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Think the annual arts fest in the Nevada desert is nothing more than a week-long bacchanal? Think again. It's a a master class in how to create awesomeness

Steve Jobs is out, and Tim Cook is in. It's too early to tell what the future holds, but here's a look at upcoming Apple product launches. With Steve Jobs exiting as Apple CEO, one has to wonder: What does this mean for the tech giant’s near-term product launches?

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It sounds like a forward-thinking energy policy, but giving away the bulbs won't solve the country's electricity problems, and the money could be spent on developing truly innovative solutions. Zimbabwe's power supply is erratic, to say the least

"Early Show" medical correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton reports on a new procedure for asthmatics called bronchial thermoplasty.

Collaboration tool Yammer has announced Yammer Connect, a suite of plug-ins that let you integrate Yammer’s capabilities into other business applications.

Ben Chestnut, CEO of MailChimp, described in the last post how the freemium model has dramatically increased business for his company. Below, Ben describes his pricing model and the types of customers his company prefers. Curt-I reviewed your company’s pricing structure and think it’s really smart how you have tailored your pricing for each buyer persona, such as the customer with high volatility in the number of emails he’s going to send or the customer with a huge volume of subscribers

Looking for frank advice on picking healthy dogs for end-of-summer cookouts? Look no further...

Former President Bill Clinton revealed how veganism has helped him lose weight and be healthier. Nutritionist Tanya Zuckerbrot speaks to "The Early Show" about the plant-based diet.

Everything that needs to be said of Steve Jobs has already been written. Here's the most meta version of the story you will read online, offline, and everywhere else. If you read only one story about Steve Jobs today (yeah, right) make it this one

Just in time for Hurricane Irene's arrival, a new survey from the Red Cross claims that social media is increasingly being used by Americans seeking information on natural disasters. A reliance on social media and text messages during emergencies has hidden dangers. When a major earthquake struck the east coast on Tuesday, residents were taken aback.

Oil prices--which spiked during the start of revolts around the Middle East--have now come down due to low demand and a sluggish economy. Will the extra oil produced once the area calms down be enough to save the economy? With the Libyan Civil War winding down the question on the rebels' NATO allies now becomes : “When can we bring the oil fields back online?” It wasn’t until the Arab Spring arrived in Libya that worldwide oil prices really began to fluctuate, as the country's output of light sweet crude quickly dwindled from 1.3 million barrels a day to a mere 60,000, a loss equivalent to five percent of Europe’s total supply, or more than 15 percent of Italy’s, France’s, Switzerland’s and Austria’s

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