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PARODY: Woody Allen Turns Wolverine Into A Neurotic Jew Who Can't Pop Claws Under Pressure
Business Insider - 3 Aug 2013 17:44
This video, which we found on Mashable, is made by OfficialComedy, not Woody Allen. It is hilarious. DON'T MISS: 7 Reasons Why 'The Wolverine' Is Massively Underrated Join the conversation about this story
Germany's Symrise eyeing food tech start-ups in Americas, Asia: CEO
Reuters - 3 Aug 2013 13:22
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Passenger sues airline over NYC nose gear collapse
Boston - 3 Aug 2013 15:04
NEW YORK (AP) -- Southwest Airlines is facing its first lawsuit over a hard landing at New York's LaGuardia Airport last month that injured 16 people.
New Zealand botulism scare triggers global recall
Boston - 3 Aug 2013 12:48
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- New Zealand authorities have triggered a global recall of up to 1,000 tons of dairy products across seven countries after dairy giant Fonterra announced tests had turned up a type of bacte...
Federal Reserve Launches Blistering Attack On The ECB In New Paper
Business Insider - 3 Aug 2013 12:33
The US Federal Reserve has launched a blistering attack on the European Central Bank, calling for quantitative easing across the board to lift the eurozone fully out of its slump. In a rare breach of central bank etiquet...
Are Commodities Cheap?
Wall Street Journal - 3 Aug 2013 06:10
With prices sharply down on many commodities--and stocks at record highs--investors may be wondering: Is it time to swap stocks for soybeans? We investigate.
The Allure of Micro Stocks
Wall Street Journal - 3 Aug 2013 02:45
Investors can still find relative bargains among stocks that are even smaller than small-company stocks.
Man Loses Leg And 4 Others Injured After Building Demolition Goes Terribly Wrong
Business Insider - 3 Aug 2013 23:54
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (TheBlaze/AP) -- A man lost his leg--and may lose his other one--after shrapnel from a building demolition hit him Saturday. Four other spectators were treated for minor injuries, authorities said. Mo...
'Love Potion No. 9' singer sues over Clovers' name
News Observer - 3 Aug 2013 23:44
Harold Winley sang "Love Potion No. 9" and other hits with the R&B group The Clovers in the 1950s, but now the 80-year-old says another group is trying to keep...
MLK Anniversary To Be Celebrated In DC With Crowdfunding Conference Featuring Mark Cuban
Forbes - 3 Aug 2013 23:24President Obama lifts ban on sale of some iPhones & iPads
Venture Beat - 3 Aug 2013 22:24
Good news for Apple: Today, the Obama Administration vetoed a trade ban on the sale of some iPhone and iPad devices.
Why making 'consent' the center of privacy law is important
Venture Beat - 3 Aug 2013 22:13
Even though they failed at passing major privacy legislation in their home state of Montana, two unlikely partners are trying to put out a bill that could be a model to the rest of the country.
Is entrepreneurship really live and well in Silicon Valley?
Venture Beat - 3 Aug 2013 21:34
Guest Post We're moving away from the heart of technology innovation -- the infrastructure, the machines, the seminal ideas we can touch and feel -- to quick fixes that are not setting the stage for the next new thing.
Estate Tax Portability - Making the Portability Election in General
Forbes - 3 Aug 2013 20:23
In our last post we discussed what estate tax portability, made permanent by the American Tax Relief Act of 2012, does. This post gives an overview of what executors must do in order to elect portability.
Hashtag creator leaves Google to join a 6-person startup
Venture Beat - 3 Aug 2013 20:17
Google developer advocate Chris Messina is leaving the search giant to join a tiny startup. During his 1300 days at Google, Messina spearheaded a number of community-focused initiatives, including the Google Developers s...
Former SAP exec faces 30 days in jail for stealing LEGOs
Venture Beat - 3 Aug 2013 19:47
Thomas Langenbach put fraudulent bar codes on LEGO kits at different Target stores in Silicon Valley. He made a profit selling the stolen goods on eBay.
Facebook's pays out $1M to people hacking it
Venture Beat - 3 Aug 2013 17:00
Facebook's bug bounty program is growing up and giving out lots of money.
Shanghai Tower: China's Tallest Building
Forbes - 3 Aug 2013 12:17
Shanghai Tower, China's tallest building and the world's No. 2 in height at 127 stories, held a topping-out ceremony today, more than four years after the start of construction in 2008. The views of Shanghai are unrivale...
How driverless cars are doomed to be hacked
Venture Beat - 3 Aug 2013 02:44
Yes, if you can hack today's human-controlled cars, imagine what you can do with the computers in a self-driving car.
Funding Daily: Short and sweet
Venture Beat - 3 Aug 2013 01:23
Early-stage startups RebelMouse and Voxy scored funding today.
SolSource surpasses Kickstarter goal by 3X to offset summer CO2 emissions
Venture Beat - 3 Aug 2013 01:08
Last Fourth of July, barbecues generated more CO2 in a single day than many African nations produce in a year. One SolSource solar grill can offset the carbon footprint of 4 Americans.
Chipotle is killing social, and we're letting them get away with it
Venture Beat - 3 Aug 2013 00:54
Guest Post Why Chipotle faked its own hack in a bid to raise awareness for its 20th anniversary.