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World's five largest companies

For the first time in nearly a decade, the world’s five largest public companies are all American affair These are the Top 5, as of mid-April 2013.
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World's five largest companies

For the first time in nearly a decade, the world’s five largest public companies are all American affair These are the Top 5, as of mid-April 2013.
Opinion: Immigration reform is a women's issue

The overwhelming majority of undocumented women are mothers – high-value, low-risk members of society. As workers, wives, and pillars of their communities, they have particular needs from any immigration reform bill.
Livable super-Earths? Two candidates among Kepler's latest finds.

Researchers unveiled a total of three planets Thursday, including two potentially livable super-Earths. The discoveries bring the Kepler team closer to its goal.
'Run for Boston' helps runners everywhere cope with marathon horror (+video)

Runners across the US – and the world – have responded to the Boston Marathon bombings with a determination to 'keep on running' to show solidarity with Boston and the victims.
College tuition: Pay $10,000 for four years?

Universities are experimenting with tuition caps and free online courses as a way to bring down college tuition costs. Ten Texas schools are offering degrees for a total college tuition of $10,000.
NASA telescope spots smallest planet yet

Located some 210 light years from Earth, Kepler-37b is only slightly larger than our moon, making it the smallest planet ever discovered.
Stock breaks $800: Google passes milestone

Google stock breaks $800 for the first time Tuesday, signaling renewed confidence in the company's ability to reap steadily higher profits. The stock breaks $800 in morning trading, with Google shares climbing 1.2 percent.
Why is Google chairman Schmidt heading to North Korea?

Two people familiar with the plans told The Associated Press that the trip was a 'private, humanitarian mission.'
Quadrantid meteor shower: Will moon wash out the show?

Quadrantid meteor shower-watchers will have to deal with a three-quarter-full moon, but the event peaks overnight Wednesday, meaning the show will go on.
Quandrantid meteor shower: The best time to catch it

Quadrantid meteor shower: With a bright gibbous moon, the best time to view the Quandrantid meteor shower is between 2 a.m. and 7 a.m. EST, before the sun rises.
Google Maps app returns to the iPhone

The new Google Maps iPhone app includes turn-by-turn directions, street-level photography of local neighborhoods and listings for more than 80 million businesses. The Google Maps iPhone app still lacks some of the mapping features available on Android phones, such as directions in malls and other buildings.
Moon formed from humongous Earth collision, new theories attempt to explain

The new research potentially plugs a big hole in the giant impact theory, long the leading explanation for the moon's formation.
LinkedIn 'influencers': Obama, Romney offer insight in new feature

LinkedIn is launching 'influencers,' a feature that will encourage users of the professional networking site to sign up to follow the musings and advice of a panel of luminaries including Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, and Richard Branson. LinkedIn hopes the feature will help it extend its clout beyond the help-wanted market.
At Google HQ, Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown signs self-driving cars bill

The bill by Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla will establish safety and performance regulations to test and operateautonomous vehicles on state roads and highways.
California governor paves way for driverless cars

Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Tuesday that will pave the way for driverless cars in California. Driverless cars use computers, sensors and other technology to operate independently, but allow humans to take control at any time.
How one San Francisco restaurant defies California foie gras ban

Sale of foie gras was banned in California on July 1. But at least one restaurant, the Presidio Social Club, is still serving it. How is it getting around the foie gras ban?
Pluto now has at least five moons. Can we go back to calling it a planet?

Long considered a planet, Pluto was reclassified as a 'dwarf planet' in 2006 by the International Astronomical Union. Will the discovery of a fifth moon prompt astronomers to reconsider?
Hubble telescope spots fifth moon orbiting Pluto (+video)

Almost exactly a year after it spotted a fourth moon orbiting the icy dwarf planet, the Hubble Space Telescope has detected a fifth one.
First-ever deep-space telescope to hunt dangerous asteroids (+video)

The private space telescope forms the heart of Project Sentinel, a deep-space mission being unveiled today in Mountain View, Calif., by a nonprofit group of scientists and explorers that advocates better space rock monitoring.
Florida scientists reduced to holding bake sale to fund NASA

In an effort to rescue planetary science projects amid budget cuts, scientists in Florida are holding bake sales and car washes to sway legislators to protect NASA's budget.
LinkedIn, eHarmony: Data thieves leak passwords

LinkedIn, eHarmony say users' passwords were stolen and leaked onto the Internet. LinkedIn, eHarmony didn't reveal extent of breach, but reports say more than 6 million passwords have been distributed online.
LinkedIn investigation possible theft of six million passwords

Although LinkedIn did not confirm if any user data had been hacked or leaked, researchers at UK Web security company Sophos say they have confirmed that a file posted online does contain, in part, LinkedIn passwords 'hashes' - a way of encrypting or storing passwords.
Forget 'Men in Black 3': Why aliens won't attack Earth

SETI hunter Jill Tarter says Sir Stephen Hawking is wrong about aliens coming to attack or colonize Earth. If aliens can get here, Tarter reasons, they'll be advanced enough not to need slaves, food or other planets,
Google to split stock to preserve control

The split will take the form of an issue of new, non-voting shares after Google reported increased earnings in its first quarter.
Appeals court reinstates Viacom lawsuit against Google's YouTube

The court ruling Thursday allows Viacom and other entities to sue Google over the use of copyrighted video on the internet search engine's YouTube video platform.