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The Wall Street Journal says that Amazon is expanding its hardware offerings with a whole new line of gadgets, including a lame-sounding "audio streaming device" and a pair of next gen smartphones.
An 1886 law says the police must pay for the damages. Guess who pays for the police…
A recent discovery has injected hope into the search for extraterrestrials
Twitter, Flickr and eBay are all helping clean up the mess in the UK
Ad revenue is up for the first time since 2008, but the company is still losing money
Boehner and Pelosi are ending a centuries' long tradition that had highs and lows
The rest of the conservative movement, it seems, is not
Geeks are apparently fashionable now
As more and more employers consult Facebook, more and more people think it's shady
Did Nicholas Schmidle misstep by not telling readers he didn't talk to Navy SEALs?
How a wallet full of Time Out clippings inspired Dennis Crowley to invent the check-in
A continuing scandal and a growing pile of cash give directors plenty to talk about
According to the Wall Street Journal, the board will still have only three Murdochs
All things considered, it's pretty much been a terrible few days for Wall Street
Three suburban teenage boys planned a massacre on the first day of school
The kids at Bayside High get the 8-bit treatment
How did the bird find the News Corp. boss's house? Was it phone hacking?
Syrian security of forces continue the bloodshed as tanks shell Hama
A new "active personalization" feature will give the Grey Lady a facelift
What three LEGO-made crew members are doing on a spaceship to Jupiter
Revenue is up 120 percent in their first public earnings report
But the only 47 percent disapprove of President Obama
With gas prices on the rise, the administration is allowing more offshore drilling
The former Beatle plans to talk to police about the privacy breach
The reported deal should end the shutdown that's left thousands unemployed
The New York Times says the death toll is twice as bad as previously thought
Too many volunteer editors grow up and get married, says founder Jimmy Wales
The problematic new F-35 will cost the government more than Australia's GDP
A very dry topic turns into a Twitter slap-fight between Google and Microsoft
Pressure mounts in the U.K. for the CNN host to answer phone hacking questions
Mark's little sister is starting her own company but she's already getting chided by critics
We're getting close to the expected release date and some things seem certain
A man is suing Hilton over a $0.75 copy of USA Today. The stake could be much higher
Over the past few years, German authorities have aggressively regulated the social network
Researchers detail an international hacking plot that's been running for five years
The FAA is investigating whether or not The Daily is operating an illegal aircraft
An AP photographer gained access to the world's most secretive country
Thousands won't be able to work now that Congress is on recess until September
Another exotic animal is on the loose in New York City
The sets for the trendy fantasy show look silly without CGI
Egypt is going to extreme measures to protect their former president
Several government agencies are recruiting at a hacker convention in Las Vegas
Police arrested Stuart Kuttner, News of the World's former managing editor, on Tuesday
Nick Davies, the lead investigative reporter on phone hacking, landed on Monday
Some think it's a clever viral marketing stunt. Others think it's pretty sexist
The British newspaper deleted hundreds of thousands of emails over the past year
The company's new product, Edge, will work on iPhones and iPads
An attorney describes hacker Jake Davis, known online as Topiary, as "perfectly charming"
The New York columnist accuses the Fox News host of inciting anti-Semitic threats
Despite speculation, British police "are not looking for anyone else" named Topiary
A breakthrough from some Stanford scientists unlock sci-fi fantasies
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