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How Video Games Are Infiltrating--and Improving--Every Part of Our Lives

Games are sneaking into every part of our lives -- at home, school, and work. Cisco, IBM, Microsoft, and even the Army depend on games. and Pretty soon, you'll be a part of one. We guarantee it.READ»

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Fast Talk: How A Brooklyn Clothing Label Fights "Fast Fashion"

Meet David Gensler, whose Brooklyn clothing company Serum Versus Venom advocates a return to craft. Read on to learn about the value of a well-made belt, what would've happened if Picasso had tweeted, and how Jay-Z could be the next Oprah.READ»

5 Tips To Get Maximum ROI From Saying "Thanks"

You know it's important to say thank you. Here are some easy ways to express gratitude--and have it impact your bottom line.READ»

WORK FLOW   |  Comment

Kevin Rose's Work Flow: How The Cofounder Of Digg Organizes From A Treadmill Desk

The founder of Milk has come a long way since his days as the "Dark Tipper" on Tech TV. As a well-known entrepreneur, Kevin Rose helped change the way we share news (Digg) and how we get tech video content online (Revision3). Today, ...READ»

What Obama's Budget (And A Second Term) Would Do For U.S. Innovation

If Barack Obama is reelected, what would it mean for innovation, startups and science in America? His newly proposed budget--as well as past actions-offer clues.READ»

Anonymous Successfully Attacks CIA Website, Russian TV Given Scoop

Anonymous is allegedly responsible for taking CIA.gov offline; the site has been inaccessible for more than an hour.READ»

YouTube And Shiva Rajaraman Bring Intelligent Channel Picks To Online Video

How do you create technology to recommend new channels to users? And when does a person need to step in to curate these recommendations? In this extended version of the conversation from our latest issue, we chat with Shiva Rajaraman, Group Product Manager for YouTube.READ»

Apple Rumor Patrol: New iPads And iPhones Coming Soon

Apple's iPad 3 may be coming as soon as early March, according to some current rumors, sporting a bigger battery and a better screen--info that confirms other, earlier, rumors. We've wandered among this web of intrigue for you:READ»

GOOGLE   |  Comment

Why Google Is Getting Into Entertainment: Your Data

Google's forthcoming device is already much buzzed about. It will stream music with hardware and will eventually go far beyond tunes. Here's why it all makes sense.READ»

ROBOTS   |  Comment

This Week In Bots: Dogs Of War

Heating robots, war robots, and soldier-assisting robots that will upset those of a nervous disposition. It's all in This Week In Bots:READ»

8 Reasons Your Social Initiative Will Fail

The social software market is booming as companies rush to deploy software that help workers share information and communicate with colleagues, customers, and suppliers. But it's tricker to implement than you might think. Here are 8 things you need to avoid to get it right the first time. READ»

4 Social Startups On Track For A Monster 2012

With one month down in 2012, it's a good thing we waited until February to put this out. One of the four sites below wasn't even on our radar until late last month. All four are heading in the right direction in a segment of the Internet that has most saying Facebook has muscled everyone else out.READ»

ManageWP Is The Unified Wordpress Dashboard We've Needed For Years

When it comes to managing multiple sites at once, most bloggers were limited in their choices--especially using Wordpress, which has been conspicuously obtuse when it comes to managing multiple blogs from a single platform. That's the gap that ManageWP fills.READ»

A Hacker School That Helps Solve Silicon Valley's Hiring Problem

Tech companies can't find enough engineers. So why not train them yourself? For free. And then make $20K a pop on recruiting fees.READ»

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Fast Talk: How This Bartender Is Rebooting The Condom

Meet Richard Pessall, a 20-year-old British entrepreneur who wants to take the condom where no man has gone before (no, not space).READ»

Inside INTERPOL's New Cybercrime Innovation Center

INTERPOL, the international policing agency, is opening a massive innovation center in Singapore in 2014. At the center, law enforcement will learn all about the latest cybercrimes... and have access to cutting-edge forensics laboratories and research stations.READ»

"Words With Friends" Board Game Coming From The Makers Of Scrabble?

Hasbro and Zynga announced today that they have entered into a global partnership. With this license, Hasbro will be making a variety of toys and board games using Zynga's brands, with the first products expected to be released in the coming Fall.READ»