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  Russia rocked by meteor explosion

  By Sam Byford on February 15, 2013 01:08 am + 308 comments

  Reports from the Russian region of the Ural Mountains suggest that a meteor may have exploded 10,000 Continue reading…

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  Valve's Gabe Newell addresses layoffs: 'We aren't canceling any projects'

  By Sean Hollister on February 13, 2013 07:42 pm + 57 comments

  It's an unusual day at Valve Software, with reports of layoffs at the game company, and Valve Continue reading…

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  Apple lowers 13-inch Macbook Pro with Retina display price to $1,499, speedbumps other Retina machines

  By Nilay Patel on February 13, 2013 08:30 am + 174 comments

  Apple just lowered the price of the 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display: the starting model with Continue reading…

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  President Obama calls for an R&D push 'not seen since the height of the Space Race'

  By T.C. Sottek on February 12, 2013 09:32 pm + 141 comments

  In his State of the Union speech, President Obama made a lofty pitch: "now is the time to reach a Continue reading…

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  President Obama signs cybersecurity order

  By Carl Franzen on February 12, 2013 09:24 pm + 96 comments

  President Obama on Tuesday signed a new cybersecurity executive order, allowing the government to Continue reading…

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  Comcast to acquire GE's stake in NBCUniversal, assume full ownership of company

  By Chris Welch on February 12, 2013 04:35 pm + 101 comments

  Comcast has announced plans to buy out the remaining 49 percent of NBCUniversal currently owned by Continue reading…

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  North Korea conducts underground nuclear test

  By Sam Byford on February 11, 2013 11:07 pm + 259 comments

  North Korea announced plans last month to carry out its third nuclear test, and it followed through Continue reading…

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  Eric Schmidt will sell nearly half his Google stock for an estimated $2.51 billion

  By Dan Seifert on February 8, 2013 06:22 pm + 155 comments

  Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt plans to sell 42 percent of his shares in the company, as Continue reading…

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  Spotify now available for Windows Phone 8

  By Tom Warren on February 8, 2013 11:49 am + 150 comments

  Spotify has long been available for Windows Phone 7, but it's making the jump to Microsoft's latest Continue reading…

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  Facebook Connect bug sends the internet to useless error page

  By Jeff Blagdon on February 7, 2013 07:38 pm + 35 comments

  Some kind of bug with Facebook Connect is ruining the internet, picking people up and sending them Continue reading…