SpaceX's historic launch to space station scrubbed at last second
Los Angeles Times
By WJ Hennigan SpaceX's historic launch to the International Space Station was aborted in the pre-dawn hours at Cape Canaveral, Fla., when computers detected an anomaly in one of the rocket's nine engines and automatically shut down.
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Facebook IPO fight-back begins: shares priced for 'perfection', says analyst
Telegraph.co.uk
The fight-back against Facebook's $100bn (£63bn) mega-float has begun, with the first analyst this weekend coming out to stamp a 'sell' sign on the social network's shares as the full extent to which Wall Street banks were forced to prop up its shares ...
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Silicon Valley's gilded age
Sydney Morning Herald
MENLO PARK, California: Wealth is here if you know where to find it. Fabulous home theatres are tucked into the basements of plain suburban houses. Bespoke jeans that start at $US1200 can be detected only by a tiny red logo on the button.
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Facebook slapped with $15 billion lawsuit for allegedly violating wiretap laws
Digitaltrends.com
Facebook has been accused of violating federal wiretap laws because of its use of "super cookies" that track users' Web activity. If the court rules against Facebook, many users in the US could be awarded as much as $10000 in damages.
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solar eclipse to project 'ring of fire'
CNN
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Thousands of people are planning viewing parties for the upcoming annular solar eclipse, a rare event in which the sun will appear as a thin ring behind the moon. The eclipse will begin over Asia on Monday morning, ...
Sunday eclipse will be one of century'sThe Desert Sun
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Google revamps search engine with new tool, Knowledge Graph
TechSpot
By Lee Kaelin Internet search giant Google announced a major overhaul for its search engine on their official blog yesterday evening, bringing Knowledge Graph as well as more "human-like" search functions to provide answers to user queries directly on ...
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T-Mobile HTC phones could be next on the ITC's blocked list
Android Community
Hey T-Mobile users, don't get comfortable watch fans of HTC's One X and EVO 4G LTE wait for the International Trade Commission's customs embargo to lift. According to TmoNews, customers who ordered an HTC Amaze 4G online are being told that due to “an ...
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Should angry Verizon subscribers ditch Big Red?
CNET
Verizon Wireless subscribers are hopping mad about losing their unlimited data plans. But what are their options, and is there any way to keep those unlimited plans? Ask Maggie offers some advice. by Marguerite Reardon May 18, 2012 12:00 AM PDT Follow ...
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Samsung gets 9 million preorders for new Galaxy phone: report
Reuters
| SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co has received some 9 million pre-orders for its third-generation Galaxy S smartphone from more than 100 global carriers, the Korea Economic Daily reported on Friday. Samsung toppled Apple as the world's biggest ...
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Ancient Turtle Was as Big as Small Car
LiveScience.com
A turtle the size of a small car once roamed what is now South America 60 million years ago, suggests its fossilized remains. Discovered in a coal mine in Colombia in 2005, the turtle was given the name Carbonemys cofrinii, which means "coal turtle.
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