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  The ethical quagmire of geoengineering

  By Vlad Savov on April 4, 2013 04:31 am + 31 comments

  The question of how to tackle climate change is as complex as its potential answers are numerous. Continue reading…

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  Ubuntu chief isn't interested in 'leet' users, wants to bring Linux to the masses

  By Vlad Savov on March 8, 2013 08:19 am + 254 comments

  The past few months in Ubuntu's development have been highly transformative — it's gone from a Continue reading…

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  Windows 8 sales woes: are netbooks to blame?

  By Adi Robertson on January 5, 2013 05:54 pm + 631 comments

  The latest numbers indicate that Windows 8 isn't boosting the weak PC notebook market, causing some Continue reading…

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  Why the pay TV 'sports tax' is more complicated than you think

  By Adi Robertson on December 7, 2012 04:53 pm + 32 comments

  As potential cord-cutters mull the possibility of dropping pay TV, live sports on channels like ESPN Continue reading…

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  Google SVP Vic Gundotra was told to stop tweeting after infamous 'two turkeys' taunt

  By Vlad Savov on December 7, 2012 04:52 am + 117 comments

  Shortly after the launch of Google+ in June last year, Google Senior VP Vic Gundotra went silent on Continue reading…

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  Just how much do musicians make from Pandora and Spotify?

  By Adi Robertson on November 16, 2012 02:20 pm + 73 comments

  For the past few days, musicians have been urging Congress to reject the Internet Radio Fairness Act, Continue reading…

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  Are Uber and other 'disruptive' startups cutting red tape or stripping consumer protections?

  By Adi Robertson on October 25, 2012 08:46 am + 41 comments

  When Uber taxi service came to New York, it was easy to consider it a scrappy underdog, fighting the Continue reading…

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  HP's Todd Bradley dismisses post-PC era, says 'people are trying to be dramatic'

  By Vlad Savov on September 20, 2012 04:51 am + 225 comments

  Todd Bradley is HP's executive VP in charge of personal systems and printers. As such, it's his job Continue reading…

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  How big business swapped focus groups for Facebook apps

  By Louis Goddard on August 1, 2012 11:02 am + 8 comments

  The New York Times published an illuminating feature earlier this week, revealing how big consumer Continue reading…

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  European Commission wants your opinion on net neutrality

  By Aaron Souppouris on July 24, 2012 07:48 am + 87 comments

  The European Commission is launching an EU-wide consultation period to gauge public opinion on net Continue reading…