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WikiLeaks, Twitter Records Case Heads Back To Court

Associates of WikiLeaks are forging ahead in their battle to prevent the government from accessing information about their use of Twitter. On Friday, the case to bar federal prosecutors from accessing Twitter records related to users associated with WikiLeaks heads back to court. A Magistrate judge heard the users’ motions earlier this year and turned down their request to toss the order out.

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Video: Spray tans takeover Hollywood

Hollywood stars are embracing the spray tan in lieu of unhealthy tanning beds. Beauty expert Rebekah George shows off inexpensive but efficient fake tan options

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China Beating The U.S. In Electric Vehicle Race (But Maybe Not For Long)

The U.S doesn't have much over China at this point. Sure, we have breathable air, but they have more clean energy funding , the world's fastest-growing economy, and at least for now, a head start on the vehicle electrification race.

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iFive: iPhone 5 in September, Intel’s Record Income, Future ARM Tablet Chips, Windows 8’s Cloud Sync, YouTube Goes WebM

1. It just got about as official as it's likely to get: Agreeing with information obtained by Fast Company from inside Apple , Reuters has just confirmed , from "three people with direct knowledge" of Apple's supply chain, that the new iPhone 5 won't go into mass production until July/August. Meaning it'll ship sometime in September--much later than usual.

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Rising sea levels trigger disasters in China

By Ben Blanchard BEIJING (Reuters) - Gradually rising sea levels caused by global warming over the past 30 years have contributed to a growing number of disasters along China's coast, state news agency Xinhua said on Wednesday.

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China set to unearth shale power

By Aizhu Chen YUANBA, China (Reuters) - China has spent tens of billions of dollars buying into energy resources from Africa to Latin America to slake the unquenched thirst for fuel from its growing industry and burgeoning cities. [More]

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How to Make Your Small Business Seem Bigger

Ramon Ray, journalist and editor at Smallbiztechnology.com , sums it up perfectly: "Small businesses can do BIG things using low-cost technology and readily available expertise." It doesn't matter if you're running a business out of your home, the local Starbucks (free Internet), or an abandoned warehouse, if you have the right tools to reel in a large consumer base, it's not necessarily important how small your business is because it's doing big things.

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How to Make Your Small Business Seem Bigger

Ramon Ray, journalist and editor at Smallbiztechnology.com , sums it up perfectly: "Small businesses can do BIG things using low-cost technology and readily available expertise." It doesn't matter if you're running a business out of your home, the local Starbucks (free Internet), or an abandoned warehouse, if you have the right tools to reel in a large consumer base, it's not necessarily important how small your business is because it's doing big things.

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Chimps give birth like humans

By Joseph Milton of Nature magazine A key feature of human childbirth, long thought to be unique to Homo sapiens --the arrival of the baby facing backwards relative to its mother--has been observed in our closest living relatives, chimpanzees.

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Top Picks at Spring Art Auctions

Early May brings the promise of fresh auction records as the New York branches of Sotheby’s and Christie’s unveil highlights from their marquee spring evening sales. This week, Robbreport.com previews a few top items from the Impressionist and Modern art auctions that are likely to garner great attention

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Casbia Launches Hybrid Footwear

Shoe designers Edmundo Castillo and Manuele Bianchi each admit to having more than 500 pairs of footwear—mostly sneakers—taking up space in their respective closets. Still, that didn’t stop either gentleman from complaining about not having anything to wear on their feet. “We’ve found ourselves too grown up for only sneakers, ...

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Range Rover Sport Puts the Emphasis on Sport

The Land Rover Range Rover sits at the top of the luxury SUV segment as one of the only vehicles on the road today that offers both a handsomely styled interior and exterior, and bona fide off-road underpinnings.

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Girard-Perregaux Revives a Classic

Girard-Perregaux has decided that the best way to update its rectangular and iconic Vintage 1945 model was to give it some curves. The roundness, however, is only apparent once you strap the new XXL model ($23,100) onto your wrist. The company has curved the case both longitudinally and horizontally to ...

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