Secretary General of NATO touched on one of the more sensitive aspects of the ongoing crisis in Ukraine during a speech at a security conference in Slovakia today. Because Europe has been fairly...
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This Couple Got Married After They Met On The Photo-Sharing Site Imgur
At the first official meetup of the image-sharing site Imgur in San Francisco, head of community Sarah Schaaf says that people started running up and wrapping each other in huge hugs. They had never...
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10 Fantastic Restaurants For Techies In LA's Silicon Beach
More and more startups are setting up offices on Los Angeles' west side, making the nickname "Silicon Beach" even more appropriate. Santa Monica and Venice in particular have grown to be tech hotspots...
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Quantcast CEO Claims Adtech's Hot New $5 Billion Trend Is Ripping Off Clients
The hottest new trend in adtech is "RTB," or real-time bidding. And it's often a way to rip off advertisers, according to Konrad Feldman, CEO of Quantcast, one of the larger players in the RTB...
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Outlet Stores Aren't Actually The Awesome Deal You Think They Are
The common assumption about outlet stores is that you're getting the same goods that are in a regular retail store without the big price tag.But these "deals" might not be what they seem — Sapna...
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Europe's Google Ruling Is A Dangerous Mistake
Max Mosley enjoyed sexual practices which many might find odd. But that was his business, so when in 2008 a now-defunct British tabloid wrongly dubbed him a participant in a "sick Nazi orgy", he sued...
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Gloria Allred On Whether The New York Times Broke The Law When It Fired Jill...
A prominent lawyer who specializes in employment discrimination told Business Insider the New York Times may be in hot water if reports about the paper's reasoning for firing executive editor Jill...
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If You Invested In Apple Stock, Gold, Or A Bay Area Home In 2012, This Would...
If you had bought Apple stock instead of, say, the first iPod in 2001 (around $300), you'd be significantly wealthier today.Paragon Real Estate Group took this scenario a step further. It imagines your...
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The Interior Design Of Airbus' New Corporate Jet Is Truly Ingenious
Airbus's new ACJ319 Elegance corporate jet has a truly ingenious interior.The new jet's cavernous, 79-foot-long cabin will be bookended by the obligatory galley and bathrooms at the front, and a...
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WeChat, The Number Two Mobile Messaging App In The World, Has Almost 400...
WeChat, the China-based messaging competitor to WhatsApp and LINE, now has 396 million monthly active users worldwide, according to the first quarter earnings report from parent company Tencent. While...
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This Innovative Lock Aims To Create The 'Airbnb Of Bikes'
San Francisco startup Velo Labs is launching a funding campaign for what may be the most advanced bicycle lock in the history of bicycle locks, according to NPR.The company claims its Skylock will...
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High-Tech Farming: The Light Fantastic
Indoor farming may be taking root.A grey warehouse in an industrial park in Indiana is an unlikely place to find the future of market gardening. But it is, nevertheless, home to a pristine,...
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Here's Who Really Holds Power In America, According To A Depressing Study On...
Government of the people, by the people and for the people was Abraham Lincoln's famous mantra. But which people? Do governments respond to the concerns of the average voter or do they merely cater to...
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This Street Art Animation Is Completely Mesmerizing
If you were to pass British artist INSA's street art in your local neighborhood, you wouldn't think there was anything especially remarkable about it. However, the internet sees things differently. In...
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3 Of The World's Biggest Car Races Are Coming Up — Here's What You Need To Know
As Memorial Day weekend approaches, three of the world's most prominent racing series are kicking into high gear. Sunday, May 25th will be this year's biggest day of racing with Formula One, NASCAR...
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