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Would President Romney Be Good For Tech, Science, And Space Innovation In The U.S.?

What would President Mitt do for science, technology, and startups in America? And would he use his missionary zeal to drive policy in these directions?READ»

The 5 Things Yahoo's New CEO Scott Thompson Should Do Right Away

Yahoo has hired itself a hot new CEO, the former PayPal president Scott Thompson. At a critical point in the company's history, some fast, decisive and powerful things must be done immediately as he takes up the post.READ»

The Click Clique: Apple, Microsoft, And Others Don't Care About Your New TV Remote

Television remote controls are evolving more than they have at any time in the past 60 years--but where we're going, we may not need them.READ»

NEWS   |  Comment

As Facebook Rolls Out Next-Gen Newsstand, Pew Reports That Americans Have Multiple News Sources

Sixty-four percent of people polled told Pew they got their weekly news from three different types of media, with 15% reporting that they looked at up to six different media types.READ»

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Shareagift Launches, Looks To Make Group Gift Buying Social, Fun, And Less Annoying

Organizing a group-bought gift for someone special can be a gigantic hassle. Enter Shareagift--which leverages social networking, online payments, and gift-suggestion algorithms--to sweeten the whole deal.READ»

The Unexpected iPad Effect: Android Tablets As A Marketing Commodity

How long will it be before a cornflakes packet comes with a free Android tablet, as long as you buy three packs, not two?READ»

Brains And Bots Deep Inside Yahoo's CORE Grab A Billion Clicks

A sophisticated personalization algorithm--combined with ever-savvier editors--has helped boost the Today box on Yahoo's home page to the tune of a 270% increase in clicks since 2009. Here’s what they're doing right.READ»

Apple, iPhones, And Mobile Broadcasting's Bright Future

While the BBC is bringing smartphone tech to its journalists for on-the-spot newscasting, Apple has its own plans for this tech--and it's quite promising for everyone from foreign correspondents to citizen journos. READ»

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7 Sites That Make Searching For A New Home Less Painful

At a time when people are likely to accept that job, wherever in the country that may be, we're fortunate to have a plethora of web tools to make the home-finding process just a little bit easier.READ»

ART   |  Comment

As We All Embrace "Going Green," Have We All Become Hippies?

Once upon a time, anyone who professed a desire to save energy or help the environment was assumed to be some tree-hugging hippie. Have we all become a hippie of some sort now?READ»

FCC Praises The Internet For News Evolution, Then Blames It For Crappy News Quality

An FCC report examining the state of news media across the U.S. has just been released, and boy, it's a doozy. That Internet thing? It's all very clever, but it's costing journalist jobs and degrading news quality. (You don't say!) The report does suggest one new way in which government might help local media outlets survive. READ»

SYRIA   |  Comment

Syria Follows The Pattern, Shuts Its Internet Down

In what's becoming a predictable move, Syria has shut down Internet access in an attempt to quash the organization of a national uprising, and to stop the flow of images of events to the outside world.READ»

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Apple's iCloud To Hit At WWDC

After years bubbling under the success radar, Pixel Qi has revealed a large high-resolution screen that works indoors and outdoors with equal ease. If it succeeds, it could change how and where you use computers.READ»

Taiwanese Animated News Takes On U.S Gas Prices

What to do about high oil prices? Open the reserves or slap a tax on gas? These animated rapping anchors can help clarify things. Seriously.READ»

MEDIA   |  Comment

With Social News Show "What's Trending," CBS Hopes To Reclaim Cord-Cutters

The eye introduces an evening-news style program for trending topics, viral videos, and online memes.READ»

IFIVE   |  Comment

iFive: Groupon IPO, Google's IP Theft, Chrome-OS Netbooks For Students, EU Rejects Celeb Privacy Law, MS-Skype Deal Worries

The morning news, perused, digested, compressed and served up as a quick read for you:READ»

How To Solve The Online News Riddle? Turn "Casual Users" Into "Power Users"

Why do people treat NYTimes.com like Amazon.com? Why do women love AOL News? And what's ESPN.com's secret? A new report analyzes online news consumption data. READ»

TWITTER   |  Comment

Twitter Now a Source for Bernie Madoff-ish Investment Returns

Following Twitter is almost as good as taking dedicated analysts' advice in order to earn profits.READ»