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We Chatted With The Computer Program That Passed The Turing Test, And It Was...

This past Sunday, a computer program got its five minutes (or three days) of fame when it reportedly became the first computer to pass the Turing Test.Alan Turing created the test in 1950, claiming...

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Why NBA Franchise Values Are Skyrocketing

Steve Ballmer shocked many people when he agreed to purchase the Los Angeles Clippers for $2 billion. That is a staggering sum considering Forbes.com had recently valued the franchise at just $575...

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Inside The Launch Of Hillary Clinton's Non-Campaign

The Democratic political machine of the future revved up for the first time just across the street from the original Democratic political machine. On Tuesday, Hillary Clinton launched her book tour at...

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LIVE: Jeff Gundlach Is Talking About Markets And The Economy

The Gundlach presentation "Penny For Your Thoughts" has begun. On currency debasement"Currency debasement is not new," Gundlach says.There are a lot of pennies out there and they cost a lot to make,...

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Firstborn Daughters Are The Most Ambitious Children, Research Finds

What do Hillary Clinton, Beyonce, and Sheryl Sandberg all have in common? Each is a firstborn daughter.That pattern of ambition and birth order is validated in a new British study, which found that...

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Sony Takes The Lead In The Video Game Console Wars (SNE, MSFT, NTDOY)

After years of coming in second place behind Nintendo, Sony has finally taken the lead of the shrinking console video game market, as you can see in this chart from our friends at Statista. It's best...

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Here's Jeff Gundlach's Latest Epic Presentation On The State Of Markets

DoubleLine Capital founder Jeff Gundlach is out with his latest presentation on the state of markets, called "Penny For Your Thoughts."The theme seems to be about currencies and their underlying values...

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Mississippi Senator Goes Off On Tea Party Opponent, Calls Him An 'Extremist'...

U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) blasted intra-party opponent and state Sen. Chris McDaniel on Tuesday, calling him an "extremist" and "dangerous.""He's an extremist," Cochran said amid a stop at the...

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Here's The Actual Group Of Death At The World Cup

While the United States men's national team has an incredibly difficult group at the World Cup, it's not the Group of Death, at least according to the numbers.The Group of Death is Group B, with Spain,...

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Restoration Hardware Is Ripping Higher (RH)

Shares of luxury home goods retailer Restoration Hardware are up more than 11% after hours following a better-than-expected earnings report.Restoration Hardware reported first quarter adjusted earnings...

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NEW ZEALAND HIKES KEY INTEREST RATE

New Zealand has increased its key interest rate to 3.25% from 3%. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand said it expects the Kiwi dollar to decline with commodity prices. The country is a major agricultural...

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A Lot Of Top Republicans Are Relying On The Pollster Who Got Cantor's Race...

GOP House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's campaign was supposedly just as shocked as the rest of the political world after his utterly unexpected loss to underdog Tea Party-backed primary challenger Dave...

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The Bad Sign For Miami Heat's Hopes Of 3-Peating Suddenly Looks Even Worse

The Miami Heat are in big trouble and it is not just because they trail 2-1 in the NBA Finals to the San Antonio Spurs.During the Conference Finals, we took a look at the Miami Heat's point...

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Here's A Rare Look At Google's Design Principles

Google is continuing to get better and better at design.For a while, one of Google's big weakness was design.But in the last couple of years, Google has made leaps and bounds in that field.It all...

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Drone Captures Footage Of The Luckiest Paddle Boarder Alive

A baby Great White was spotted earlier this week swimming in Manhattan Beach, and a professional photographer caught the the whole thing on a drone. The shark got close to some paddle boarders but...

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Chocolate Giant Slaps Local Lawmaker Stephen Hershey With Lawsuit

The Hershey Company has sued a Maryland state senator over his campaign logo, which Hershey's says looks too much like the chocolate company’s famous candy bar.  Senator Stephen Hershey’s campaign...

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I Just Heard Some Startling Things About Uber ...

People are still gawping at Uber's last round of financing, a $1.2 billion deal that valued the company at $18.2 billion (post-money).Most observers view that valuation as a sign of obvious insanity —...

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The 20 Most Beautiful iPhone Photos Of The Year

The winning entries of the 8th annual 2014 iPhone Photography Awards (IPPAWARDS) truly showcase the power of the smartphone camera.For the contest, photographers submitted photos taken on their iPhone,...

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Democrat Running To Replace Cantor Once Wrote A Bipartisan Romance Novel

The previously unknown Democrat who has a shot to make it to the House of Representatives after House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's shocking defeat Tuesday once wrote a rather racy novel.Trammell is a...

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There's A Fresh Crop Of Rumors That Cisco CEO John Chambers Will Soon...

Cisco CEO John Chambers is 64, and for years people have been speculating as to when he's going to announce his retirement. A new round of scuttlebutt, sparked by journalist Scott Raynovich at the...

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