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New York Times publishes 'crowd-funded' article

The science section of The New York Times contained an unusual article on Tuesday. The story about a huge floating garbage patch in the Pacific Ocean was not written by a Times reporter but by a freelance ...

Technology / Internet

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Ex-Rocky staffers plan to launch online magazine

(AP) -- Some former staffers of the now-defunct Rocky Mountain News say they plan to launch an online news magazine this summer.

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created May 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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Fears for safety at Fukushima one year on

To some of the men who earn as little as $100 a day to work inside Japan's Fukushima Daiichi, the plant at the centre of a year-old nuclear disaster is far from safe -- despite the official line.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 7

Japanese entrepreneurs aim for Silicon Valley

For an emerging generation of Japanese innovators, the dream isn't a job for life at a big company. They have new ambitions, and they're determined to go places. Especially Silicon Valley.

Technology / Business

created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

British adventurer returns from global eco-bus trip

An eco-adventurer arrived back in Britain on Friday after driving round the world in a battered old "biotruck" rescued from a junkyard and powered by used cooking oil.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Sep 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Your Phone, Yourself: When is tracking too much?

(AP) -- If you're worried about privacy, you can turn off the function on your smartphone that tracks where you go. But that means giving up the services that probably made you want a smartphone in the first ...

Technology / Other

created Apr 24, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 16

Huffington says blogger suit 'without merit'

Arianna Huffington, co-founder of The Huffington Post, has dismissed as "utterly without merit" a lawsuit filed against the website claiming compensation for unpaid bloggers. ...

Technology / Business

created Apr 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

AOL cutting over 900 jobs in US, India

Internet company AOL is cutting more than 900 jobs as it joins forces with The Huffington Post and seeks to reinvent itself as a major player in online news.

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created Mar 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Crowd workers are not online Shakespeares, but Carnegie Mellon research shows they can write

Writing can be a solitary, intellectual pursuit, but researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have shown that the task of writing an informational article also can be accomplished by dozens of people working independently ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Rumor mill inflames border debate

The ominous reports have zinged around the Internet for weeks, raising fresh fears about border security: Armed members of the notorious Mexican criminal group, the Zetas, seized two ranches near Laredo, Texas.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 17, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 3

True/Slant website shutting down

True/Slant, a website started last year to provide an innovative platform for journalists and advertisers, is shutting down following its acquisition by Forbes Media.

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created Jul 31, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Huntington's disease greatly underestimated in the UK

The prevalence of Huntington's disease (HD) is substantially underestimated in the UK, with significant implications for those affected, the healthcare system, and research. New estimates of prevalence, and their implications, ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jun 29, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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