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Dell World’s App Puts Control Of Conferences In Audience’s Hands

The best part of any conference usually takes place in the halls--where you can network, of course, but also where you can find the answers you were looking for and have the kind of conversations you wanted when you came to the conference in the first place. A new app that Dell is pioneering at its first-ever Dell World conference this week will attempt to simulate that experience at least somewhat and, say Dell executives, vastly improve the overall conference experience. Most conference apps are just digital versions of the paper program.

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Oil Sucking Robots In Action [VIDEO]

This summer, the entrants in the Oil Removal X Challenge were put through their paces in an oil-filled pool. This is what it looked like. This past summer, the 10 finalists in the the Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup X Challenge spent their days in a pool at The National Oil Spill Response Research & Renewable Energy Test Facility in New Jersey, trying to remove oil from water.

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Does a New Bank Tax Save Merchants Money?

A late addition to the Dodd-Frank Act--the regulation meant to address the roots of the financial crisis--took effect this month. But it doesn't always help merchants.

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Does a New Bank Tax Save Merchants Money?

A late addition to the Dodd-Frank Act--the regulation meant to address the roots of the financial crisis--took effect this month. But it doesn't always help merchants.

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How to get Cold Call Results

No one likes cold calling. But are you missing an opportunity to increase your bottom line AND have some fun

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Video: Prostate cancer blood test risky: study

A new study finds that the prostate cancer blood test does more harm than good. Whit Johnson reports on the reaction¬s from doctors and their male patients.

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Sneak Peek: Rasa, Jaipur

After a soft opening in April, Devi Resorts’ radical boutique hotel, the Rasa, officially opened in September. Comprising 40 canvas cube-like tents, the grounds spread across the rocky hills outside India’s historic Amer Fort, a 16th-century castle blending Hindu and Mughal elements about 10 miles north of Jaipur. Though the ...

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A New Book for Auto Enthusiasts

Assouline reveals prized automobiles from the last 100 years, showcasing rare cars owned by Marlene Dietrich, Pablo Picasso, and Elvis Presley, among others, in its latest anthology, The Impossible Collection of Cars, which hit stores this month. The 144-page book ($650) features a 1938 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic Coupe from ...

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Sotheby’s Will Sell Celebrated Work by Gustav Klimt

One of the most celebrated landscapes created by Austrian painter Gustav Klimt, an oil painting titled Litzlberg am Attersee from 1915, will be up for sale at the Sotheby’s Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale on November 2 in New York City.

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California bans use of tanning beds by minors

Minors in the state of California will no longer be allowed to use tanning beds after Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill on Sunday prohibiting anyone under the age of 18 from using ultraviolet tanning devices.

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Video: Bionics: Melding man with machine

Step by step, bionic engineers are transforming lives in ways that barely could have been imagined until recently with researchers perfecting ways to make the disabled walk and even the blind see. Barry Petersen reports.

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