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Agencies: if you really want to emulate a tech startup, create utility, put skin in the game and ask, What Would Edison Do? The “Why ad agencies should act more like tech startups” meme has been making the rounds for some time in the form of provocative tweets, panel discussions and blog posts . The conversation tends to focus on social media strategy and incorporating tech talent into creative teams.

Who needs sun and dirt? PlantLab is the latest in hydroponic, lightless plant growing, so any food can be local. There is no shortage of hydroponic produce startups aiming to capitalize on the world's growing desire for fruits and vegetables that don't need to be trucked in thousands of miles to their destination

In wake of recent deaths of two children, expert warn against danger of swimming in stagnant water

The popular game series Deus Ex taps real-world science for its latest installment of a transhuman dystopia. Will Rosellini is a science fiction purist.

Oxycodone caused 1,516 Florida deaths in 2010, a 9 percent rise from 2009

Sony has scored an exclusive lead on other e-readers in selling copies of Harry Potter as e-texts, industry sources tell The Register . It's all a part of Pottermore, the upcoming online Potter portal.

Many have threatened to leave Netflix. But do they have anywhere to go? Supposed "Netflix killers" in the space are going after its customers--even if they offer very different services, and in certain instances, more expensive prices.

Suicide, homicide, accidental death more common in states in which men feel need to stand up for perceived slights, study says

Where does deadly "culture of honor" hold sway? You might be surprised

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Russell Armstrong, estranged husband of "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Taylor Armstrong, was found dead on Monday night inside a home on Mulholland Drive. CBSNews.com's Ken Lombardi reports.

Running a restaurant has never been easier, thanks to the iPad. De Santos is the first in New York to run its restaurant completely off Apple's tablets

Australian survey of 11,000 people found 6 hours TV per day took 4.8 years off life

A 22-year-old inventor combines two old technologies into a bicycle that saves energy when it brakes and can then accelerate without pedaling. The technology of a flywheel is simple and old: Use energy to spin up a wheel very quickly.

B2B companies have traditionally been laggards in social media , unlike their quick-adopting consumer counterparts. One reason is that B2B doesn’t facilitate the instant easy connections with customers or prospects that B2C can do so well