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Dewey & LeBoeuf, a law firm that employed thousands, filed for bankruptcy on Monday night… More »
Facebook has fallen 10% in Monday trading so far… More »
The $10 million push, which has not yet been approved, would also describe the president as a "metrosexual, black Abe Lincoln."… More »
The consensus seems to be that we're way passed the world of "If."… More »
Bing's new social functions match up well against Google's recent changes.… More »
In a Google-funded report, Eugene Volokh argues that search results are protected by the Constitution.… More »
The state of Nevada has given the robotic vehicle its own driver's license.… More »
They don't call him "Money" for nothing.… More »
Though the candidate wants to focus on real issues, and not whether Barack Obama ate dog, an adviser can't resist getting into the fray.… More »
A crowd-sourced visual guide to this morning's space-shuttle flyover… More »
Trying to increase its transparency, the network expands its "Download Your Data" feature.… More »
With its redesign, the network is looking more like a rabbit hole -- in the Lewis Carroll sense.… More »
The Pentagon is looking for bots that work and think like people.… More »
The social network got 104 million hits in March alone.… More »
Children should be outside enjoying moderate to vigorous activity for about an hour every day, according to researcher Dr. Pooja Tandon.… More »
A recently passed anti-bullying bill in Arizona is so broad it could make much of what happens online illegal.… More »
One out of every 30 babies born in the United States in 2009 was a twin, compared to just one in every 53 babies born back in 1980.… More »
An office dedicated to streamlining the work of government is caught throwing a lavish Las Vegas party.… More »
A study of 9,000 fast-food eaters found that those who ate the junk regularly were 51 percent more likely to develop depression.… More »
Some encouraging news for nerds: IQ matters much more than socioeconomic background when it comes to predicting future success.… More »
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