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#science Cocaine turns anybody that takes it into a bit of a douche—we all know what. But while there's plenty of evidence that the drug affects heart function and screws up the brain's natural reward system, here's another reason to avoid it: scientists have found...(more)
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Facebook, on the verge of the largest initial public stock offering in Silicon Valley history, generated more than $1 billion in sales in the first quarter, a jump of 45%, but its first-quarter net income slipped year over year.
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WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration took aim Monday at what it called "digital guns for hire," unveiling new sanctions against Syria and Iran for using the Internet, social media and other technology to track and target dissidents.
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The 30-second pre-roll is the blink tag of our era. It's the ad format that drives users crazy, and it's just not right for Web or mobile. Here's how to fix video advertising and make online video profitable for everyone. [Read more]
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Professional women are dedicating hours a week to video games - comprising 42 per cent of gamers, according to the Entertainment Software Association.
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#japan Last year, 16-year-old Misaki Murakami's life was turned upside down when Japan's tsunami claimed his home and its contents. But now a beachcomber from Alaska has found one of his most treasured possessions—an autographed football—washed up on the US coast, and is sending it...(more)
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Volunteers developed an app to track all of the city’s buses in real time, but it remains unused because the government cannot afford to buy the iPads required to run the software.
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Sony's fall mirrors Japan's tech decline. [Read more]
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A survey suggests that women are driving a trend toward having more online meetings, rather than in person. The reasons might strike some as quite fascinating. [Read more]
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An Ontario TV station apologizes after airing gay porn during its morning newscast, saying it was having its cables repaired and that the splicing seems to have been imperfect. Can we believe this? [Read more]
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#movienight Well, not really, that's just an urban legend. But even 30 years after his death, Bob Marley remains a cultural, musical, and spiritual icon worldwide. Marley, simultaneously released today in theaters and online aims to be the man's definitive biography.More »
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Social-networking giant opens its second green facility for storing online data for its 845 million users. [Read more]
