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Read More »Video: Biographer: Steve Jobs regretted refusing surgery
Steve Kroft spoke with Steve Jobs' biographer Walter Isaacson who reveals how the entrepreneur regretted delaying an operation to treat his pancreatic cancer in an interview to air on "60 Minutes."
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With the Regeneration project, Hyundai continues its quest for emotional connection, uniting electronic music stars with musicians from five other genres What comes to mind when you think of Hyundai?
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Study followed up on earlier research that also found no evidence of an increased tumor risk
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Herman Cain's 9-9-9 plan is is the legislative equivalent of Subway's $5 footlong campaign or Domino's 5-5-5 deal. It's sharply marketed to the fast food nation (just don't look too close at what's inside).
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In Silicon Valley, some dare to ask: Why hire a PhD, when a self-taught kid is just as good? Adam Passey, 28 Medford, Oregon Former VP of information and technology at a marketing agency HIRED BY IGN "I had one job for 10 years, and a lot of the systems I worked on were proprietary, so I couldn't show them as examples of my work
Read More »Plan? I’m Too Busy Working
How FamiliesGo! founder Eileen Gunn will break away from day-to-day tasks to map out a long-term strategy. Planning and structure has been on my mind lately. As a freelance writer I’m good at imposing both of these things on my work
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Jon Bon Jovi is giving back to the Garden State, opening the Soul Kitchen restaurant in Red Bank, N.J., where patrons can pay whatever they please for meals. CBSNews.com's Ken Lombardi reports
Read More »Bill Nguyen: The Boy In The Bubble
Bill Nguyen launches startups with haste, never researches the competition, and makes the same mistakes "again and again." So why do people keep giving him so much money? td p {padding:10px !important;font-size:12px !important;font-family:arial !important;line-height:1.2em !important;} "I make the same mistakes with every single startup," says Nguyen, pictured here at Color headquarters
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Signature hue of common cancer showing up in some surprising places
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Proposed rating system would let customers know at a glance which foods are healthy
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Though the Texas fires dominated the news this summer, they were not America's largest. NASA's fire detection satellites are useful beyond just generating pretty but painful pictures.
Read More »California’s Government 2.0: How Local Governments Are Using Technology To Become More Accessible
Enough with long lines at the DMV and other horrors of local government. It's time for cities to drag themselves into the 21st century. Here are the steps some are taking
Read More »Face Off: CEO vs. Shareholder
Author John Warrillow explains the perks of keeping your role as both CEO and a shareholder separate in your mind -and in everyone else's. Dear John, I am the president of a family business and we recently received an offer to buy our company for $8 million plus an earn out
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