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99% Wall Street protesters boo CEOs, but mourn Steve Jobs
99% Wall Street protesters took time out to mourn the passing of billionaire Steve Jobs. Is 99% Wall Street movement inconsistent?
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Google Earth passes 1 billion download mark
Google Earth has been downloaded more than a billion times, Google announced today. So what's next for Google Earth?
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Where did Earth's water come from? Comet Hartley 2 offers new clues.
The composition of comet Hartley 2 suggests that comets might have been a bigger source of Earth's water than previously thought. It's also challenging models of solar system formation.
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Japan's earthquake actually altered Earth's gravity, scientists find
The 9.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Japan in March was the fifth most powerful earthquake ever recorded. The quake also altered the distribution of the Earth's mass, affecting the pull of gravity near the epicenter.
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Israel celebrates Nobel Prize, but worries about declining prowess
Dan Shechtman, who won the Nobel Prize in chemistry, is part of a tradition of scientific achievement that's considered a key asset to Israel's military and its reputation as a mini-Silicon Valley.
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How Apple sends technology back from the future
A big part of Steve Jobs' genius was managing Apple's supply chain
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No job? Make your own. Here are 7 ways to get help.
One alternative to looking for a job is to make your own. Here are seven nonprofits who offer tools, training, and ideas to get workers started.
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Tributes to Steve Jobs: five top tweets
Apple's announcement Wednesday that founder Steve Jobs had died sparked waves of comment across the Internet, as techies and others chose their own ways to note his achievements or mourn his passing. Some recounted their own interactions with Jobs. Others had simple words of gratitude, adding "sent from my iPhone." On Twitter, many people tagged their posts with "#thankyousteve" or "#iSad." Among a multitude of noteworthy tweets, here are five ...
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The Monitor's View: How to honor Steve Jobs
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs left a model of collaborative innovation that others can follow in creating wholly new products and services that will boost the economy.
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In Pictures: Remembering Steve Jobs
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Is Latin America prepared for a debate over geoengineering?
Latin America faces four major questions on the controversial topic of using technology to intentionally reshape aspects of Earth and its atmosphere in a way that counteracts climate change.
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$35 tablet computer? Yes, from India.
$35 tablet computer is government-subsidized and aimed at India's students. For $35, tablet computer is stripped down and can't compete with an iPad.
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Good Reads: The world bids farewell to its 'reinventor,' Apple's Steve Jobs (video)
Steve Jobs leaves the world better off than he found it, using technology to simplify everything from office tasks to reading or listening to music.
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Steve Jobs wanted to change the world, and he did (video)
Steve Jobs, who died Wednesday, seemed to know what people wanted even before they did. From those first boxy little Apple computers 35 years ago to the iPhone and the iPad today, he changed the way we work and play.
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Xbox 360 will soon stream HBO, SyFy, other TV networks
In the future, your Xbox 360 could double as your cable box.
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Steve Jobs: Businessman, innovator, visionary
Steve Jobs passed on Wednesday. Steve Jobs was more than Apple's CEO, he helped make computers a household necessity and ushered in the iPod, iPhone and other must-have gadgets. Considered one of the greatest American CEOs of his generation, Steve Jobs' career path was a long, winding road that included several major hurdles.
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$35 tablet computer, dubbed the Aakash, unveiled in India
$35 tablet computer hits shelves in India. The catch: To get your hands on the Aakash, you've got to be a student. Still, how long before we have a $35 tablet computer arrives here in the states?
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Interior secretary: 'Fracking' can be safe and responsible (VIDEO)
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says the controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing – or fracking – to collect natural gas can be done 'in a safe way.' New federal fracking rules are in the works.
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Nobel Prize in Literature 2011: The surprising top 4 favorites
The winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature – one of the highest awards a writer can receive – will be announced on Thursday. All across the world, literati are preparing for the big event in a decidedly plebeian way. They’re betting on the frontrunners. British bookmaker Ladbrokes has ranked the contenders’ odds, according to bets it is accepting online from “clued up literary fans.” Here’s a somewhat surprising look at the top four contenders.
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Winner of Nobel Prize in Chemistry revolutionized study of crystals (VIDEO)
Scientists thought they knew all about the structure of crystals until Daniel Shechtman discovered quasicrystals. The find reinvigorated the field and has won him the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
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iPhone 4S and iCloud: Never lose another file?
iPhone 4S's announcement Tuesday offered a refresher and some new details on Apple's iCloud storage-and-sync service. The feature, which will work on iPhone 4S and other Apple devices, will compete with Amazon's cloud storage service.
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Asteroid Vesta features mountain bigger than any on Earth
Asteroid Vesta is currently in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Scientists recently discovered a huge mountain on the asteroid Vesta.
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"Shatner Rules": William Shatner's new book tells readers how to live as he does
In "Shatner Rules," William Shatner dishes on his "Boston Legal" role, his feud with George Takei, and more.
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Crowdsourcing science: how gamers are changing scientific discovery
Computer gamers who cracked a decades-long AIDS mystery in three weeks embody a rising trend among researchers: enlisting the skills of everyday people to help with scientific discovery.
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Africa Rising: Will Ivory Coast stop feeding the global chocolate habit?
If Ivory Coast's family-owned cocoa farms don't change the way they do farming, they will stop being able to meet the world's hunger – nay, its certified need – for chocolate. That would be bad.
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