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Social gaming firm Zynga has blossomed into a billion-dollar company thanks to the popularity of games like CityVille, FarmVille, and Café World.

South Africa has launched a Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) system , a sophisticated network of satellites meant to monitor sea vessels and track down pirates. Somali pirates are increasingly moving South, putting South African vessels in greater jeopardy. Last year alone there were over 400 incidences of piracy off the horn of Africa, resulting in $238 million in ransoms.

Bravia color-blasts San Francisco's streets. When announcing its new line of TVs, Sony enlisted Fallon, an agency based in London.

Wondering exactly what your employees are doing all day? Well, at least half their time is spent on e-mail.