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George Zimmerman Was Pulled Over By Texas Police For Speeding
Business Insider - 31 Jul 2013 22:27
AUSTIN, Texas
UK Court Rules Microsoft Must Rename Its SkyDrive Cloud Service
Business Insider - 31 Jul 2013 18:02
Microsoft's ongoing legal battle with British Sky Broadcasting Group has come to an end. A UK court ruled today that Microsoft's use of the SkyDrive name does indeed infringe on British Sky Broadcasting Group's "Sky" tra...
Emerson Electric Now #87 Largest Company, Surpassing Priceline.com
Forbes - 31 Jul 2013 23:18Bradley Cooper And Jennifer Lawrence Reunite In First Trailer For 'American Hustle'
Business Insider - 31 Jul 2013 20:56
Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper re-team with their "Silver Linings Playbook" director David O. Russell in this winter's "American Hustle." Also starring Christian Bale and Amy Adams, "Good Morning America" debuted t...
Analyst Nails Japan's Biggest Problem In Open Letter To Mr. Nintendo
Business Insider - 31 Jul 2013 17:52
Société Générale global strategist Kit Juckes offers the perfect anecdote highlighting the real problem Japanese industry - and by extension, "Abenomics," the experimental program of economic stimulus launched by Jap...
Here Are All The Major Products Apple Will Announce In The Next 12 Months (AAPL)
Business Insider - 31 Jul 2013 03:04
Why did Apple's stock crash from $7o0 to $400? Because the company went from being a fast growing beast to posting year-over-year profit declines, and flat revenue growth. And why did that happen? Because it stopped rele...
4INFO raises $8M to solve 'number 1 problem' with mobile ads (exclusive)
Venture Beat - 31 Jul 2013 21:03
4INFO matches data from mobile devices with existing household data to create accurate user profiles and serve relevant ads.
How Candy Crush Convinced This 22-Year-Old Startup CEO That Games Are NOT The Future Of Mobile Advertising
Business Insider - 31 Jul 2013 17:48
The worst kept secret of the mobile ad world is that a huge percentage of its revenues come from ads for games. Agencies talk a lot about how mobile ads -- and their location-based targeting -- will change everything for...
NSA's 'Widest-Reaching' System Can* Read Facebook Chats And Private Messages
Business Insider - 31 Jul 2013 17:35
Glenn Greenwald of The Guardian has published a massive report detailing a NSA program called XKeyscore that is the spy agency's "widest-reaching" system for developing intelligence from the Internet, according to intern...
You're the Boss Blog: Help! I'm Not a Numbers Person!
The New York Times - 31 Jul 2013 13:00
In debt and and barely breaking even, the owner of a small business goes looking for help: "I just want out!"
Yes Bank shares fall over 17% on corporate governance concerns
livemint.com - 31 Jul 2013 07:19Fed to keep buying bonds, but may point to plans to taper
Reuters - 31 Jul 2013 06:04
WASHINGTON
Ford to offer natural gas F-150 for 2014
Boston - 31 Jul 2013 06:04
DETROIT (AP) -- Ford soon will offer a natural gas version of its F-150 pickup truck, the most popular vehicle in America.
U.S. housing recovery 'in full swing' as home prices soar in May
L.A. Times - 31 Jul 2013 05:40Facebook stock almost hits IPO price, 14 months after debut
livemint.com - 31 Jul 2013 05:09
The stock has surged more than 40% in the past week after the company reported blowout quarterly results
Economic Scene: Inequality in America: The Data Is Sobering
The New York Times - 31 Jul 2013 00:20
Despite its riches, in many areas the United States looks depressingly backward. Addressing that will take more than the president's words.
Helpshift helps solve 10,000+ mobile customer service issues every month
Venture Beat - 31 Jul 2013 23:55
Helpshift recently won the MobileBeat Innovation Showdown. Th company provides a mobile help desk that powers customer service for hundreds of mobile applications.
NSA chief talks at hackers' conference in Vegas
Boston - 31 Jul 2013 23:55
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- The head of the U.S. National Security Agency defended the government's much-criticized surveillance program against hecklers among a crowd of computer systems analysts Wednesday, but also had a challen...
Bill Simmons Says Chris Paul Threatened To Go To Houston If The Clippers Didn't Get Doc Rivers
Business Insider - 31 Jul 2013 23:55
Grantland's Bill Simmons published Part 1 of his expectedly massive offseason recap yesterday and there's an interesting bit about Doc Rivers' move from Boston to L.A. According to Simmons, free agent point guard Chris P...
Lee resigns as chair of NC Rural Center board
News Observer - 31 Jul 2013 23:54
Valeria Lee, chair of the Rural Economic Development Center, resigned Wednesday afternoon. She didn't elaborate on why she chose to quit now, two days after a Rural Center board meeting...