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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...
    






California Woman beats Google Glass ticket

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Back in October, a woman in California was pulled over by the highway patrol for speeding. The officer said that the woman was going 85 mph in a 65mph zone when he pulled her over. The woman was...
    






Sprint announces LG G Flex Pre-orders, Launch on January 31

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Wireless carrier Sprint has announced that it has begun taking pre-orders for the LG G Flex smartphone. The smartphone has a curved 6-inch screen and is the first smartphone to feature a curved...
    






Better To Export Natural Gas Fracking Or Advanced Coal Technologies?

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World leaders are about to gather in Abu Dhabi to discuss how to feed the global energy appetite with the cleanest fuels and the most modern tools. Questions are bound to crop up involving whether to...
    






Europe launches RoboEarth: ‘Wikipedia for Robots’

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European universities launch project to speed robotic development, enable bot-to-bot learning EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (AP) — Let the robot race begin. Expectations are high...
    






Starbucks ‘Chose Convenience Over Security’ In Leaving iOS App Vulnerable

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Is it better for mobile apps to be easy-to-use, or secure? It’s a question that app developers constantly grapple with in the face of a competitive landscape, and it can sometimes take a data breach...
    






Fired Yahoo Exec’s $109M Golden Parachute Was One Of The Biggest Ever

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There are a lot of different ways to express just how massive is the payout Yahoo is bestowing upon Henrique De Castro, the chief operations officer fired this week by CEO Marissa Mayer after only...
    






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...
    






Adobe Photoshop Adds Tools For 3D Printing

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One of the world’s most popular creative software suites just dialed into a hot trend: 3D printing. Adobe Photoshop is a favorite among designers and creative types using it for 2 dimensional work,...
    






Who Will Tax Bitcoin And How?

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Will 2014 be the year we trade in our credit cards and abandon our wallets in favor of virtual currencies? If you follow the recent hype surrounding bitcoin, the trendiest of the new crop of digital...