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SpaceX, Blue Origin, And The Race To Control The Commercial Space Industry

Facing unexpected pressure and the yawning void of the post-Shuttle era, the commercial space race has huge challenges ahead. In the wake of Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin test failure, we look at the future of the industry. READ»

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iFive: Gawker in Palin Legal Trouble, Branson's Eco Prize, Google TV Loses Viacom, Cloud Computing, WikiLeaks' Next Huge Exposé

While you were sleeping, other people were already innovating, inventing, making news. So here's Monday's early info, digested into manageable chunks for you.READ»

Stick It to the Man!

Great entrepreneurs are often driven by the desire to "stick it to the man". Harness that energy to unleash your creativity in fresh, new ways.READ»

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iFive: Branson on Fun, Asia Nobels, China Water Projects, BP Destroys Fisheries, Iraq Loses Electricity

All you need to know right now, from shrimps to billionaires.READ»

Undead Tech: Space Tourism

Recently, Virgin mogul Richard Branson unveiled the SpaceShipTwo, the world's first commercial space-plane. With three bodies, five hybrid rocket engines, and (apparently) zero room for spaces in its title, the SpaceShipTwo will ...READ»

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Richard Branson's Social Travel Site: A Strange Game of Twister or Waste of Time?

In a strange display of awkwardness, Virgin Group unveiled its new travel Web site in New York today with founder and CEO Richard Branson and his two children, Holly and Sam, playing an ad hoc game of Twister on an impossibly large ...READ»