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NASA's Too Broke to Reach the Moon, What's Next for the Constellation Program?

BY Kit EatonWed Sep 9, 2009 at 10:12 AM

NASA's ambitious Constellation human space exploration program has been under an Obama-steered spotlight to see how it's going. That investigation has come to a stunning conclusion: NASA can't get to the moon if things stay as they ...READ»

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Did the Venture Capital Crunch Force Zappos-Amazon Deal? [Updated]

BY Kit EatonThu Jul 23, 2009 at 9:19 AM

Amazon's purchase of online shoe retailer Zappos was surprising and interesting news all by itself, but now comes a twist: reports that this marriage made in e-commerce heaven may have been a shotgun wedding forced by Zappos' ...READ»

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Downturn, Schmownturn: Apple Just Made a Huge Pile O' Cash

BY Kit EatonWed Jul 22, 2009 at 5:39 AM

At the end of the day in Seattle yesterday Apple dropped its third quarter financial results. It's a regular act, nothing to be excited about. Except Apple's figures are, in the light of the current economic slowdown, astonishing.The ...READ»

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Twitter's Ad-Free Future: Paid Tools and Services Instead

BY Kit EatonTue May 19, 2009 at 7:30 AM

Twitter's management cleared up some of the mystery surrounding how the life-casting social networking site will make money. And it's a novel idea: instead of chasing down advertising revenues, Twitter will sell itself through tools ...READ»

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