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Republic Wireless has been kicking around in beta form for about a year now, and they have recently me to spend some time with their phone and their service. I'll admit, I went into it all a bit skeptical. I understand t...

The recent Zendesk hack that compromised user data from Twitter, Tumblr and Pinterest reflects the risks in using third-party service providers. Zendesk sells cloud-based customer service software for storing, organizing...

After spending big on its star-studded Super Bowl commercial, Samsung is planning to dominate your TV during tomorrow night's Academy Awards. The company has purchased six commercial spots for the Oscars, though you won'...

Startup Battlefield is the heart and soul of Disrupt. It's one of the best platforms in the world to launch your startup, and we're looking for the very best startups to feature at Disrupt NY this April. But applications...

Girl, named as 'high-achieving' Poonam Bhattal, 13, fell from ski lift even though safety bar was down Tributes were paid to a teenage girl who died after falling off a ski lift in Italy during a school trip. Poonam Bhat...

Ronda Rousey is the best female MMA fighter in the world. She's also a model, a trash-talker, and an Olympic medalist. She has everything it takes to be a mainstream sports star, and tonight she'll headline the first eve...

Silicon Valley was all abuzz on Friday over news that two of Google's buildings on North Whisman Road in Mountain View were suffering from toxic vapors seeping up from the ground below.

Microsoft becomes the latest US technology firm - after Apple and Facebook - to confirm that it has been targeted by computer hackers.

(Reuters) - A multi-state manhunt was under way on Friday for the men who shot dead an aspiring rapper as he drove on the Las Vegas Strip in a Maserati, touching off a fiery crash that killed a cab driver and his passeng...

Earlier this month a mathematician working with the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search, found the biggest prime number ever -- 17 million digits long -- 2 ^ 57,885,161 minus 1. The internet got super hyped up about thi...

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Tony Stewart won today's DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona, but all anyone will remember about the race is how it ended for another driver, Kyle Larson. A massive wreck at the checkered flag sent Larson's car through the catch f...

The teenage suspect in the murder and dismemberment of 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway will stand trial after a judge ruled there is enough evidence, including a 911 confession, to move forward with the case

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Multibillion-dollar program to develop "the most affordable, lethal, supportable, and survivable aircraft ever to be used" hits some turbulence after a crack is discovered in an engine turbine blade.

If Earlie Johnson was aroused to anger on Tuesday afternoon, he had a good reason: His porn collection was stolen from his home in Muskegon, Mich. The porn robbers broke through Johnson's back door and also stole three f...

Scottish ministers claim the UK's loss of the top AAA credit rating confirms the failure of the UK government's economic policy.

Three military charities are to share £1.3m from fines imposed on banks that had rigged interest rates, Chancellor George Osborne announces.

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The weightlessness of outer space can make germs even nastier, increasing the dangers astronauts face, researchers say.

Star-shaped waves can form in vibrating tanks of liquid oil, researchers say. Learning more about such bizarre waves could shed light on counterparts that may exist elsewhere in nature, researchers added.