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The Senate Has Finally Confirmed Chuck Hagel as Defense Secretary

The Senate Has Finally Confirmed Chuck Hagel as Defense Secretary

President Obama's nominee for secretary of defense had been held up by GOP senators with outstanding questions. More »

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear California Gay Marriage, DOMA Cases

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear California Gay Marriage, DOMA Cases

The Court decided Friday that it will rule on two crucial cases related to equal marriage rights. More »

Graph: Hosting the Olympics Is 6 Times More Expensive Than Flying a Robot to Mars

Graph: Hosting the Olympics Is 6 Times More Expensive Than Flying a Robot to Mars

But, somehow, the tape delay for the Olympics is also 6+-times longer More »

Summer Camp for the 1%: Whitefish Salad and Investment Banking Classes for Just $25,000! (Seriously)

Summer Camp for the 1%: Whitefish Salad and Investment Banking Classes for Just $25,000! (Seriously)

Wealth manager Katherine Lintz wants to turn summer camp into something more practical and fun. You know, like a commodities-trading seminar! More »

Forms Show Romney Left Bain Capital 3 Years Later Than He Claimed

Forms Show Romney Left Bain Capital 3 Years Later Than He Claimed

A review of SEC documents finds that he remained "sole stockholder, chairman of the board, chief executive officer, and president" until 2002. More »

This Declaration of Internet Freedom Is Vague

This Declaration of Internet Freedom Is Vague

Online activists have created a set of five very broad principles about digital rights. More »

Bikini Babes at Google Demo Remind Us Why Silicon Valley Is for Dudes

Bikini Babes at Google Demo Remind Us Why Silicon Valley Is for Dudes

While watching the Google keynote today, the Nexus 7 tablet demonstration reminded us why some women find Silicon Valley alienating. More »

Obama Allows Holder to Assert Executive Privilege on Fast and Furious

Obama Allows Holder to Assert Executive Privilege on Fast and Furious

The move comes as Congress was preparing to vote on whether to hold the attorney general in contempt. More »

A 25 Year History of the Animated GIF, Told With Animated GIFs

A 25 Year History of the Animated GIF, Told With Animated GIFs

From the days of flashing flames to ironic deployment More »

Awful Ratings, Record Profits: What's CNN's Secret?

Awful Ratings, Record Profits: What's CNN's Secret?

How to make money when everybody thinks your product stinks: Get money from international distributors More »

Apple's Big Event: Skinny Laptops, Smarter Siri, and 3D Maps

Apple's Big Event: Skinny Laptops, Smarter Siri, and 3D Maps

Our complete rundown of today's Apple announcements More »

Google Brings Its Maps to Your Phone ... Even Without a Network Connection

Google Brings Its Maps to Your Phone ... Even Without a Network Connection

Google rolls out new features for its maps including better 3D renderings, but little can trump offline viewing in terms of usefulness. More »

'The Largest Law Firm Collapse in United States History'

'The Largest Law Firm Collapse in United States History'

Dewey & LeBoeuf, a law firm that employed thousands, filed for bankruptcy on Monday night More »

Where Did All the Facebook Buyers Go?

Where Did All the Facebook Buyers Go?

Facebook has fallen 10% in Monday trading so far More »

GOP Super PAC Weighs Slamming Obama Over Rev. Wright

GOP Super PAC Weighs Slamming Obama Over Rev. Wright

The $10 million push, which has not yet been approved, would also describe the president as a "metrosexual, black Abe Lincoln." More »

3 Nightmare Scenarios When Greece Leaves the Euro

3 Nightmare Scenarios When Greece Leaves the Euro

The consensus seems to be that we're way passed the world of "If." More »

Microsoft's Bing Search Engine Adds Facebook and Twitter Integration

Microsoft's Bing Search Engine Adds Facebook and Twitter Integration

Bing's new social functions match up well against Google's recent changes. More »

Constitutional Law Professor: Search Results Fall Under the First Amendment

Constitutional Law Professor: Search Results Fall Under the First Amendment

In a Google-funded report, Eugene Volokh argues that search results are protected by the Constitution. More »

Google's Self-Driving Cars Get Their First Learner's Permit

Google's Self-Driving Cars Get Their First Learner's Permit

The state of Nevada has given the robotic vehicle its own driver's license. More »

Floyd Mayweather's Hourly Salary This Weekend: Somewhere Around $32 Million

Floyd Mayweather's Hourly Salary This Weekend: Somewhere Around $32 Million

They don't call him "Money" for nothing. More »

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