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Apple CEO Tim Cook Will Take Hard Questions From Congress This Week
The Apple chief executive is likely to be asked to justify why his company reports a 25.2 per cent tax rate, yet pays 15 per cent to the US authorities and then sets aside additional cash for possible...
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This Thursday from 1pm to 6pm, our portfolio company Zemanta is co-hosting a summit on native advertising here in NYC. I've written and spoken a fair bit about native advertising so regular readers...
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There's An Audacious Plan To End Hunger With 3-D Printed Food
Anjan Contractor’s 3D food printer might evoke visions of the “replicator” popularized in Star Trek, from which Captain Picard was constantly interrupting himself to order tea. And indeed Contractor’s...
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This Strange Dutchman With A Giant Orange Van 'Nearly Broke The Internet'
The day Sven Olaf Kamphuis parked his huge orange Mercedes van with its German numberplates outside Bar Javis, in the Catalan town of Granollers, the owner's son snapped a picture with his mobile...
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Now Worth ~$275 Million, David Karp Says Kids Should Not Drop Out Of High...
NEW YORK (AP) — Thomas Sohmers, 17, of Hudson, Mass., has been working at a research lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology since he was 13, developing projects ranging from augmented reality...
View ArticleImminent Chaos
Last week, in an article for the Huffington Post, titled Commencement 2.0, I discussed the need for higher education officials to begin substantive planning for digital disruption. The article argued...
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Poor Parents Grumble As Rich Chicago School Forces Kids To Buy iPads
New Trier High School is embracing a future with more e-books and iPads -- and fewer old-fashioned text books. But not all parents in the district are thrilled with having to pony up extra money for...
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Families Return To Neighborhoods Devastated By Tornado
Families returned to a blasted moonscape that had been an American suburb after a monstrous tornado tore through the outskirts of Oklahoma City, killing at least 24 people.Passengers flying into...
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Big Jump In Percentage Of Teens Tweeting (HTTPWWWTHEDRUMCOMNEWS20130522US,...
Almost a quarter of teenagers in the US now hold a Twitter account, significantly more than the 16 per cent figure for the wider population - according to a new Pew Research Centre report.It found that...
View ArticleThe IPA
No, I am not blogging about India Pale Ale, although I must say that I am a big fan of it.I am writing about one of the best patent hacks I have seen in the decade that I have been working to find...
View ArticleGinger Software Maps A Trillion Sentences On The Web, Releases Language Tool
There more than 1 billion people currently learning English worldwide – and new software is about to make their lives a whole lot easier.Language-learning company Ginger Software recently announced the...
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The Steve Jobs Emails That Show How To Win A Hard-Nosed Negotiation (AAPL)
The U.S. government’s price-fixing lawsuit against Apple goes to trial next month in New York. Ahead of its court date, the U.S. released emails that purport to show Apple was the “ringleader” in a...
View Article#iMarch
Yesterday and today we are conducting a virtual march on Washington to let our elected officials know that the time has come for comprehensive immigration reform. If you are of the opinion that we...
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After Bouts Of Drama, HP’s Turnaround Is Taking Hold
The numbers: They were good. PC maker Hewlett-Packard reported a 32% decline in profit, but that still beat analyst expectations. Net revenue was also down by 10%, but the company raised the lower end...
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Microsoft’s New Kinect Is Your Nurse, Trainer, And Shrink
The new Xbox unveiled today comes with an upgraded Kinect sensor that primarily allows for playing games without a controller and controlling TV with your voice. But it also has powerful features that...
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The PC May Be Dying, But That Didn't Stop Lenovo From Posting A Huge Quarter
Lenovo Group Ltd's bold acquisitions in its flagship PC business, a foray into mobile gadgets, and a relatively light debt load are setting it apart from PC rivals as industry shipments take their...
View ArticleFeature Friday: Save To Foursquare
I am a big fan of bookmarking. I mean that in the largest sense. When I find something I want to read, watch, do, etc, I like to save it somewhere that I can find it when I need it. When it comes to...
View ArticleVideo Of The Week: My Talk With John Battelle at CM Summit
If you want to watch here, hit play and go to 47 minutes in. Or click on this link which will take you to you YouTube and get you to 47 minutes in.Read more posts on A VC »Please follow SAI on Twitter...
View ArticlePop-Up Magazine & Commencement
Pop-Up Magazine is an amazing “live” magazine that started here in San Francisco, and consists talks, performances, demos and slide shows in front of a live audience. It is a live event that only...
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Vintage Apple Computer Sells For $668,000
BERLIN (AP) — An auctioneer says one of Apple's first computers — a functioning 1976 model — has been sold for a record 516,000 euros ($668,000).German auction house Breker said Saturday an Asian...
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