Several investors, including some notable celebrities, are banking on the spam-free search engine to compete against Bing, Yahoo, and Google. Upstart search engine Blekko has closed a $30 million funding round in its quest to be the spam-free Google. Yandex, the most popular search engine in Russia, has invested $15 million and promised to share its servers and other technology
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Taking a rare peek into what really goes into creating the fresh, local ingredients your waiter rattles off when explaining that day's specials. This summer Dan Kluger, chef at ABC Kitchen (this year's James Beard Foundation Award winner for Best New Restaurant), accompanied several food writers on a road trip to New York's Hudson Valley to tour some of the farms (and one distillery!) that supply Manhattan's hottest restaurants, including his own.
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Productivity is a hot topic because so many people (especially entrepreneurs) are productivity-challenged.
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Research may pave way for new vaccines for cancer, hepatitis, rheumatoid arthritis, committee said
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We all can learn a lesson or two on how to correct a negative image. Here's what Domino's is doing right.
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An American is among the three winners of Nobel Price in medicine for their work on understanding the immune system.
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Thanks to credit crunches and slow sales, experts say the key to budgeting for 2012 is being prepared for the worst. Here are the simple steps to building a bulletproof budget.
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Most ideas never happen because they get abandoned along the way.
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When Maxine Snider launched her signature collection in 1998, her focus was on creating spindly, light, and even a bit feminine-looking furniture inspired by delicate French designs of the 1920s and 1930s. Later, as the business expanded, she staged something of her own French revolution by abandoning the collection approach ...
Read More »A Fresh Face on the New York City Art Scene
This month, British art dealership Trinity House Paintings, which has locations in London and Gloucestershire, will make its New York City debut with its new gallery on East 64th St. From October 20 to 27, Trinity House New York will host its inaugural exhibition, From Constable to C
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Tax on foods containing saturated fat aimed at promoting healthier diets, longer life spans
Read More »Video: Congress passes funds extension for autism research
In a bi-partisan effort, Congress passed legislation extending funding to support research and treatment for autism. Betty Nguyen reports.
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