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The magnitude 8.9 earthquake that hit Japan just a few hours ago has elicited a fast response from Google , with a person finder app identical to the one used in New Zealand recently. Japan's technologically very well equipped to react to the disaster, including the tsunami that followed the quake, and the nation's bullet trains, metros and nuclear power stations automatically halted. One reactor had an issue, but there was no reported leak

An earthquake with a magnitude of 8.9 hit Japan today, resulting in tsunami warnings for 20 countries, as well as California and Hawaii.

One day last summer Jared Hecht’s fiancée was complaining that she had no good way to coordinate her friends in real time at a Red Rocks music festival. “I called up my friend Steve and said, how do we make this possible?” A week later Hecht, who turned 24 today, and cofounder Steve Martocci, 28, had built a prototype of their group texting service, GroupMe , at a 24-hour hackathon.

A controversial web-design company that served scores of small businesses and left many unhappy customers in its wake has closed its doors. Employees from HIT Web Design, a full-service web design and web hosting company in Provo, Utah, were seen carrying boxes out of the company's headquarters on Tuesday, the Deseret News reported . Founded as Heritage Web Solutions in 1999, the company hit No

James Driscoll shot a 9-under 63 on Thursday in the PGA Tour's Puerto Rico Open, missing a chance to break 60 when he played the final four holes in 2 over.

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bill to stop the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's greenhouse gas rules passed a first step in the Republican-led House of Representatives on Thursday. [More]

As part of "American Spirit," Bill Whitaker reports on a Los Angeles woman who founded "Heartfelt," a non-profit that offers cardiac screenings for free.

Hunter Mahan was at 7 under in the Cadillac Championship before the storm-delayed opening round was suspended by darkness. Tiger Woods 1 under and Phil Mickelson was at 2 under.

More technology does not always mean more openness and collaboration. Consider the divergent examples of Tunisia, writing its new constitution via the collaborative, open-source PiratePad, and Hungary, writing its guiding document via the very proprietary iPad.

By Tom Doggett WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Gasoline containing up to 15 percent ethanol should be available for the coming summer driving season as the government moves to finalize labeling and other issues for the new motor fuel. [More]

A breakthrough in producing light emitting diodes could bring LED production costs down as much as 75%. A breakthrough in producing light emitting diodes could see LED production costs tumble as much as 75%.

Carnival Cruise Lines is ending its cruise service from Mobile.

LinkedIn has announced the launch of LinkedIn Today, a social news product for business users that the company hopes will turn its site into a can't-miss daily destination. Up until now, LinkedIn didn't offer enough fresh information to be useful in daily life; well-connected Internet users don't check LinkedIn every day the way they might with, say, Facebook or Twitter. LinkedIn Today aims to change that

Two days before Australian Ian Baker-Finch is to make his debut on the Champions Tour, he hits his first shot in a pro am round at Newport Beach Country Club.

Flipboard , the popular news aggregator/browser app, just got a significant makeover that boosts speed and includes Instagram support and a clever social search.