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2010-05-30

Today's College Students More Likely to Lack Empathy

“Many people see the current group of college students — sometimes called ‘Generation Me’ — as one of the most self-centered, narcissistic, competitive, confident and individualistic in recent…

We are almost one month away from the biggest global sporting event. Despite all your soccer hating, more than a billion people worldwide will be glued to their televisions. Soccer jerseys (or footie…

2010-05-01

Fox News Calls Mr. Rogers "An Evil, Evil Man"

“Little did I know, Mr. Rogers was an evil man. Bytelling children they’re special just for being who they are, hehelped create this generation of worthless, lazy socialists.” Only onFox News could a…

2010-04-30

LeBron James Wins NBA MVP For Second Straight Year

For the second consecutive season, Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James will in the NBA’s MVP award.

2010-04-27

Tiny Apartment Transforms into 24 Rooms

In Hong Kong, because of the space, apartments are small and expensive. Gary Chang, an architect, decided to design a 344 sq. ft. apartment to be able to change into 24 different designs, all by just…

2010-04-12

Reuters: The Top 20 Most Promising Startups

Ever wonder why a certain venture capital firm funded that particular startup? Feel you could do better if you had your own fund?…So did the editors of Thomson Reuters’ Venture Capital Journal, who…

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BREAKING! Conan O'Brien coming to TBS

According to a press release sent out by the cable network (which, like CNN, is a unit of Time Warner), the comedian is joining TBS to host a late-night show that is expected to debut in November….

2010-04-11

Java founder James Gosling leaves Oracle

James Gosling, the creator of the Java programming language, has resigned from Oracle, he announced in a blog entry on Friday. Gosling resigned on April 2 and has not yet taken a job elsewhere, he…

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iPad Manufacturer Foxconn Suffers More Suicide Attempts

Reports from the Chinese media say that four workers have attempted suicide at Foxconn the last month alone. Reportedly they were under great pressure. When you consider the demands that are likely…

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Apple Vs Adobe: Steve Jobs Responds

Steve Jobs has weighed in on Apple’s new rule that iPhone and iPad applications must be “originally written” in C/C++/Objective-C; a mandate that’s being seen as another sleight against Adobe Flash….