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DealBook: Pleased by Apple's Move, Einhorn Raises His Bet
The New York Times - 7 May 2013 21:20
David Einhorn said Tuesday that his firm had raised the size of its Apple holdings. The move came after Apple agreed to quintuple the size of its stock buyback program and increase its dividend.
Adobe Places Their Money On The Cloud
Ubergizmo - 7 May 2013 08:28
Adobe Systems has just made an announcement that upgrades for its flagship software packages, which comprises of Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign among others, will no longer be made available via a physical box, as y...
Replanting the Rust Belt
The New York Times - 7 May 2013 23:59
Around Cleveland and Pittsburgh, a web of chefs, butchers and farmers is trying to bring the landscape back into balance.
Gunslingers
OpEdNews - 7 May 2013 02:09
Dozens of dead school children in Newtown last December. Dozens more shootings of children every month since. When does it stop? Will our society ever value children more than bullets? Must we wait until their tiny bodie...
Pentagon report says US computer hacking 'appears to be attributable' to Chinese government
The Verge - 7 May 2013 05:25
In a new report the Pentagon states that it believes the Chinese government was behind some of the hacking attacks in the United States in 2012. As reported by The Wall Street Journal, the information comes from a yearly...
Delaware to Allow Same-Sex Marriage
The New York Times - 7 May 2013 23:49
The bill passed the State Senate by a 12-to-9 vote and the governor quickly signed it, making Delaware the 11th state to permit same-sex marriages.
Here's All the Food Being Served at This Year's Mad. Sq. Eats
New York Mag - 7 May 2013 19:55Want a job at Gawker Media? You can get a head start by being a regular commenter
GigaOM - 7 May 2013 00:17
The new weekend editor at Gawker's auto-focused Jalopnik blog got hired because he was a knowledgeable commenter on the site, an example of how the feedback loop between writers and readers can pay off for blogs.
The Dynamic Diversity of Independent Watch Brands At Baselworld 2013
Forbes - 7 May 2013 01:15
Some of the most creative and innovative watchmakers at Baselworld 2013 were not only housed inside of Hall 1, where the most renowned global watch brands resided. They were located throughout the multi-building Basel fa...
Missing for nearly 10 years, 3 women found alive
CNN - 7 May 2013 07:48
Three women who went missing in separate cases have been found together in the city of Cleveland, police say. A 52-year-old man and his 2 brothers are arrested.
Four plead guilty in 2011 Woburn jewelry store robbery in which police officer was shot
Boston - 7 May 2013 04:15
Robert DeNapoli watched silently from the front row of a Middlesex Superior courtroom today as the man who shot him over and over during the robbery of a Woburn jewelry store pleaded guilty to more than 30 charges for pl...
Nathan Gardels: Google's Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen on The New Digital Age
The Huffington Post - 7 May 2013 23:59Please let the newest HTC Windows tablet rumors be just that: rumors
GigaOM - 7 May 2013 23:57
Another month brings another set of HTC tablet rumors. Maybe the company is looking to build Windows tablets but I can't think of a single reason why.
Demand Media revenue and profit beat estimates
Reuters - 7 May 2013 23:57
(Reuters) - Demand Media reported on Tuesday better-than-expected first quarter revenue and profit on growth at its media websites like eHow, Livestrong and Cracked.
Human takeover by machines may be closer than we think
NBC News - 7 May 2013 23:57
By Tia GhoseLiveScience Are you prepared to meet your robot overlords?The idea of superintelligent machines may sound like the plot of "The Terminator" or "The Matrix," but many experts say the idea isn't far-fetched. So...
Hollywood Steps Up Donations for L.A. Mayor's Race
Variety - 7 May 2013 23:56
For all of the talk of how uninterested Los Angeles residents are in the race for mayor --- the election is May 21, by the way --- at least on the surface level, the entertainment industry has taken a big role in bankrol...
Adobe's David Wadhwani On Subscriptions, Behance, Hardware And Piracy
TechCrunch - 7 May 2013 23:54
Earlier today, I had a chance to sit down with Adobe's David Wadhwani, the senior vice president and general manager for Digital Media and public face of Creative Cloud at the company's MAX conference in Los Angeles this...
Chat With Snoop Dogg (aka Snoop Lion) and Mashable on Twitter
Mashable - 7 May 2013 23:53
Throughout a 20-year career in music, Snoop Dogg has never strayed far from the spotlight. He's one of hip hop's most beloved artists, a prolific performer whose ability to cross over and work with a multitude of artists...
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San Francisco magazine: 'Why the Hell Did We Do That to Ourselves?' Jaron Lanier on the Digital Economy
The Huffington Post - 7 May 2013 23:49
Computer scientist and writer Jaron Lanier on why he thinks our digital economy is screwed -- and how he proposes to fix it.
XYZ Taps Sarah Gabriel As Director Of Sales
Variety - 7 May 2013 23:48
In a pre-Cannes move, XYZ Films has named veteran exec Sarah Gabriel as director of sales. The banner plans to launch international sales next week at Cannes on Eric Matti's "On the Job," (pictured) the Tagalog-language ...