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Phishing is not hacking. Users were tricked more than violated ... and other lessons from yesterday's made-up story.

California doctor Michael Kamrava, who gave Nadya "Octomom" Suelman fertility treatments, is losing his license, for "public safety," according to the state medical board.

The World Health Organization said the e. coli bacteria responsible for the outbreak in Europe is a highly toxic strain that has never seen before. Jeff Glor reports.

New research suggests that bomb blasts can cause subtle changes in brain's "wiring"

Summer hours can be a perk with more bang for your buck than more traditional employee benefits.

Expanding highways and roads increases congestion by creating more demand--and building more public transportation doesn't help the problem. A quick drive on one of Los Angeles's many freeways illustrates the fact that having more roads doesn't necessarily prevent traffic. Now a study from the University of Toronto confirms it: Expanding highways and roads increases congestion by creating more demand.

Social.com is for sale, and since opening bids start at $5 million it could easily surpass Sex.com's $13 million price. But here's the catch: URLs themselves may not be long for this virtual world. Web URL Social.com is for sale, and since opening bids start at $5 million it could easily surpass Sex.com's $13 million price

SKETCH PAD Black + Blum offers the grown-up answer to the lunch box.

How has San Diego man managed to survive despite dicey diagnosis? You might be surprised to find out

1. Ending weeks of offline misery after high-profile hack attacks, Sony's PlayStation Store is back online

Experts downplay cellphones' cancer-causing potential while offering tips for lowering exposure to radio waves

Instead of punishing users who "do no harm to others," the commission argues that governments should end criminalization of drug use

The humble webcam has enabled many things: racy adventures on Chatroulette ; Skype chats with Grandma; remote learning. With this week's launch of YouEye , the hope is that the webcam will become a powerful--and inexpensive--new tool in user-experience testing for companies looking to quickly evaluate the effectiveness of their websites. YouEye pays people recruited from the client’s site, outsourced panels, or YouEye’s panel an average of $7 each to evaluate things like online advertising and attention spans by tracking their eyeball movements via their own webcams.

The discount-of-the-day site filed its papers today to become a publicly traded company. It's official.

No, my source for this story is not "The Onion". Jonathan Kaplan, of Flip Camera fame, has a new startup in the works; a grilled cheese restaurant chain called "The Melt". I know what you're thinking