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Solar plane sets distance record on US tour

Agence France-Presse | Thursday May 23, 2013

The first manned aircraft that can fly day and night powered only by solar energy set a new distance record Thursday when it landed after the second leg of a cross-country US tour.

Facebook, Twitter apps come to Glass, Google's wearable computer

Agence France-Presse | Friday May 17, 2013

Facebook and Twitter launched applications Thursday for Google glasses as developers rushed to learn more about tailoring software for the Internet-linked eyewear yet to hit the market.

Bidder pays more than Rs 3 crore for a coffee date with Apple chief Tim cook

Agence France-Presse | Thursday May 16, 2013

An anonymous bidder paid 610,000 dollars (about Rs 3.3 crore) in a charity auction for coffee date with Apple chief Tim Cook, the organisers said.

Google debuts music service for mobile gadgets

Agence France-Presse | Thursday May 16, 2013

Google rolled out a music service for smartphones and tablets powered by its free Android software, in a challenge to streaming radio firms such as Pandora and Spotify.

Google I/O preview: What to expect at Google's developers' conference

Associated Press | Thursday May 16, 2013

The gathering, scheduled to begin Wednesday morning in San Francisco, provides Google with an opportunity to flex its technological muscle

Google CEO Larry Page discloses 'rare' vocal cord problem

Associated Press | Wednesday May 15, 2013

Google CEO Larry Page has disclosed a problem with his vocal cords that makes it difficult for him to speak and breathe occasionally, but he says he remains fit enough to keep running the Internet's most influential company.

California driver rues 'nightmare' blaze in overloaded limousine

Agence France Presse | Tuesday May 7, 2013

A limousine in which a Filipina bride and four friends died when it erupted in flames was carrying too many passengers, an official said Monday, as the driver described the "nightmare" tragedy.

California bride, friends died trying to escape burning limousine

Agence France Presse | Monday May 6, 2013

A bride and four friends died desperately trying to scamble out of a rented limousine which burst into flames en route to a party in California celebrating her wedding, a coroner said Monday.

Bride, four others killed in California limousine fire

Agence France-Presse | Monday May 6, 2013

A woman and four members of her bridal shower burned to death in a horrific accident, when their rented limousine caught fire en route to a party in California celebrating her wedding, US media reported on Sunday.

Five die in limousine fire on California bridge

Associated Press | Sunday May 5, 2013

Authorities say five people were killed and five others survived after a limousine caught fire on a San Francisco Bay area bridge late Saturday night.

Intel picks insider Krzanich as CEO dashing hopes for shakeup

Friday May 3, 2013

Intel Corp chose veteran insider Brian Krzanich as chief executive, disappointing some investors who hoped an outsider would push for aggressive changes to help the world's largest chipmaker catch up in the mobile revolution.

Facebook to delete beheading videos shared online

Press Trust of India | Thursday May 2, 2013

Facebook has said it will delete beheading videos being shared at the leading social network as it re-evaluates its policy regarding whether such content is acceptable.

I was discovered by an algorithm

Matt Richtel, The New York Times | Sunday April 28, 2013

When the email came out of the blue last summer, offering a shot as a programmer at a San Francisco startup, Jade Dominguez, 26, was living off credit card debt in a rental in South Pasadena, Calif., while he taught himself programming. He had been a...

CEO Mark Zuckerberg paid more than $2 billion at Facebook in 2012

Agence France-Presse | Saturday April 27, 2013

Facebook co-founder and chief Mark Zuckerberg scored more than $2 billion worth of stock and $503,000 in base pay last year for running the world's leading social network.

Does Twitter have a credibility problem?

Reuters | Thursday April 25, 2013

For many, a single fake tweet from the Associated Press account that briefly roiled financial markets on Tuesday, driving the Dow Jones industrial average down about 145 points, vividly reaffirmed the fearsome, near-instantaneous power of the 140-cha...