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Six childcare gurus that have changed parenting
BBC - 4 May 2013 01:28
Six childcare gurus who have changed parenting
Add Wi-Fi to Practically Anything With This Arduino-Compatible Chip
Mashable - 4 May 2013 02:50
You can add it to a motion detector. You can add it to a security camera. Heck, the creators of a tiny new Wi-Fi board even joke that you can add it to a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. The Spark Core board, from Spark...
Dog Bites Woman, Man Bites Dog
Gawker - 4 May 2013 20:04
A woman in Iowa is recovering from injuries sustained by a dog attack, but it could have been much worse -- if her husband didn't bite back.
Futures and options May 6-10
Washington Post - 4 May 2013 23:12
}Anadarko Petroleum, Enbridge, EW Scripps, Sysco, Tyson Foods, US Fuel, USEC, Vornado Realty Trust report earnings }National Press Club lunch featuring Chris Evert, tennis champ }House Science hearing on Keystone XL pipe...
Celebrating Cinco de Mayo this weekend? Click through some outfit inspiration
InStyle - 4 May 2013 15:05
Celebrating Cinco de Mayo this weekend? Click through some outfit inspiration
The Best And Worst Dressed Players In The NBA
Business Insider - 4 May 2013 23:00
Over the past couple of seasons, NBA players have gone a little crazy with their fashion. Patterned shirts and lenseless glasses are all the rage among players like Russell Westbrook, but there are still a few guys who d...
Rebuild a Broken NES with a Raspberry Pi
Life Hacker - 4 May 2013 23:00
As time marches inexorably forward, vintage game systems like the NES inevitably stop working. But if you have a deceased system in your attic, you can bring it back from the dead with a Raspberry Pi.
Apple's Cheap iPhone Might Not Be So Cheap After All (AAPL)
Business Insider - 4 May 2013 17:33
Apple is widely reported to be developing a lower cost iPhone to expand sales and market share around the world. But how low-cost is low-cost? Probably not as low-cost as you think. J.P. Morgan analysts Gokul Hariharan a...
Kathleen Fleming, Lego Production Exec, Dies at 39
Variety - 4 May 2013 01:02
Kathleen Fleming, director of entertainment development at Lego, died April 27 in an accident in Cancun, Mexico. She was 39. Fleming joined Lego in 2009 as a senior manager of entertaiment development, where she worked o...
E! Online struck by hackers days after Twitter warns of ongoing threats
The Verge - 4 May 2013 20:42
Earlier this week Twitter sent out a memo to news outlets, suggesting ways in which they could keep their accounts safe from hackers -- but the official account for E! Online appears to have been hacked nonetheless. Earl...
Acer still planning Windows RT tablets, but sees 'no value' in current version
The Verge - 4 May 2013 23:43
Acer is clearly and closely aligned with Windows, but there's one part of Microsoft's strategy it's not buying into just yet. At an event on Friday in New York -- in the middle of a sea of newly-announced Windows product...
Acer shows off Aspire P3 Ultrabook, Aspire R7 laptop with innovative designs
ZDNet - 4 May 2013 22:54
While the P3 converts to a Windows 8 tablet, the R7 offers a hinged display that can be moved to a variety of viewing positions.
Behind the curtain of Y Combinator, the 'sleep-away camp for startups'
The Verge - 4 May 2013 16:12
Since its founding in 2005, Y Combinator has become one of the most prominent seed accelerators in Silicon Valley, haven given rise to companies like Airbnb, Dropbox, and Reddit. Every year, the organization and its foun...
Vet Says Pot Use on Pets Could Put Off Putting Them Down
ABC News - 4 May 2013 12:25
With several states deregulating marijuana in the past year, a California veterinarian is sparking debate over whether America's sick pets could benefit from some bud. Doug Kramer, the pet doctor behind the Vet Guru anim...
Boston Bomb Suspect's Fatal Injuries Revealed
Sky News - 4 May 2013 11:39
Details of Tamerlan Tsarnaev's death certificate are revealed amid protests at the funeral home where his body is being kept.
Google recognizes Palestine in update to its localized search page
The Verge - 4 May 2013 09:56
Google has changed the localized search page that was previously labelled for the "Palestinian territories" to simply read "Palestine." Google spokesperson Nathan Tyler acknowledged the change -- which went into effect o...
Harper Lee sues agent over To Kill a Mockingbird copyright
The Guardian - 4 May 2013 13:07
Author of best-selling book alleges Samuel Pinkus took advantage of her failing hearing and eyesight to transfer rights Harper Lee, the author of To Kill A Mockingbird, has sued her literary agent for allegedly duping he...
X-51A WaveRider hypersonic missile successfully hits Mach 5.1 in final test
The Verge - 4 May 2013 07:20
In its fourth and final test, the X-51A WaveRider pulled off three and a half minutes of flight under the power of its supersonic combustion ramjet (Scramjet), the longest such flight ever. The WaveRider, developed by Bo...
Hypersonic Aircraft Travels 260 Miles in 6 Minutes
Mashable - 4 May 2013 23:59
A Boeing X-51A Waverider Scramjet flew five times the speed of sound before taking a planned nosedive into the Pacific Ocean this week The launch was the fourth and final test flight in the U.S. Air Force's $300 million ...
Man accused of trying to rape female joggers at gunpoint
Miami Herald - 4 May 2013 23:55
The suspect -- who has bite marks on his hands -- is a clean-shaven male in his 20s, about six-feet tall. Women told police he had dark, spiky hair and moles along the side of his face.
Finally, a Wristwatch to Match Your $1.3 Million Ferrari Supercar
Mashable - 4 May 2013 23:33
Struggling to find a wristwatch that matches your shiny new $1.3 million LaFerrari supercar? Try the Hublot MP-05, designed alongside Ferrari engineers to be the perfect timepiece accompaniment to Ferrari's new top-end, ...
Steve Pociask: Consumers to Lose From Rigged Wireless Auctions
The Huffington Post - 4 May 2013 23:32
Picking winners and losers is bad policy. Instead, policies should empower consumers to freely choose the services and service providers they want. Competition is not improved by rules that limit auction participation, r...