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Quitting college at 18 to move to Silicon Valley and pursue your startup is the stuff of Hollywood dreams. Now add a billionaire benefactor--PayPal founder and Facebook investor Peter Thiel--bankrolling you and under pressure to prove that entrepreneurship can rival Harvard as a path to success

Scientific research has proven that Google and the easy access to information that it provides can be detrimental to memory. Practice these four tricks to reverse the brain drain

When it comes to workplace attire, we're no longer restricted to the all-business-all-the-time suits-and-ties of Mad Men-era office culture. Colorful, fun companies like Google have proved success isn't derived from stodgy work outfits but can be achieved even in T-shirts and V-necks

You've grown to 140 million tweets per day and impacted global politics.

Consumers are reacting to price increases on Netflix the same way Tea Partiers are likely to react if the government raises the debt ceiling.

Veteran entrepreneur of Silicon Valley shares his funding stories, what he's learned about the entrepreneur/investor relationship over the years, and the best way to pitch to a venture capitalist. Funding Stories When I was at E.piphany, my last startup, I was negotiating with a company called Infinity Capital at the time

Congress is on the verge of passing the first patent reforms in 60 years. This may not be good news for small business. A patent reform bill labelled by one Congressman as "patently unfair to inventors" could be in front of the President this month

Check-ins on Foursquare answer one central question: Where are you right now? But they provide little explanation of what you're doing there

Lady Gaga Comes Out! Gwyneth Goes Topless! (Fwd: Photos.) Why do we fall for these and other trick headlines and email subjects over and over again? Click and read through this story for the answers you've been looking for! Made you look! You're not alone.

The tech world and beyond gathered yesterday for another big Facebook platform announcement. The social network announced three major new features: group chat, a new chat design, and video calling with Skype. More information on the features can be found on Facebook's blog

A top Department of Homeland Security official has admitted to Congress that imported software and hardware components are being purposely spiked with security-compromising attack tools by unknown foreign parties.

Blockbuster spent a significant part of last year ignoring its impending demise. Then-CEO Jim Keyes argued that Netflix was not competition and that the startup had nothing to do with Blockbuster's financial troubles. Keyes said with a straight face that Blockbuster was undergoing an Apple-like comeback and that bankruptcy was out of the question

Starting July 7, Verizon will no longer offer new customers unlimited data plans. And, oh yeah, you're going to start paying for using those LTE mobile hotspots too (that includes existing customers; more on that below). Have a nice day! First, let's cover the new data plans.

Facebook Likes and comments are great, but they won't save your brand. Researcher Dan Zarella (an expert in social media analysis ) set out to prove they would at least help. He found the opposite results.

Social-gaming powerhouse Zynga just filed its S-1 to raise up to $1 billion in IPO. It appears virtual farms and online cities have treated the San Francisco-startup well: Zynga pulled in $91 million in profit on sales of $597 million. What's more, revenue is rocketing