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Does Your Bald Baby Need a Wig?
ABC News - 11 Jul 2013 17:27
Bald is beautiful. Especially on a baby. Or is it? One company seems to think bald babies need hair, at least based on the product it's selling: Baby wigs.
Russian TV Shows Video Of Boston Bombing Suspect In Court
Business Insider - 11 Jul 2013 22:26
Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev appeared in court for his arraignment yesterday. However, those hoping to see how his appearence had changed were left disappointed -- as Tsarnaev was appearing in a federal court...
Exclusive: Criminal charges against Solyndra founder are unlikely - sources
Reuters - 11 Jul 2013 23:58
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UpTo 2.0 re-reinvents the calendar -- this time targeting Google, Outlook, and Apple
Venture Beat - 11 Jul 2013 16:01
A year ago UpTo was going to be the social network that lives in your calendar. Today, with 250,000 downloads, a million events, and a $2M series A round under his belt, CEO Greg Schwartz realizes that a modernized calen...
When data fails: The importance of gut decisions
Venture Beat - 11 Jul 2013 15:15
Guest Post Sometimes, you just have to trust your gut. Here's why...
Funding Daily: Family tracking, ed-tech, & Peanut butter jelly delivery time
Venture Beat - 11 Jul 2013 07:39
Looking for hot funding news? Then you're in luck!
Here's The First Pilot License Ever Issued In The US
Business Insider - 11 Jul 2013 23:25
The Wright brothers' plane first took off at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina in 1903, but it wasn't until 1927 that the first federal pilot license was issued. License No. 1 went to William P. MacCracken, Jr., the Assistant S...
A Saudi Princess Has Been Charged With Human Trafficking
Business Insider - 11 Jul 2013 18:18
Kenyan woman hails Calif. bus, leads police to Saudi princess charged with human trafficking SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) -- Suitcase in hand, the 30-year-old domestic worker from Kenya managed to flag down a Southern Californ...
Thousands of workers on strike in Brazil
Boston - 11 Jul 2013 17:53
SAO PAULO (AP) -- Tens of thousands of workers across Brazil walked off their jobs on Thursday in a peaceful nationwide strike demanding better working conditions and improved public services in Latin America's biggest n...
Ready, Set, Cook: The Race For America's Dinner Kit Business
Forbes - 11 Jul 2013 16:07The unassuming entrepreneur who made 'Facebook for geography' cool
MoneyWeek - 11 Jul 2013 12:34
Jack Dangermond's software is used by 350,000 organisations to make sense of 'big data', integrating vast troves of information related to specific locations. The post The unassuming entrepreneur who made 'Facebook for g...
Walgreen, Blue Cross link up to offer health law info
Chicago Tribune - 11 Jul 2013 07:00Asian shares hit 3-week high on Ben Bernanke's comments
livemint.com - 11 Jul 2013 05:48
Asian markets rise after Fed chief's monetary policy comments
Commercial real estate development surge expected in California
L.A. Times - 11 Jul 2013 03:40If The Supreme Court Doesn't Intervene, California Will Be Forced To Release Nearly 10,000 Inmates
Business Insider - 11 Jul 2013 03:09
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Gov. Jerry Brown is making one final bid to delay a federal court order requiring the state to release nearly 10,000 inmates by year's end to improve conditions in California prisons. The admin...
D.C. Council Passes Wage Bill Despite Wal-Mart's Threats
The New York Times - 11 Jul 2013 02:46
A bill would require Wal-Mart to pay a starting wage that is several dollars above the city's minimum.
Illinois Governor Cuts Off Pay For Lawmakers Until They Can Solve State's Pension Crisis
Business Insider - 11 Jul 2013 02:37
CHICAGO (AP) -- Gov. Pat Quinn suspended Illinois lawmakers' pay on Wednesday, following through on his warning of consequences if they failed to come up with a solution to the state's nearly $100 billion pension crisis,...
CHART OF THE DAY: The Depressing Truth About Battery Technology
Business Insider - 11 Jul 2013 23:58
Here's an old chart that sadly still holds true today. While computing power has taken off, battery life has languished. Christopher Mims republished the chart today at Quartz. It came from a 2005 report by Joseph A. Par...
Model Adrianne Curry Geeks Out In Racy Costumes For Comic-Con
Business Insider - 11 Jul 2013 23:53
Adrianne Curry first rose to fame after winning the debut season of "America's Next Top Model," but these days the self-proclaimed "Angst Ridden Gamer Child of The 90's" is most well known for her crazy costumes at fan c...
Brazil's Economic Slowdown And Protests Are Just The Beginning Of Its Problems
Business Insider - 11 Jul 2013 23:51
Brazil is pouring approximately $15 billion dollars into the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Olympics. The sporting events are expected to generate a combined 3.6 million temporary and long-term jobs and to boost GDP gr...
eMarketer cuts mobile payment predictions in half, says market stifled by 'congestion'
Venture Beat - 11 Jul 2013 23:01
The mobile payments space is a crowded battlefield of competing companies and rivalry is slowing the sector's growth.
Comprehend gets $8.4M from Sequoia to mine clinical data for insights
Venture Beat - 11 Jul 2013 22:55
Silicon Valley-based Comprehend provides the requisite tools for customers in the life sciences sector to collect data, and most importantly, mine it for relevant insights.