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Inside Cambodia's hidden child brothels
CNN - 12 Dec 2013 03:17
Karaoke bars are a common front for child prostitution in Cambodia. Actress and activist Mira Sorvino goes behind the scenes of this illicit trade.
Incestuous Clan Discovered in Australia
Time - 12 Dec 2013 08:50
Incestuous Clan Discovered in Australia
Gisele's breastfeeding pic raises eyebrows
Fox News - 12 Dec 2013 01:30Sony unveils USB flash drive aimed at smartphones and tablets
Pocket-lint - 12 Dec 2013 01:20
Sony has taken the wraps off a USB flash drive aimed at smartphones and tablets. In the days of the cloud, Sony thinks users still want to use hardware to transfer media between devices. The "2-in-1 flash drive" has a US...
Facebook Limits Reach of Your Brand Posts -- It Might Be Your Fault
The Huffington Post - 12 Dec 2013 20:41
Recently AdAge published an article with the "blockbuster" news that Facebook is eroding the reach of brand pages by limiting the audience of their organic (non- paid) posts. Facebook itself has said so in decks and publ...
Super Linda Will Close; Looks Like Smith & Mills Will Expand
New York Mag - 12 Dec 2013 21:25'South Park' Spoofed "Work Bitch" and "Bound 2″ Last Night
Popdust - 12 Dec 2013 16:56
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This Simple Infographic Will Help You Decide Between A Roth And Traditional IRA
Business Insider - 12 Dec 2013 01:12
We all know we should be saving for retirement. But one of the reasons why we don't is because there's tons of intimidating jargon. For example, what the heck is a Roth IRA? The introduction of the Roth option has been a...
Samsung's plan to keep profits high: Find even cheaper labor
BGR - 12 Dec 2013 23:45
Along with Apple, Samsung is one of only two companies to consistently make money selling smartphones. Bloomberg reports, however, that Samsung is getting antsy about keeping its margins high amid slowing growth and is m...
A Designer Has Come Up With A Great Plan To Fix Windows 8 (MSFT)
Business Insider - 12 Dec 2013 22:22
Twenty-year-old Jay Machalani prefers Windows 8 over Macs or Linux, but has been frustrated by its quirks. So he embarked on a three-month project to fix it. "I love Windows 8 and it is my favorite OS to date, but that t...
REPORT: Ukraine Agrees To Sign EU Trade Deal
Business Insider - 12 Dec 2013 20:35
Following weeks of sometimes violent protests, reports suggest that Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych will reverse his U-turn on a trade deal with the European Union. CNBC just now reported that Ukraine says it will...
Yahoo Mail Was Down Due To A Hardware Problem
Ubergizmo - 12 Dec 2013 19:51
Over the past few days a number of Yahoo Mail users have complained about not being able to access the email service. The company didn’t say anything, so it wasn’t known for sure exactly what was causing the problem....
Wipebook - The Whiteboard Notebook
Cool Material - 12 Dec 2013 17:30
You could carry around a gigantic whiteboard all the time and look like some crazy professor, or you could invest in a Wipebook. Wipebooks are basically notebooks that swap out the standard paper pages for whiteboard-esq...
Royal Bank of Scotland to pay $100M in settlement
New York Post - 12 Dec 2013 08:01
The state's top financial services regulator, Ben Lawsky, settled a civil case with the Royal Bank of Scotland for $100 million. Former employees of the Scottish bank faced charges of...
Peru nabs FBI most wanted suspect
CNN - 12 Dec 2013 06:16
Police in Peru say they nabbed one of the world's top scam artists on Wednesday when they arrested a securities broker whose alleged crimes earned him a spot on the FBI's most wanted list.
Switzerland Wants To Become the World's Data Vault
Slashdot - 12 Dec 2013 05:03
wiredmikey writes "Business for Switzerland's 55 data centers is booming. They benefit from the Swiss reputation for security and stability, and some predict the nation already famous for its super-safe banks will soon a...
Facebook Stock Added To Dow Jones S&P 500 Index
Business Insider - 12 Dec 2013 04:21
Facebook shares will be added to the Dow Jones S&P 500 Index, a portfolio of stocks considered a barometer of the market and even the overall US economy. The world's leading online social network will replace chip testin...
Space Station Suffering From Mechanical Problem
Time - 12 Dec 2013 04:05
Space Station Suffering From Mechanical Problem
U.S. Considering Ukraine Sanctions
Time - 12 Dec 2013 04:05
After police crack down on protesters
Can we turn unwanted carbon dioxide into electricity?
Phys.org - 12 Dec 2013 23:43
Researchers are developing a new kind of geothermal power plant that will lock away unwanted carbon dioxide (CO2) underground--and use it as a tool to boost electric power generation by at least 10 times compared to exis...
In-Flight Calls May Be Legalized By The FCC -- And Then Banned By The DOT
Business Insider - 12 Dec 2013 23:42
The Federal Communications Commission has voted to consider lifting a ban on in-flight mobile phone calls, it announced in an open meeting this afternoon. The current ban on in-flight calls was put in place in 1991 to av...
Ron Williams, longtime AP technology manager, dies
Miami Herald - 12 Dec 2013 23:13
Ron Williams, a veteran Associated Press technology manager who began his career with AP as a teenager maintaining the teletype machines in the Atlanta bureau, died Thursday. He was 63.