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Facebook, Zuckerberg Sued Over IPO

Section: yro, Department: death-taxes-and-lawsuits
Slashdot, Today, 11:40am

KDE Announces Partner Network

Section: linux, Department: building-infrastructure
Slashdot, Today, 11:20am

Worried About Information Leaks, IBM Bans Siri

Section: search, Department: dave-what-are-you-doing
Slashdot, Today, 10:58am

Options For Good (Not Expensive) Office Backbone For a Small Startup

Section: it, Department: office-with-small-o-is-fine
Slashdot, Today, 10:33am

Chrome Browser Usage Artificially Boosted, Says Microsoft

Section: technology, Department: depends-who's-counting
Slashdot, Today, 10:11am

SAP VP Arrested In False Barcode Scheme

Section: yro, Department: always-use-bitcoins-for-lego-arbitrage
Slashdot, Today, 9:28am

Russia To Establish Bases On the Moon

Section: science, Department: reopening-the-tang-mines
Slashdot, Today, 8:48am

Legislation In New York To Ban Anonymous Speech Online

Section: yro, Department: enjoy-funding-the-internet-anonymity-police
Slashdot, Today, 8:13am

FCC Boss Backs Metering the Internet

Section: yro, Department: deposit-seven-cents-to-continue-reading
Slashdot, Today, 5:21am

Mozilla Announces Web Development Learning Initiative

Section: technology, Department: where-do-all-the-cat-pictures-come-from
Slashdot, Today, 3:43am

EU Blocks France's Ban of Monsanto's GM Maize

Section: politics, Department: renamed-to-freedom-corn
Slashdot, Today, 2:19am

SEC Calls For Review of Facebook IPO

Section: news, Department: somebody's-in-trouble
Slashdot, Today, 1:15am

Machine-Guided Learning Matches Teachers In Study

Section: news, Department: open-your-books-to-beep-boop-beep
Slashdot, Today, 12:23am

Sci-fi Writer Elizabeth Moon Believes Everyone Should Be Chipped

Section: yro, Department: i'm-sorry-have-you-met-humanity
Slashdot, Yesterday, 11:30pm

The Price of Military Tech Assistance In Movies

Section: entertainment, Department: as-american-as-propaganda-pie
Slashdot, Yesterday, 10:29pm

Bass erupts for Celtics in 101-85 win over Sixers

BOSTON (AP) - They started as a Big Three and grew to a Big Four when Rajon Rondo earned the right to be mentioned along with the other Boston Celtics All-Stars. At no point, however, did Brandon Bass merit marquee billing in his first season in Boston. Read more...

AP Top News, Yesterday, 2:14am

Obama on Afghan: Leave on time, no 'perfect' end

CHICAGO (AP) - President Barack Obama and leaders around the globe locked in place an Afghanistan exit path Monday that will still keep their troops fighting and dying there for two more years, acknowledging there never will be point at which they can say, "This is all done. This is perfect." Obama, presiding over a 50-nation war coalition summit in his hometown, summed up the mood by saying the Afghanistan that will be left behind will be stable enough for them to depart - essentially good enough after a decade of war- but still loaded with troubles. Read more...

AP Top News, Yesterday, 2:14am

Man survives 180-foot plunge over Niagara Falls

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) - A man survived a plunge of at least 180 feet over Niagara Falls in an apparent suicide attempt Monday - only the third person known to have lived after going over the falls without a safety device. Niagara Parks Police said witnesses reported seeing the man climb over a railing 20 to 30 feet out over the Horseshoe Falls at 10:20 a.m. and "deliberately jump" into the Niagara River. Seriously injured, he surfaced in the lower Niagara River basin near the Journey Behind the Falls observation platform and managed to make it to shore on his own. Read more...

AP Top News, Yesterday, 2:14am

'House' closes after 8 seasons of healing and pain

'House' closes after 8 seasons of healing and painNEW YORK (AP) - Whither Dr. Gregory House? Would the cantankerous hero of the Fox medical drama mend his ways or self-destruct for all time? That was the mystery as "House" barreled to its conclusion Monday night. In a recent interview, series star Hugh Laurie had teased that House was coming to the edge of a precipice eight years in the making: "Is he gonna step forward or step back? Is it life or is it death?" Read more...

AP Top News, Yesterday, 2:14am

Thunder surge past Lakers 106-90 to win West semis

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - With the Oklahoma City Thunder just starting to come to life, Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant didn't need to take a break. They will have enough time to rest as they get ready for a second straight trip to the Western Conference finals. Read more...

AP Top News, Yesterday, 2:14am

Boy rescued above waterfall not scared - at first

SNOHOMISH, Wash. (AP) - A 13-year-old boy rescued at the top of a 270-foot waterfall in Washington state says he just wanted to cool off, but soon found himself stuck precariously on a rock for hours as crews tried to reach him. "I wanted to go in ... just to wade a little bit," William Hickman said at a news conference Monday where he was joined by the people who staged the dramatic, middle-of the night operation. Read more...

AP Top News, Yesterday, 2:14am

In Joplin, a senior year to remember after tornado

JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) - There were tearful remembrances for lost classmates and jokes about spending their senior year in a converted department store. But most of all for Joplin High School's Class of 2012, a chorus of rousing cheers and joyous celebrations marked their completion of high school under circumstance none of them could have envisioned just one year ago. Read more...

AP Top News, Yesterday, 2:14am

Ex-Rutgers student gets 30 days in webcam case

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) - A former Rutgers University student who used a webcam to spy on his gay roommate was sentenced Monday to just 30 days in jail - a punishment that disappointed some activists but came as a relief to others who feared he would be made a scapegoat for his fellow freshman's suicide. Dharun Ravi, 20, could have gotten 10 years behind bars for his part in a case that burst onto front pages when Tyler Clementi threw himself to his death off the George Washington Bridge. Read more...

AP Top News, Yesterday, 2:14am

Who will drones target? Who in the US will decide?

WASHINGTON (AP) - White House counterterror chief John Brennan has seized the lead in guiding the debate on which terror leaders will be targeted for drone attacks or raids, establishing a new procedure to vet both military and CIA targets. The move concentrates power over the use of lethal U.S. force outside war zones at the White House. Read more...

AP Top News, Yesterday, 2:14am

Senate toughens Iran penalties over nuke program

WASHINGTON (AP) - Intent on weakening Iran economically, the Senate on Monday approved tough new penalties on the Tehran regime to thwart its nuclear ambitions. By voice vote, the Senate backed the measure ahead of talks between leading nations and Iran in Baghdad on Wednesday. The bill would target Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, require companies that trade on the U.S. stock exchange to disclose any Iran-related business to the Securities and Exchange Commission and would expand penalties for energy and uranium mining joint ventures with Tehran. Read more...

AP Top News, Yesterday, 2:14am

Alibaba Regains Control

Alibaba's deal to buy back part of Yahoo's stake gives the Chinese company the control it seeks to grapple with mounting domestic competition and logistical challenges in e-commerce. Read more...

WSJ.com: US Business, Yesterday, 2:13am

Alibaba Regains Control

Alibaba's deal to buy back part of Yahoo's stake gives the Chinese company the control it seeks to grapple with mounting domestic competition and logistical challenges in e-commerce. Read more...

WSJ.com: What's News Technology, Yesterday, 2:13am

India Train Crash Kills at Least 15

A passenger train rammed into a freight train before dawn in southern India, killing at least 15 people in the collision and fire, officials said. Read more...

WSJ.com: What's News Asia, Yesterday, 2:10am

Australia: The Happiest Country

Australia is living up to its nickname of "the lucky country," with a new survey marking it as the happiest industrialized nation in the world based on criteria such as jobs, income and health. Read more...

WSJ.com: What's News Asia, Yesterday, 2:06am

Rupee Falls to Fresh Low Against Dollar

The Indian rupee fell to a fresh low of 55.06 against the U.S. dollar, on consistent demand for the greenback from oil importers. Read more...

WSJ.com: What's News Asia, Yesterday, 2:04am

Westbrook, Durant lead OKC in ousting Lakers

Russell Westbrook scored 28 points, Kevin Durant added 25 points and 10 rebounds and the Oklahoma City Thunder surged ahead in the second half to beat Los Angeles 106-90 in Game 5 on Monday night and eliminate the Lakers from the playoffs. Read more...

ESPN.com, Yesterday, 2:01am

Japan's Tech Rivals Learn to Cooperate

Sony and Panasonic are considering putting their long-standing rivalry aside as they battle hefty losses, dwindling domestic demand and the global dominance of Samsung Electronics. Read more...

WSJ.com: What's News Asia, Yesterday, 1:58am

Everest Weekend Death Toll at Four

Climbers have reported seeing another body on Mount Everest, raising the death toll to four for one of the worst days ever on the world's highest mountain. Read more...

WSJ.com: What's News Asia, Yesterday, 1:58am

Australian Rock Hits a Hard Place

Companies are shutting Australian coal mines and questioning whether they should continue with billions of dollars of investments—squeezed between falling prices and rising costs. Read more...

WSJ.com: US Business, Yesterday, 1:55am

VIDEO: Robo-fish to 'police' the oceans

A robotic fish that can monitor water pollution in harbours is being tested in Spain. Read more...

BBC News - Home, Yesterday, 1:53am

Saints sign Australian Shepherd

Northampton Saints sign Australia and Western Force full-back Cameron Shepherd for the 2012/13 season. Read more...

BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition, Yesterday, 1:44am

Qantas Splits Flights Units as Jetstar Boss Departs

Qantas Airways has split its struggling international flights operation into a separate business unit, as part of a wider restructure that includes the departure of long-standing Jetstar chief Bruce Buchanan. Read more...

WSJ.com: What's News Asia, Yesterday, 1:31am

VIDEO: Could rural votes decide Egypt vote?

Egyptians are preparing to go to the polls in the first leadership vote since the toppling of President Mubarak. Read more...

BBC News - Home, Yesterday, 1:25am

Asian Markets Rise Ahead of EU Summit

Asian markets rose Tuesday ahead of an EU summit on measures to promote growth and keep Greece in the euro zone. The Nikkei was up 0.9%. Read more...

WSJ.com: What's News Asia, Yesterday, 1:23am

Asian Markets Rise Ahead of EU Summit

Asian markets rose Tuesday ahead of an EU summit on measures to promote growth and keep Greece in the euro zone. The Nikkei was up 0.9%. Read more...

WSJ.com: What's News US, Yesterday, 1:23am

Bass steps up as Celts take 3-2 lead vs. 76ers

Brandon Bass scored 18 of his postseason career-high 27 points in the third quarter on Monday night as the Boston Celtics pulled away from the Philadelphia 76ers to win 101-85 and take a 3-2 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series. Read more...

ESPN.com, Yesterday, 1:20am