SF sex offender gets 373 years to life - SFGate

San Francisco Chronicle
A San Francisco school cafeteria worker was sentenced Friday to 373 years to life in prison for sexually assaulting three women last year in the Mission District, crimes the sentencing judge described as "heinous" and "barbaric.



San Francisco 49ers undaunted by challenge of facing mighty New England

San Francisco 49ers undaunted by challenge of facing mighty New England ...
San Jose Mercury News
SANTA CLARA -- Strong safety Donte Whitner, who played against New England frequently while with the Buffalo Bills, knows the perils of trying to match wits with Bill Belichick and Tom Brady.



Al Franken's bill to curb cyberstalking

Stalking and wiretapping already are illegal, meaning it's against the law in most cases for a husband or wife to secretly install the software on a spouse's cellphone. Franken's proposal would extend the criminal and civil liabilities for the improper use of the apps to include the software companies that sell them.

Senate Panel Approves Franken's 'Stalking Apps' Bill | News ...
A Senate panel this week approved Sen. Al Franken's Location Privacy Protection Act — aka the "Stalking Apps" bill — which would close legal loopholes that allow ...

Al Franken's bill to curb cyberstalking ... Companies would face a criminal penalty if they knowingly operate an app with the intent to facilitate stalking.




Google Lands Futurist Ray Kurzweil


PC Magazine
Google, like many top tech companies is always taking on new employees—but in landing Ray Kurzweil this week, the search giant hasn't added your run-of-the-mill new hire.



TEP Fraternity @MIT

Leaked IPCC Climate Report Excites Skeptics

Leaked IPCC Climate Report Excites Skeptics, Annoys Authors And Raises ...
Huffington Post
A draft version of a forthcoming international assessment of climate change science, leaked Thursday afternoon by an obscure conservative blogger, is being touted by climate skeptics as evidence that the burning of fossil fuels by human society is not ...

Man-made global warming: even the IPCC admits the jig is up
Telegraph.co.uk
Breaking news from the US – h/t Watts Up With That? – where a leaked draft of the IPCC's latest report AR5 admits what some of us have suspected for a very long time: that the case for man-made global warming is looking weaker by the day and that the sun ...

A blogger has put most of the drafts of the fifth International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, due next year, on the internet. The blogger Alec Rawls is a climate change sceptic. He and other climate sceptic journalists and bloggers have isolated one section of the draft to suggest that cosmic rays, such as those of the sun, may have a greater influence on warming than had been claimed.



Geminid meteor shower reigns in the night sky

Geminid meteor shower reigns in the night sky (+video) Christian Science Monitor
The Geminids— so named because they appear to emanate from the constellation Gemini (The Twins) — are one of the most dependably impressive annual meteor showers. They result when Earth plows through debris shed by a 3-mile-wide (5 kilometers) ...

Geminid meteor shower amazes night sky watchers - Capital Weather Gang ...Washington Post
An onslaught of Geminid meteors dashed through the cloudless skies Thursday night and early Friday morning, putting on a dazzling spectacle. Some witnesses called it the best meteor shower they had ever seen. The clear skies and lack of moonlight (due ...



Elon Musk-backed SolarCity shines: IPO leaps 47%

Elon Musk-backed SolarCity shines: IPO leaps 47%
USA TODAY

SolarCity IPO: Stock price rises more than 50 percent on first day of public ...
San Jose Mercury News
SAN MATEO -- After a false start and Black Friday-style discount on its initial public offering, SolarCity arrived Thursday morning on Wall Street and found investors willing to pay over 50 percent more than the IPO price for its shares.



A plane carrying computer software pioneer John McAfee landed in Miami on Wednesday after Guatemala deported the former Silicon Valley entrepreneur

After Deportation, John McAfee Returns to U.S. - NYTimes.com
The antivirus software pioneer John McAfee arrived in Miami after being deported from Guatemala, an airport spokesman said Wednesday. The ...

Software pioneer John McAfee deported to Miami | Reuters
A plane carrying computer software pioneer John McAfee landed in Miami on Wednesday after Guatemala deported the former Silicon Valley ...



Randy Moss heaps praise on 49ers' Colin Kaepernick

Randy Moss heaps praise on 49ers' Colin Kaepernick
NFL News
Randy Moss has been around a few quarterbacks in his time. He's seen old ones, young ones, journeymen and upstarts. For what it's worth, the San Francisco 49ers pass-catcher is impressed with Colin Kaepernick.



Who holds the world's nuclear warheads?

Who holds the world's nuclear warheads? Get the full list by country The Guardian
Among the few reliable statistical sources is the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Established in 1945 by experts who had created the atomic bomb as part of the Manhattan Project and wanted to warn the public about its dangers, the Bulletin now ...


Golden State Warriors stun Miami Heat, win 5th straight

Warriors stun Heat, win 5th straight
FOXSports.com
Draymond Green made a layup with 0.9 seconds left to give the Golden State Warriors a 97-95 win over the Miami Heat on Wednesday.



Yahoo Retools Flickr as CEO Marissa Mayer Chases Facebook to Twitter

Yahoo Retools Flickr as CEO Chases Facebook to Twitter
Bloomberg
Yahoo Inc. (YHOO) is revamping its Flickr photo application for smartphones as Chief Executive Officer Marissa Mayer vies with Facebook Inc. (FB) and Twitter Inc. for mobile users.



Apple Moves Closer to Making TV Set - WSJ.com

Apple Moves Closer to Making TV Set - WSJ.com
Wall Street Journal
Apple Inc. is working with component suppliers in Asia to test several designs for television sets, people familiar with the situation said, suggesting that the company is moving closer to expanding its offerings for the living room.



University of California students protest new logo

University of California students protest new logo
- FOX 5 San Diego
SAN DIEGO – Students and alumni of the University of California system are petitioning to stop the institution from changing their logo. The old logo bears the seal...

New UC logo: Marketing blunder? Or is storm of criticism overblown?
- Christian Science Monitor
Students, alumni, artists mock new University of California logo
- KSBW Salinas



HSBC to pay $1.9 billion to settle US money-laundering case

HSBC to pay $1.9 billion to settle US money-laundering case
Los Angeles Times
Although the U.S. Justice Department portrayed HSBC as an effective accomplice to violent drug lords and hostile regimes, authorities chose not to prosecute the bank.

In Depth:HSBC became bank to drug cartels, pays big for lapses



49ers Suspend RB Brandon Jacobs for Tweets

49ers suspend RB Brandon Jacobs - Yahoo! Sports
From Yahoo! Sports: SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) -- The San Francisco 49ers suspended running back Brandon Jacobs on Monday for the final three games following a series ...



Marissa Mayer announces Yahoo Mail redesign focused on speed, mobile

Marissa Mayer announces Yahoo Mail redesign focused on speed, mobile
San Jose Mercury News
SUNNYVALE -- Yahoo (YHOO) Mail users will see a redesigned interface for the service across all platforms within the next few days, CEO Marissa Mayer announced in a blog post Tuesday.



Elon Musk's SolarCity Seeks IPO Multiple of 19 Times Peers

Elon Musk's SolarCity Seeks IPO Multiple of 19 Times Peers
San Francisco Chronicle
SolarCity Corp., the solar power provider led by billionaire Elon Musk, is betting prospects for clean energy and Musk's name will help it garner a valuation 19 ...



#HUMOR Mayan apocalypse comes early: Gmail suffers brief outage

Mayan apocalypse comes early: Gmail suffers brief outage
Fox News
Numerous reports on Twitter indicate that a temporary outage struck Google's Gmail service Monday morning, knocking down communication across the country for many.



Google makes MIT prof's dream of $100 laptops for students a reality

Google makes MIT prof's dream of $100 laptops for students a reality
NBCNews.com
The Internet giant said on Monday that it will be offering the steep educational discount on Series 5 Chromebooks from Samsung through Dec. 21.

Google offering $99 Samsung Series 5 Chromebooks to public schools
Engadget
Teachers will be able to purchase the already-cheap Samsung Series 5 Chromebook for $99 this holiday season, Google just announced on its blog.



The 49ers-Seahawks game that could decide the NFC West is moving to prime time

49ers-Seahawks game moved to prime time on Sunday
- Reno Gazette-Journal
The 49ers-Seahawks game that could decide the NFC West is moving to prime time. The NFL said Monday that San Francisco's matchup with Seattle on Dec. 23 would be on...



Apple Inc. (AAPL) May Go For Intel Corporation (INTC) & Dump Samsung

Apple Inc. (AAPL) May Go For Intel Corporation (INTC) & Dump Samsung
ValueWalk
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) is apparently believed to be courting the opportunity to supply ARM chips to Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) as the iPhone maker's relationship with the Korean-based Samsung Electronics Co.



EPA Makes Sorghum a Renewable Biofuel Feedstock

Brownback applauds EPA's ruling on grain sorghum - KansasCity.com
Kansas City Star
TOPEKA -- An Environmental Protection Agency decision to qualify grain sorghum as a renewable fuel under federal standards is being hailed as good news for Kansas, which raises more of the crop than any other state. Gov. Sam Brownback said last ...

EPA Makes Sorghum an Advanced Biofuel Feedstock
Alternative Energy Stocks
Burger chains claim biofuel law raises food prices, and want it repealed
Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal



49ers beat Dolphins, 27-13; Featuring Aldon Smith

49ers beat Dolphins, 27-13
San Francisco Chronicle
The read option giveth. And the read option putteth away. A week after a read-option call went horribly awry in an overtime loss to the Rams, the 49ers used a tamer version of the play to seal a 27-13 win over the Dolphins on Sunday at Candlestick Park.

Triumph over Dolphins was uphill battle for 49ers
Boston Globe
SAN FRANCISCO — Frank Gore, Colin Kaepernick, and Michael Crabtree pulled off the kind of grind-it-out win Jim Harbaugh wants to see during the December stretch run. Gore ran for a 1-yard touchdown and reached 1,000 yards rushing for the sixth time in ...

49ers' Aldon Smith on cusp of making more sack history
USA TODAY
Close. 49ers' Aldon Smith on cusp of making more sack history. Robert Klemko, USA TODAY SportsShare. Comments. 2012-12-07-aldon-smith. Aldon Smith ravaged the Bears for 5.5 sacks earlier this season. (Photo: Cary Edmondson, USA TODAY Sports) ...



A123 confirms Wanxiang wins bid for bankrupt battery maker

A123 assets go to Chinese firm for $256.6 million
Boston.com
A123 Systems Inc., the Waltham battery maker, said Sunday that it plans to sell nearly all its assets to the North American arm of China's largest auto parts manufacturer for $256.6 million, pending approval by US Bankruptcy Court and the federal ...

A123 confirms Wanxiang wins bid for bankrupt battery maker
Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - China's largest maker of auto parts won an auction for A123 Systems Inc (AONEQ.PK), a bankrupt maker of batteries for electric cars that was funded partly with U.S.

Waltham, Mass.-based A123 Systems won a $249.1 million federal grant



Google Doodle celebrates Ada Lovelace

Ada Lovelace, World's First Computer Programmer, Celebrated With Google ... Huffington Post
Babbage was partway into the process of designing the first mechanical computer (the "Analytical Engine") when he and Ada Lovelace met. Lovelace was impressed by his work, and began a correspondence with him -- a correspondence within which she ...

Google Doodle celebrates Ada Lovelace Washington Post
Google celebrated a true tech pioneer with a Monday Doodle commemorating the 197th birthday of Ada King, the Countess



FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski: thinks in-flight cell phone bans are dumb

Even the FCC thinks in-flight cell phone bans are dumb - Dec ...
Cell phones on airplanes have a new advocate: the FCC.

FCC chief urges FAA to allow more in-flight use of devices ...
The FCC says on its Web site that it considered lifting its ban on in-flight cell phone use but abandoned the idea in 2007 because available technical ...

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski on Friday called ...



Andrew Luck throws two first-half picks, leads league with 18, wins anyway

Andrew Luck throws two first-half picks, leads league with 18, wins anyway
Yahoo! Sports
There's no doubt that Indianapolis Colts rookie quarterback Andrew Luck has his moments -- well, more than just moments -- but the first overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft has been suffering from an alarming case of rookie-itis of late.



Russian proton rocket suffers launch failure; fails to place Yamal 402 satellite in orbit


The Breeze-M upper stage of Russia’s Proton heavy-lift rocket on Dec. 9 failed for the third time in 16 months, placing Gazprom Space Systems’ Yamal 402 ...

Video: Russian rocket fails to place Yamal 402 satellite in ...
Russia’s Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center (Khrunichev) and U.S.-based International Launch Services (ILS) have begun the process of ...



Howler monkeys shed light on ancient human interbreeding


Zee News
A new study of interbreeding between two species of modern-day howler monkeys in Mexico is shedding light on why it is so difficult to confirm instances of hybridization among ...


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