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Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day. Apple Wins Patent Skirmish With HTC.

Taking v itamin D , along with calcium supplements, may reduce your risk of breaking a bone, but there's not yet enough evidence to say whether it may lower your risk of cancer, a new analysis concludes. [More]

Siri is amazing .

Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal of Saudi Arabia announced a $300 million investment in Twitter today. Alwaleed is one of several mega-investors to have pumped serious cash into Twitter in 2011; however, there are fears Alwaleed will censor Twitter

It may sound like an existential koan--how does one without an office attend an office party?--but in an increasingly freelance, telecommuting world, for many people this is actually a very real consideration.

It may sound like an existential koan--how does one without an office attend an office party?--but in an increasingly freelance, telecommuting world, for many people this is actually a very real consideration. Now, pass the punch and let the mistletoe dangle. On a recent evening in the Gowanus section of Brooklyn, a group of revelers gathered to partake in a tradition as old as desks: The office holiday party.

By Richard Monastersky of Nature magazine The U.S. [More]

By Richard Monastersky of Nature magazine The U.S. [More]

North Korea appears as a sea of darkness in this famous photograph.

Gay married men less likely to visit clinics with stress-related hypertension, mental health disorders, study found

Here's what the rumors say about when it's coming and what to expect. Start placing your bets now. According to widespread rumors and speculation, a new iPad 3 might come out next year, probably in March

The daily deals giant is offering a credit to buyers who support local businesses. Is Groupon the scourge or savior of small business? The online deals giant certainly is goodwill hunting this season by offering a $10 credit to the first 150,000 people who buy a local Groupon by Dec.

It’s difficult to come up with a snappy intro to a story like this: Kim Jong-il is dead of a heart attack at age 69. It’s also hard to deny that he was fascinating to watch, somewhat like a train-wreck writ large.

It’s difficult to come up with a snappy intro to a story like this: Kim Jong-il is dead of a heart attack at age 69. It’s also hard to deny that he was fascinating to watch, somewhat like a train-wreck writ large. But as interesting as Kim himself was as a world leader, it is the society that surrounded him that has always captured my attention

36-year-old Calif. engineer Trent Arsenault meets donors through personal website, has fathered at least 14 children