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Who Will Buy the New Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet?

Who Will Buy the New Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet?

The bookseller officially unveiled its Nook table today. How does it stack up against the other options out there? More »

YouTube's Plan to Cut the Cord Is in Full Swing

YouTube's Plan to Cut the Cord Is in Full Swing

Everybody wins in Disney's new partnership with Google's YouTube to produce original content, except the cable companies More »

Today in Research: In Praise of Leather Helmets; Weight Watchers

Today in Research: In Praise of Leather Helmets; Weight Watchers

A new study to be published in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine found vintage football helmets to be as effective as modern helmets More »

Today in Research: Sitting Around Too Much Can Cause Cancer; More

Today in Research: Sitting Around Too Much Can Cause Cancer; More

"More than 90,000 new cancer cases a year in the U.S. may be due to physical inactivity and prolonged periods of sitting," USA Today says More »

Greenhouse Gases Jumped Higher Than Ever Before From 2009 to '10

Greenhouse Gases Jumped Higher Than Ever Before From 2009 to '10

In depressing news for the day, the AP reports worldwide greenhouse gases have surpassed a worst-case scenario predicted four years ago More »

Will Amazon's Lending Library Become the Netflix of Books?

Will Amazon's Lending Library Become the Netflix of Books?

For people used to the all-you-can-eat goodness of Netflix, Amazon's ebook service has a lot of limitations More »

Chaos in Oakland After Protesters Shut Down Port

Chaos in Oakland After Protesters Shut Down Port

Occupy Wall Street clashes with police once again in the Bay Area as a city-wide strike and rally lasted into the night More »

The Next James Bond Movie Will Be Called 'Skyfall'

The Next James Bond Movie Will Be Called 'Skyfall'

Daniel Craig and new director Sam Mendes announced the cast and title for the 23rd installment of the spy franchise More »

Today in Research: Video Games May Actually Help With Creativity

Today in Research: Video Games May Actually Help With Creativity

"A study of nearly 500 12-year-olds found that the more kids played video games, the more creative they were in tasks such as drawing" More »

Jon Corzine's Spectacular Fall With MF Global

Jon Corzine's Spectacular Fall With MF Global

In a series of new reports on MF Global's shocking bankruptcy, the firm is placing the blame squarely on CEO Jon Corzine, a superstar of the I-95 corridor More »

Another Woman Accuses Herman Cain of Sexual Harassment

Another Woman Accuses Herman Cain of Sexual Harassment

Already beset by questions and criticism surrounding Politico's weekend story, the former CEO's campaign is confronting a new allegation More »

AOL-Yahoo Merger Rumors Dismissed by Tim Armstrong

AOL-Yahoo Merger Rumors Dismissed by Tim Armstrong

In an interview with AllThingsD's Peter Kafka, AOL CEO pours cold water on rumors of a coming merger More »

Poll: Herman Cain Leads Big

Poll: Herman Cain Leads Big

The latest national survey from Quinnipiac shows the former Godfather's Pizza CEO topping Mitt Romney by seven percentage points More »

Today in Research: How Much Longer Do Happy People Live?

Today in Research: How Much Longer Do Happy People Live?

Will a half-smirk pasted on your face add a few more precious years to your life, just as a furrowed brow scratches off a couple months? More »

Perry Falls for Fake Occupy Wall Street Email Forward

Perry Falls for Fake Occupy Wall Street Email Forward

The Texas governor wasn't the only one to be fooled: A handful of conservative writers cited the fictitious, complaining "Jeremy" More »

You Are Not Alone: Physicians Are Googling All of Your Symptoms Too

You Are Not Alone: Physicians Are Googling All of Your Symptoms Too

According to a survey conducted by Wolters Kluwer Health, only professional journals and colleagues outrank search engines as sources More »

Michele Bachmann's Prospects Look Increasingly Dismal

Michele Bachmann's Prospects Look Increasingly Dismal

As her campaign wallows in the second tier, the congresswoman's former supporters are ganging up on her More »

Brian Williams May Want to Put His Comedy Routine on Hold

Brian Williams May Want to Put His Comedy Routine on Hold

Critics like the journalism on 'Rock Center,' but find the humor strange More »

Could Computers Predict Crimes Before They Happen?

Could Computers Predict Crimes Before They Happen?

UCLA researchers are developing a computer program to solve crimes, raising the possibility of doing so before the crime occurs More »

Greece to Put Its Future (and Europe's) to a Vote This Friday

Greece to Put Its Future (and Europe's) to a Vote This Friday

The European debt crisis could be back at the brink by the end of this week. More »

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