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American Association of Cancer Research finds people who took one aspirin a month lowered risk by 26 percent
Read More »Video: How "Fat Talk" can affect body image
Dr. Jennifer Hartstein spoke with Erica Hill on a recent study from Psychology of Women Quarterly that reports 93% of college women engaged in frequent "fat talk" or speaking negatively their body weight.
Read More »Google’s Digital Library Failed–Can Academics Succeed?
Academic librarians, led by Harvard's, are positioning themselves as the successors to Google's scuttled vision for a massive digital library. But do they lack a coherent vision? Not long ago a federal judge in Manhattan scuttled Google 's plans to create a digital universal library (a dream kicked off when Larry Page scanned "The Google Book" years ago--his company has since scanned 15 million more).
Read More »Apple Going After Color, Instagram With iPhone’s Social "Photo Stream"
Apple seems to be planning some clever, instant social media sharing skills for the iPhone's photo app, at least if new discoveries in Apple's code prove true. Could Apple have even pre-empted Instagram and Color ?
Read More »PGT: Lewis’ win continues Americans’ run in majors
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Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs.
Read More »Noise Pollution Is Secretly Killing You, Says a New Study
Air pollution, in case you missed the memo, is really bad for you.
Read More »Apple, Intel Have Stopped Using Conflict Minerals
Next year, U.S. electronics companies will be required by law to disclose and trace their use of conflict minerals (gold, tungsten, tantalum, and tin deposits that fund war in Central Africa). Instead of waiting to be attacked by human rights groups, Apple and Intel, and other companies involved in the Conflict-Free Smelter program opted to avoid embarrassment and ditch the minerals altogether--and the decision is causing some problems.
Read More »Videoconferences Are Awkward and Not Super Useful, Right? MIT’s Kinect Hack Can Help
Work coming out of MIT's Media Lab has taken the imaging powers of a Microsoft Kinect and used them to power software that reveals how we'll be videoconferencing in the future.
Read More »Pancreatic cancer: Can aspirin curb the risk?
People who take aspirin as infrequently as once a month are significantly less likely to get pancreatic cancer, study shows
Read More »Video: An aspirin a day may keep cancer away
Dr. Jennifer Ashton spoke with Chris Wragge on a new study revealing that there may be a correlation between aspirin use and reducing the risk for pancreatic cancer.
Read More »Hillary Clinton’s Senior Tech Advisor Talks "Radical" Global Citizenship
Alec Ross on subversive technologies, Libya, Wikileaks, and the future of digital diplomacy."We're willing to make mistakes of commission," he tells Fast Company, "rather than omission." In the turbulent center of the Venn diagram involving President Obama's multilateral foreign policy, open government mandates, and Middle-East unrest is Alec Ross, the Senior
Read More »What the Google Buzz-FTC Settlement Means for the "Apology Approach" to Innovation
The common, renegade approach of sending imperfect tech products out into the world--and having user experience guide improvements--comes under fire. Silicon Valley is renowned for its culture of innovation. There a common, renegade approach is to send products out into the world while they’re still half-baked, in the belief that it’s better to improve them based on real-world use, rather than trying to perfect them behind closed doors
Read More »iFive: Google Slips in China, Anonymous Hits Sony, Apple Jailbreakers Get Ads, Sony Reveals iPhone 5 Cam, Google’s New/Old CEO
1. Google's presence in China, always in the balance after its very public spat with the Chinese government over censorship, seems to be at a critical juncture .
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