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The sharing economy is a complicated concept. The idea that Uber, Airbnb, TaskRabbit, and countless others are running with is that anyone can contribute to society and make money doing it. Of course, with tricky legisla...

Winning the Lottery Means Taxes, But Losing Tickets Can Be Worth Deducting. Plus, Getting Someone To Collect Your Winnings Might Save You Taxes--Or Land You In Jail.

Even the president took off his jacket when he sat down for an interview with hoodie-enthusiast Mark Zuckerberg.

Pretty. And pretty, informative

If you're eager to get your hands on an Android Wear device, I'd suggest holding out until the Moto 360 hits the market (it's expected later this month).

U.S. intelligence officials are suspicious that Edward Snowden's leaks may be behind Russia and China's crackdown on U.S. tech firms

It's been a good week for Bitcoin. In addition to Blocksign's Bitcoin-based electric signature launch on Tuesday, Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne is signaling that the UK wants to regulate Bitcoin, ...

What’s better than a swanky startup office? A swanky startup office that also serves as a factory and retail storefront. Instead of following the path of every other hip young thing out there, Normal, an NYC company th...

The co-founders of People's Community Market are committed to a huge goal: building a full-service grocery store in a food desert in West Oakland, Cal.

Beam's toothbrush measures how long you brush, and how often, and reports the data to an iPhone or Android device via Bluetooth.

"'All the kids do it' was never something that worked with me when I was growing up and it didn't work with my kids," Wheeler told reporters today.

CareDox’s product grew out of an earlier product that helped moms share their kids’ medical records with schools, summer camps, and physicians. CareDox does basically the same thing, but on a larger scale. CareDox pr...

McAfee wants to help people fight big corporations and governments.

6Scan believes they've come up with a solution to liquidate malware by quarantining it. Time will tell if they're right.

Here are today's funding deals.

San Francisco startup Docker wants to expand the use of the open-source container technology it created to help developers easily package up their applications and move them over different environments. Today, it reveale...

Mobile intelligence company, Quettra lands seed funds to offer up even more mobile user data on a silver platter.

Amazon and Hachette continue to duke it out over e-book pricing; authors still on the losing end.

"Having [reviewed documents over nearly three years], the Court cannot conclude that the instant settlement falls within the range of reasonableness," U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh wrote today.

FEEL LUCKY? The streamlined procedures do not limit the civil penalties otherwise associated with the reporting of U.S. source income. The streamlined procedures do not provide protection from a possible criminal prosecu...