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Jennifer Lawrence, Ariana Grande, and Kate Upton were among a handful of celebrities whose nude photos were leaked late Sunday afternoon following  what appears to be a large-scale hack. The photos first appeared on a ...

The list of hacked accounts reportedly includes those of Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton, Rihanna, Kirsten Dunst, Selena Gomez and, of course, the omnipresent Kim Kardashian. Apple, however, has not yet confirmed it has pl...

Immediately after the leak of hundreds of nude photos of celebrities, allegedly from Apple's iCloud backup storage system, the internet began investigating in an attempt to discover the hacker responsible. Now, the man w...

We remain convinced that the best way to explain anything is through maps. They combine the frenzy over data with an instantly recognizable visualization for how all that data fits.  With that in mind, we've put togethe...

A remotely controlled quadcopter gives a bird's-eye view of the progress of construction on Apple's new Campus 2 in Cupertino, California.

The economist John Maynard Keynes famously predicted in 1930 that in 100 years time, technological advances would allow people to work as few as 15 hours a week. It's not 2030 just yet, but it seems that Keynes' predicti...

HSBC's final August China manufacturing PMI came in light at 50.2. Expectations were for the reading to come in at 50.3, unchanged from the "flash" reading reported earlier this month.  This is also lower than 51.7 repo...

China's biggest state-owned banks report a surge in soured and castoff loans in the first half, as China's slowing growth takes a toll on its lenders.

States could shoot down the $42.5 billion Time Warner-Comcast merger before federal regulators. New York is threatening a local blackout on the merger unless concessions are made, while California is formulating its offi...

As the 2014 NFL season kicks off, a storyline that hasn't fully developed waits to unfold:  The role of the league's popularity in Europe.  The 2014 season will see three regular season NFL games being played in the Un...

Jane Fonda is selling her very, very large Santa Fe ranch for $19.5 million. The actress' 'Forked Lightening Ranch' includes 2,300-deeded acres with over three miles of The Pecos River (one of the "finest trout fisheri...

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The last known passenger pigeon, named Martha, died 100 years ago today at the Cincinnati Zoo. She was 29. The passenger pigeon, which once numbered in the billions in Norther America, has become a symbol of extinction. ...

Chinese scientists recently revealed the history of domestic peach.

The sale represents the latest development in the British bank's plan to streamline itself by selling noncore businesses.

He's just sold his business for almost $100million, but entrepreneur Mark Pearson isn't about to get flash with the cash. Having made his money by helping ordinary people save a bit of their own, profligacy just isn't hi...

China Eastern Airlines profit disappoints, but shares hold steady Monday in Hong Kong and Shanghai.

Rosneft CEO happily tells German magazine that company will weather sanction storm.

The total value of residential property in eastern boroughs of central London has grown faster than any other area of the capital, according to new research. Since the liberalisation of planning laws in 1987, the total v...

A flood of recent lawsuits and government enforcement actions accuse employers across the country of violating laws regulating employee pay.

Ketchum's staff members who provide public relations advice to Russia must avoid being seen as defending acts contrary to American interests while still providing some luster for a lucrative client.

For the past six weeks, many of us in New England were startled out of our summer lethargy to see a rare coalition of workers, managers, customers and suppliers of the Market Basket grocery chain come together. And perha...