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You thought you weren't supposed to use your phone while driving. But Israeli startup Picitup uses augmented reality to warn you of dangers on the road ahead

In the latest installment of the Butterfly Effect we look at how mining the key ingredient in electric cars could end up enriching potential enemies of America, and force another round of innovation to build an even newer kind of battery. 1. Revenge Of The Electric Car One day in late 2005, after losing yet another bruising political battle to the bean counters inside General Motors, then-vice chairman “Maximum” Bob Lutz heard of a startup called Tesla Motors intending to bring an all-electric sports car to market.

MySpace sold to ad network, more Google+ news, small business loan troubles, and more. MySpace sold for $35 million

Google+ has a privacy hole, Specific Media has big plans for MySpace, Timberlake (including his own office!).

It's not just floods and fires. A new interactive map shows you all the insidious and sometimes invisible problems facing the planet, from food shortages to super poison ivy.

I've been playing with HP's new TouchPad for a week, but it only took a few minutes to notice the tablet's similarities to the iPad. I'm not just talking about the TouchPad's WebOS--all players in the tablet space have undoubtedly taken cues from Apple's software (see: apps, gestures, etc.). But even HP's hardware design is iPad-like, from the placement of the (single) home button to the webcam to the auto-lock key to the volume seesaw switch.

Is hydrogen actually clean, or just clean compared to fossil fuels? Even though it mostly produces water, there are some nasty side effects no one is talking about

The HTC Status puts its money where its mouth is: Almost the entire front end of the phone is about sharing, updating, or checking on your social-network statuses. The thing even has a "share on Facebook " button right on its chassis. The Status, coming exclusively from AT&T this summer, is otherwise run-of-the-mill

Sand is a cheap and easy to find water filter. It's also not a very good water filter

U.S. nukes are safe! As they can be...

Friday, August 19 Annette Funicello and Jimmie Dodd, fans’ favorite mouseketeers. | Photograph courtesy of Everett Collection (Mickey Mouse Cub) Think Comic-Con, but replace the superheroes with princesses. This year's D23 Expo -- the second gathering of the fast-growing Disney official fan club -- will welcome fanatics to Anaheim, California, for three days of archival costume and prop showcases (Annette Funicello's Mickey Mouse Club sweater!), celebrity sightings (Johnny Depp!), trivia tournaments, and advance screenings of upcoming movies.

The worst of the economic plummet appears to be over. Use this upswing to your advantage with these tips on getting the money your business needs. It would be an understatement to say small business lending has taken a significant blow over the past few years.

Party is a creative lab that marries entertainment, product development, technology, and advertising. The partners plan to work with brands, and on entertainment and self-driven projects across platforms and borders. Call it a creative supergroup if you like, but please don’t call it an agency

Ever wonder what is really motivating you to hit "retweet," "like," or "share"?

Hewlett-Packard is gearing up to launch the TouchPad tablet this week, but already CEO Leo Apotheker is thinking about what comes next. In an interview with Bloomberg Wednesday, Apotheker said the company is in talks with third parties to license WebOS, the software piloting its mobile devices. That should certainly raise red flags for Google , which has pinned the future of its mobile business on licensing its Android platform out to hardware makers such as Motorola and Samsung .