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There's an excellent article over on Gameological about the Pippin, Apple's failed video game console from the '90s. At the time, Apple was the largest computer manufacturer in the world, but was quickly losing ground to...

The South China Sea and East Indies, eastern Mediterranean, Black Sea, North Sea, and British Isles are the most dangerous seas in the world, with the greatest number of shipping accidents in the last 15 years, according...

It's becoming increasingly difficult to give the government the benefit of the doubt in regards to dragnet domestic surveillance. Even before Glenn Greenwald published a top secret court order compelling Verizon to give ...

Now that he is pitching Wall Street on his new energy company, Aubrey McClendon is asking for a lot of money, an unusually large slice of profits and a high degree of control over his business.

Springleaf Finance Corp. is talking to banks about doing an initial public offering, WSJ's Mike Spector reports. The company makes subprime loans primarily for car and home repairs, Spector says. It employs about 3,600 p...

Light pollution along the Mediterranean is changing the nesting habits of sea turtles in Israel, according to new research. Orbital pictures of the region, coupled with sea turtle nesting data from Israel's National Park...

Edward Snowden's face has been plastered on the front page of every major newspaper in the world. The Department of Justice has launched a criminal probe into his leak. The NSA's security and counterintelligence team is ...

The Director of National Intelligence has seen The Guardian's report revealing the identity of NSA "whistleblower" Edward Snowden and is "reviewing the damage," according to a statement released by DNI James Clapper's of...

The witch hunts and subsequent killings that took place in colonial New England are considered a dark chapter in U.S. history. But across Papua New Guinea and in other places around the world, accusations of witchcraft a...

As investors rely increasingly on Finra's database to vet Wall Street professionals, some brokers and executives are trying to remove complaints.

A retired Army sergeant major reportedly walked up to the main gate of Fort Sam Houston U.S. Army base near San Antonio and opened fire today, reports the Houston Chronicle. Sky News and the Associated Press are reportin...

If you're an unemployed, underpaid, morally ambivalent banker or ex-banker who's fed up with the grunge of Wall Street or the City of London, you could be forgiven for thinking that Edward Snowden was onto a good thing. ...

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares S&P Global Industrials Sector Index Fund (AMEX: EXI) where we have detected an app...

@giorodriguez San Jose pastor Danny Sanchez has a different kind ministry. And it's in a different part of Silicon Valley.

Former head of Merrill Lynch and Smith Barney Sallie Krawcheck, who now owns high-achieving women's network 85 Broads, spoke about women's leadership in the workplace. "I'm a buyer. I'm really a buyer of women in the wor...

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Three years ago, the National Security Agency publicly stated that it operates under the assumption that it is already compromised. Recent revelations are a reminder of that -- and a reminder that the best way not to los...

The massive sell-off across emerging markets continues in force today. One of the big themes in global markets over the past month has been the rise in U.S. Treasury yields and the attendant strength in the U.S. dollar. ...

All states in the U.S., with the exception of Connecticut, saw growth in gross domestic product last year, a new study says.

Dalila Wilson-Scott's picks for rising stars who are building communities around the globe ? and their visions in a tweet.

Plants vs Zombies takes on first-person shooters with Garden Warfare.

By Kelsey Meyer