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  Steven Spielberg and George Lucas predict ‘massive implosion’ in film industry

  By Bryan Bishop on June 13, 2013 01:15 am + 213 comments

  George Lucas and Steven Spielberg think the film industry is heading towards a cliff. The pair Continue reading…

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  Lost in translation: when East meets West, press conferences get weird

  By Vlad Savov on June 5, 2013 11:15 am + 38 comments

  As the thunderous but indistinct techno music blares over Acer's Computex press conference, you Continue reading…

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  Lenovo wants to sell phones in the US within a year

  By Amar Toor on May 26, 2013 12:21 pm + 51 comments

  Lenovo CEO Yang Yuanqing this week said his China-based company is aiming to bring its smartphones Continue reading…

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  'Iron Man 3' blows away the box office with $175 million opening weekend

  By Amar Toor on May 6, 2013 05:53 am + 132 comments

  Iron Man 3 performed heroically at the box office over the weekend, posting the second-highest Continue reading…

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  Behind the curtain of Y Combinator, the 'sleep-away camp for startups'

  By Amar Toor on May 4, 2013 10:12 am + 4 comments

  Since its founding in 2005, Y Combinator has become one of the most prominent seed accelerators in Continue reading…

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  Reassessing the costs and benefits of switching from film to digital projection

  By Sam Byford on April 19, 2013 05:22 am + 18 comments

  While the emotional debate over the respective qualities of film and digital is unlikely to be Continue reading…

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  What is FairSearch and why does it hate Google so much?

  By Vlad Savov on April 12, 2013 09:00 am + 678 comments

  Being the world’s favorite search engine has brought Google and its founders to positions of Continue reading…

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  Europe’s other problem: where are all the tech startups?

  By Vlad Savov on April 9, 2013 08:00 am + 225 comments

  Europe, the grand old lady of the civilized world, is starting to look a little tired lately. Its Continue reading…

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  Why did 28,000 rivers in China suddenly disappear?

  By Amar Toor on April 3, 2013 09:09 am + 218 comments

  For years, China claimed to hold an estimated 50,000 rivers within its borders. Now, more than half Continue reading…

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  Skype and Spotify founders join Rovio's chairman in EU initiative to inspire web startups

  By Vlad Savov on March 21, 2013 07:00 am + 16 comments

  The European Commission is today forming a new advisory group, dubbed the Leaders Club, which it Continue reading…