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FDA OKs mental disability blood test for infants

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FDA approves novel genetic test that screens infants for predictors of mental handicaps WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday cleared a first-of-a-kind blood test...
    






A Little More Context On That Fired Yahoo Exec’s Massive Golden Parachute

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As crazy as it sounds, severance packages worth more than $100 million — like the one Yahoo gave fired COO Henrique De Castro this week — occur with some regularity in corporate America, and have...
    






YouTube Starts Showing Preview of Super Bowl Ads for 2014

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In the past, most of the advertisers who showed their products on the Super Bowl platform kept the actual ad a top secret until the final moment. But now that strategy is undergoing a radical change...
    






IBM To Spend $1.2B For New Data Centers As Part Of Pre-2015 Spending Spree

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A week after announcing it was moving the Watson computer system to New York City as part of a new $1 billion business unit, IBM is squeezing in another major business deal before it reports its...
    






Why It’s Good Apple Didn’t Buy Nest And Google Shouldn’t Have Either

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Perhaps you’ve heard that Google bought Nest this week for $3.2 Billion (USD). The move doesn’t seem that unusual for Google—the company has massive mysterious barges off both coasts of the United...
    






Helping Sell Ice to Eskimos – Salesfusion Raises Series B

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In the old days marketing consisted of taking out an advertisement in a newspaper or on the wireless. Oh for those simple times. We now have a massively complex set of tools aimed at automating...

$10: One Perspective On What Bitcoin Will Be Worth In 2014

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The Wild West has become a popular metaphor for the unregulated Bitcoin market. Like in old cowboy films, the world of Bitcoin has not only miners and modern a gold rush, but the requisite intrigue...
    






Apple Has To Pay $32.5 M To Parents Whose Kids Accidentally Bought Things On the App Store

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If your little ones have been breaking the bank over gems in Hay Day without your permission, you’re entitled to a refund, according to the FTC. Apple and the government agency settled over a suit...
    






What SolarCity Wants: Raising Money From Investors It Couldn’t Reach Before

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To broaden its fundraising base and support its growth, SolarCity said Wednesday it will tap new types of investors by launching an online investing tool developed a company it bought last month. The...