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iFive: Canada Hacked, Obama Meets Jobs and Schmidt, Apple Controls Touchscreen Supply, Google Music, North Korea's Digital News

As you sip your early morning cup of coffee, let us get you up to speed with the early innovation news: READ»

Karaoke! Espionage! Haute Cuisine!: Adventures in the North Korean Government's Restaurant Chain

Dishes are approved by the Dear Leader but guaranteed not to make you Il. By expanding into Dubai and Amsterdam, the NK government's eateries are providing an alternative to arms sales in raising foreign capital. Food not bombs, indeed!READ»

Israel and Palestine Leveraging Network Effect in Latest Peace Talks

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been an ongoing back-and-forth for years, but now the dispute is heading for a new battleground: social media.READ»

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Yahoo Builds the Nostradamus of Search Engines

The search giant's Time Explorer experiment keeps track of past predictions on a future timeline. Is this how we'll all search someday? READ»

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North Korea: We Didn't Tweet, It's a Filthy Western Habit

So all those purported official tweets from North Korea? Not real, apparently--they're the work of "supporters" in China and Japan. Twitter, with its free-speaking, democratic tendencies, is still forbidden fruit inside the DPRK.READ»

U.S. Talking to North Korea - On Twitter

Can international diplomacy be conducted 140 characters at a time? These early attempts don't look too promising.READ»

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iFive: BP Caps Leak, Global Recession, Iran's Nuclear Scientist Defects, Sarkozy Scandal, Hef's Private Playboy

While you were sleeping, innovation was pulling on its flares and platform shoes and practicing its disco moves in front of the mirror. The reason? What with oil, dissident scientists, spies, Castro and recession, we're so back to the ...READ»

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iFive: BP's $34 Billion Ticket, News Corp. Bids for BSkyB, North Korea vs. Brazil, Kindle Gets Twitter, Polygraphs Are Fun!

What did you dream about while you were sleeping last night? Lie detectors? Kim Jong Il? Oil Slicks? Well, innovation was living the dream.1. The Senate is demanding that BP pay $34 billion in fines for the Gulf oil spill. Ahead of ...READ»

Bill and Kim's Excellently-Posed Adventure

What's up with that photo of Bill Clinton and Kim Jong Il that was released yesterday? Ken Carbone has some careful analysis.READ»