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Thomas Alva Edison: 10 quotes on his birthday
To commemorate Thomas Alva Edison's 165th birthday on February 11, here are 10 favorite Edison quotes.
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Facebook stock still slipping as investors grow wary
The company has slipped to $91 billion in total valuation from its opening at $104 billion.
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Facebook stock falling again. What went wrong?
Facebook stock fell 7 percent in early trading Tuesday, after an 11 percent fall Monday. In challenging market environment, selling IPO of Facebook stock is like 'trying to get a jumbo jet to take off in turbulent weather.'
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As Facebook millionaires party, what future for new shareholders?
An expected 'pop' in share prices never came as Facebook went public this week. But Facebook's IPO was a measured affair, lacking in irrational exuberance, and laying the groundwork for the network's main challenge: Turning 'friends' into consumers.
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Facebook to debut at $104 billion
The IPO will be one of the largest in history.
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Facebook IPO: World's most expensive dog and pony show
Facebook executives will make the rounds next week to convince fund managers and institutional investors that its initial public offering is worth $28 a share or more. With Facebook's valuing itself at up to $96 billion, it would be the biggest Web IPO ever.
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Instagram: Zero sales. $1 billion price tag. Worth it?
Facebook plans to spend $1 billion for the photo-sharing company that is wildly popular but has no way of making revenue off of them. Here's why Facebook thinks Instagram is worth it.
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Yahoo sues Facebook over patent infringement, Facebook calls it 'puzzling'
Yahoo Inc. said in a court filing Monday that Facebook has infringed 10 of its patents covering advertising, privacy controls and social networking.
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Change Agent
Rethinking Carbon Dioxide (CO2): from a pollutant to a moneymaker
Three startup companies led by prominent scientists are working on new technologies to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. The scientific community is skeptical, but these entrepreneurs believe removing CO2 can eventually be profitable and help cool the planet.
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Thomas Alva Edison: 10 quotes on his birthday
To commemorate Thomas Alva Edison's 165th birthday on February 11, here are 10 favorite Edison quotes.
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Facebook IPO will create hundreds of new millionaires
Facebook IPO reveals the company's social heart and business soul. Here's a peek at the Facebook IPO, by the numbers.
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Turkey earthquake: Why the country is such a hot spot for seismic activity
Turkey earthquake does not surprise seismologists. Turkey is, in effect, caught in a geophysical vise between the Arabian plate, inching northward, and the Eurasian plate, the immovable object.
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Steve Jobs's 2005 Stanford commencement address
In 2005, Apple and Pixar CEO Steve Jobs delivered the commencement address to graduating students at Stanford University. Here is the full text and video of his speech.
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Employee benefits: Rising costs will eat into your paycheck
Businesses are restoring employee benefits eliminated during the recession. But other employee benefits are going to cost workers extra.
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Are we entering an age of major earthquakes?
A study of more than a century of global seismic records has prompted some scientists to say that major earthquakes have tended to occur in clusters. Others disagree.
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Where solar power can't fly, artificial photosynthesis might
To fly a jet by solar power might take football-fields worth of solar cells; but to turn sunlight into liquid fuel via artificial photosynthesis could someday power jet airplanes.
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Five new technologies that will change the world
Five forms of new technology that can change the world: From the computer that beats humans on "Jeopardy!" to cellphone apps for African pick-and-hoe farmers, to satellites that spy on human rights abusers.
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In job search, good references are key
Job seekers often overlook the importance of choosing and cultivating the right references in their job search.
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Horizons
Thomas Edison honored with incandescent Google Doodle
Thomas Edison would have turned 164 today. What better way to celebrate the great inventor than with an animated Google logo?
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Risk of fresh Haiti earthquake could be greater than previously thought
Scientists had thought the Haiti earthquake a year ago released stress on a well-known fault. It didn't. Instead, it revealed faults that scientists didn't know existed.
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How does an arsenic-based life-form work, exactly?
Scientists have apparently discovered a type of bacteria that, unlike every other known form of life, uses arsenic instead of phosphorus as one of the basic components of its DNA molecules.
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How will California change if voters make marijuana legal?
Polls show California voters may well approve Proposition 19, which would make marijuana legal in the state. Costs and benefits are hotly debated by both sides.
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Horizons
Google balls: What's up with the Google logo today?
Bouncy Google balls bob, bound, and ricochet all over the Google homepage today.
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Billionaires Bill Gates, Warren Buffett want other billionaires to donate more to charity
Billionaires Bill Gates and Warren Buffett want other American billionaires to give at least half their wealth to charity.
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US engineers study Chile earthquake to bolster California building codes
Since the Chile earthquake, dozens of US engineers have visited Santiago and other affected cities to study the failures and successes of building codes here. They say it provides valuable insights for California.
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The New Economy
What are the Top 10 nations for online workers?
Numbers are hard to come by, but one US marketplace for online work has compiled a list. The results may surprise you.
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