One in three university students in the German capital would consider sex work as a means to finance their education, a study from the Berlin Studies Center said Wednesday.
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Feed SubscriptionA Sneak Peek At The Apple Store’s 10th Anniversary Makeover
Apple may be giving its Apple Stores a very high-tech makeover to celebrate its tenth anniversary. We'd heard about the various mysterious plans unfurling in Apple stores in the U.S., but now it looks like the "Apple Store 2.0," as it's being referred to, is a worldwide affair. The numerous preparatory plans, including locked boxes of supplies, gigabytes of code downloaded and protected with a password, bans on store staff leaving, and a very early start this Sunday morning now all make sense.
Read More »Charlie Sheen, Paris Hilton Among Viddy’s 350K "Viddyographers"–Also, What’s A Viddy?
About 100,000 people have downloaded the social video sharing app in the last few days alone. And cute puppy clips aren't the only draw. With mobile-friendly max clip lengths of 15 seconds, Viddy's part Twitter, part Instagram, all the rage.
Read More »China Gears Up To Export Nuclear Technology
Still panicked after the Fukushima disaster? China's not: They're sending nuclear technology to everyone--even Pakistan.
Read More »Crowdsourcing Education Innovation, For Cash
One of the largest educational publishers in the world is offering cash prizes to the winners of a crowdsourced learning product innovation competition.
Read More »You Stay Classy, Axe
The makers of the popular bro-wash (Broap?) create a Facebook app that lets you claim to be dating over a hundred girls at once (but actually obliterates your chances to date even one). Dislike! Oh, Axe .
Read More »Crystal Ballin’ With …
Fast Company introduces a new series of interviews, in which we ask CEOs and others to don the futurist's wizard hat and gaze into our crystal ball. Our first interview, on the future of music, is with Drew Larner, the CEO of Rdio. News is, rightly, about What Just Happened.
Read More »PGT: Choi to donate $200K for tornado relief
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Read More »Paychex Launches Business Resource Kit
In honor of National Small Business Week, Paychex--the payroll, HR, and benefits company-- has launched an online business resource kit for entrepreneurs. The site features articles and tools from Paychex, links to online resources from the U.S
Read More »Forget Wolf Blitzer: YouTube Launches Debate Clearinghouse For Politicos
When it comes to debating the issues, the public has a hard time sifting through all the political theater, biases, and endless muckraking. Between boilerplate-spewing press secretaries, 30-second attack ads, and swiftboating, it's often difficult to figure out where candidates and elected officials stand on hot policy topics like health care and the economy without out-of-context buzzwords (Death panels! Socialism!)
Read More »PGT: Tiger could fall to No. 15 by U.S. Open
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Read More »Whan sees LPGA Tour expanding in 2012
After 17 months on the job, LPGA Commissioner Mike Whan is well past the clueless stage.
Read More »Colonial good place for Toms after playoff loss
David Toms is in a good spot the week after coming oh so close to his first PGA Tour victory in five years.
Read More »PGT: Kelly loses bet, becomes Horned Frog
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Read More »Donald aims for No. 1 at World Match Play
England's Luke Donald has another chance to grab the No. 1 spot off Lee Westwood at the World Match Play Championship, where he is bidding to complete a unique double in the one-on-one format.
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