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Mindy Kim shot a career-low 64 to take a two-stroke lead after the first round lead of the LPGA State Farm Classic on Thursday.
Read More »FCC Praises The Internet For News Evolution, Then Blames It For Crappy News Quality
The FCC's "The Information Needs of Communities" report is out , examining the state of news sharing across the U.S., and boy, it's a doozy.
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Read More »Monetizing The Munchies
Have a business near a concert or sports venue? Wouldn't you like a way to reach that local, hungry, primed-to-spend crowd just as their tummies start to grumble? Here's a site and an app for you.
Read More »Stem cell breakthrough may bring self-mending heart, scientists say
Mouse study suggests that pill given before heart attack might allow heart to rebuild itself after attack
Read More »What’s Your Growth Strategy?
John Warrillow, author of Built to Sell, answers questions from readers about building a sellable business. Dear John: I've had my company up and running for five years. We've gotten past the start-up days where it felt like survival most of the time.
Read More »Apple: Does This Spaceship Make My Glass Look Big?
Apple's proposed new "spaceship" building in Cupertino features curved glass and an engineering challenge that makes solving the antennagate and white iPhone problems look cinchy. Apple's proposed new " spaceship " building in Cupertino may be made largely of huge sheets of curved glass. It's an aesthetic choice, and a very expensive one.
Read More »What makes McIlroy tick? Look to his roots
"Catch yourself on!"
Read More »15% worldwide have physical or mental disability
785 million people have significant disabilities such as blindness, missing limbs, or mental retardation, says WHO report
Read More »Youngsters working out too hard?
PGT: Older players are hitting the gym harder, and rookies and fresh faces have better physiques when they hit the tour, but its the younger set that appears to be breaking down sooner.
Read More »Better Than Skynet: Robots Learn To Think In Swarms To Help Us
Imagine a cloud of rescue helicopters descending on a burning building. New artificial intelligence models teach semi-autonomous devices how to coordinate their actions to solve our problems. Like human intelligence, artificial intelligence is on a spectrum
Read More »Apple Throws Digital Publishers A Subscriptions Bone (But Is It Tasty?)
In a move that'll help some digital magazine publishers and possibly streaming content providers, Apple has adjusted the terms and conditions for its subscriptions service. But how much help will it provide the struggling industry
Read More »"SimCity" Creator: Players Process "Grand Theft Auto" And "Sims" The Same Way
Creator of one of the best-selling video game franchises in history, Will Wright, rebuts criticisms of violent video games and gives optimism for educational entertainment. One of the best-selling video game franchises in history isn't about killing hookers, decapitating ninjas, or nuking aliens--it's about raising families and leading prosperous cities. Will Wright , creator of SimCity, the seminal city planning simulator, and the life-journey spinoff, The Sims, tells Fast Company that video game critics, especially critics of violent video games, have overlooked that there's little difference between the success of Grand Theft Auto and The Sims--and, why this fact should make educators optimistic for the future of deeply educational video games
Read More »Funk a happier man after qualifying for U.S. Open
Fred Funk hasn't been happy with his golf game over the last seven months, and even considered dropping off the pro tour until he straightened things out.
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