Yahoo Acquires And Shuts Down Startup Ptch (YHOO)
Ptch, a startup that spun out of Dreamworks Animation, has been acquired by Yahoo and will shut down on January 2, 2014, the company announced on its website.Terms were not disclosed.Ptch's mobile...
View ArticleTablets Are Becoming More Important Than Smartphones For Online Shopping, But...
This year will mark a major milestone for tablets and their influence on Internet retailers. We believe tablets will draw even with smartphones, and account for 50% of the total value of U.S. retail...
View ArticleDon't Believe Porn Addiction Is Real? Check Out These Numbers
A Reddit community called NoFap wants you to rethink your relationship with Internet pornography. And they're not the only ones – Project Know, a drug, and alcohol rehab program, gives you its rundown...
View ArticleTwo Dead, One Injured After Skydivers Collide In Midair
Two skydivers were killed Tuesday after a midair collision over Eloy, Ariz., the local ABC news affiliate is reporting. The incident reportedly occurred around 4:51 p.m. at Skydive Arizona, with...
View ArticleLouisville Basketball Player Suddenly Collapses During Game, Taken To Hospital
Louisville G Antonita Slaughter collapses, taken to hospitalLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Antonita Slaughter, a senior guard for No. 7 Louisville, collapsed early in the Cardinals' game against Missouri State...
View Article11 Of Twitter Co-Founder Jack Dorsey's Favorite Things You Can Buy Online
It's not often that we get to see the exact products that the rich and famous are into.That's why it's pretty neat to see Jack Dorsey's page showing his favorite products on Square Market, his payment...
View ArticleNYPD Officer, Two Others Indicted On Extortion Scheme For Alleged Shakedown...
An officer with the New York Police Department has been indicted, along with two other men, on federal extortion charges for allegedly threatening a restaurant owner in Queens and collecting...
View ArticleReport: Newsweek To Resurrect Their Print Issue
International current affairs magazine Newsweek plans to relaunch its print edition in early 2014, just over one year after ceasing publication to focus on its website, the New York Times reported...
View ArticleMarkets Have Stopped The Bleeding, For Now
We've experienced something very strange so far this week: two down days in a row!We had losses both Monday and Tuesday. But for now, the "bleeding" (which hasn't been that severe at all) has...
View ArticleIt's The Same Old Depressing Story In Europe Today
On Monday we got manufacturing PMI reports from Europe.Today we get the same reports, but for the services industry. So how are things going? The below chart and table tell a classic story. There's...
View ArticleAustralia Just Agreed To The Obvious Debt Ceiling Solution That US Lawmakers...
Australia just did something really sensible.From the Sydney Morning Herald:The federal government will be able to borrow as much money as it wants after Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey cut a deal with...
View ArticleGold Is Falling Out Of Bed Again
Sad gold. Another ugly day. It's getting closer to falling below that $1200 level, and dropping below its worst levels of the year.Join the conversation about this story »
View ArticleHere's A Gorgeous Rocket Streak Photo From Elon Musk's First-Ever Successful...
Elon Musk's Space company SpaceX mad a big step forward yesterday with the launch of its first commercial satellite.Here's a gorgeous timelapse photo showing the streak of the rocket.Join the...
View ArticleParts Of The US Are About To Experience Ridiculously Cold Temperatures That...
Roads close, crops threatened as arctic blast causes temperatures to plummet in West, MidwestHELENA, Mont. (AP) — A wintry storm pushing through the western half of the country is bringing bitterly...
View ArticleThe Most Important Investor In Japan Made A Skeptical Comment About The...
This is getting some attention today.The head of Japan's gigantic pension fund, which essentially makes the market in everything, doesn't think that the Bank of Japan will hit its inflation goals... at...
View ArticleThieves In Mexico Stole A Truck Of 'Extremely Dangerous' Radioactive Material...
A truck carrying a dangerous radioactive medical equipment used for cancer treatments was stolen on Monday in Tepojaco near Mexico City, BBC reports.The material could in theory be made into a "dirty...
View ArticleHezbollah Commander Assassinated In Beirut By Unknown Group
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Shi'ite militant Hezbollah group said on Wednesday one of its commanders was killed outside his Beirut home in an overnight attack it blamed on Israel.Israel denied any...
View ArticleEven The World's Most Zealous Buyers Of Gold Are Now Starting To Get Nervous
Chinese buyers are known to be some of the world's most furious buyers of gold, a fact that gives comfort to gold bulls during these trying times.But even those Chinese buyers might be tiring out a...
View Article400,000-Year-Old Hominin DNA Throws Everything We Know About Human Evolution...
Four-hundred-thousand-year-old human remains found deep in the Pit of Bones— a cave 43 feet under the ground in northern Spain — could hold the secrets of our origin. For now, however, the first...
View Article10 Competitive Jobs That Everyone Wants But Hardly Anyone Gets
One of the biggest job stresses is having to fight with competitors and coworkers for clients, commissions, and recognition.Rather than focusing on your own work, highly competitive fields force you to...
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