Apple Supplier Corning Sees 3-Year Wait on Flexible Glass for iWatch

Bloomberg
Corning Inc. (GLW), the maker of glass for Apple Inc. (AAPL) iPhones, said it will probably take at least three years before companies start making flexible displays using its new Willow material.



Germany wants Google to pay for news citations, passes re-printing bill

Ars Technica
The lower house of the German parliament, known as the Bundestag, has approved a new bill that would require search engines to pay a license fee for re-publishing content longer than "individual words or short excerpts.

Highly Cited:Google Defeats Publishers Over Copyright in German Parliament Bloomberg
From Germany:German lower house approves tighter copyright bill



China parades prisoners before execution

Sydney Morning Herald



Facebook Buys Digital-Ad Service From Microsoft

Wall Street Journal
Facebook Inc. said Thursday it agreed to buy digital-advertising service Atlas from Microsoft Corp., as the social network continues to feed its ambitions to rival Google Inc. in online advertising.

In Depth:Facebook acquires Atlas from Microsoft The Seattle Times



DARPA's BigDog robot can throw cinder blocks farther than you


SlashGear
You may already know about the four-legged robot from DARPA and Boston Dynamics; we've talked about it in the past and how it's supposed to help out military troops by carrying supplies over rough terrain and beyond.



CFO Patrick Pinchette: Google must 'drain' Motorola pipeline before hitting 'wow'

ZDNet
Summary: Motorola's current line of products are not quite the transformative devices Google would like, says its CFO Patrick Pinchette.



Smart cane gives oldies of the future directions, health information

msnNOW
You don't have to wait until you're an elderly person living in a Jetsons-like futuristic society to have a computerized walking stick.

Highly Cited:Fujitsu makes 'smart walking stick' to help elderly



Poll shows 61 percent of Californians back gay marriage

Reuters
California voters favor same-sex marriage by a nearly 2-to-1 margin, a poll showed on Thursday, a month before the U.S.

Opinion:The Politics of Prop. 8



Same Genetic Basis Is Found in 5 Types of Mental Illness

New York Times
The psychiatric illnesses seem very different -- schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, autism, major depression and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

In Depth:Five major psychiatric disorders share common genetic link



Brains of rats connected allowing them to share information via internet


The Guardian
Scientists have connected the brains of a pair of animals and allowed them to share sensory information in a major step towards what the researchers call the world's first "organic computer".



Apple iTunes U Downloads Surpass 1 Billion

PC Magazine
Apple's iTunes U, home to free educational content, today topped an impressive one billion downloads, according to Apple. The service features what Cupertino calls the world's largest online catalog of free educational tools from schools and libraries, ...



Stuxnet cyberweapon dates back to 2005, Symantec

Stuxnet computer virus much older than once ...
The Christian Science Monitor
Stuxnet, a computer virus that attacked Iran's nuclear program, dates back to 2007, according to researchers at Symantec Corp. Stuxnet, believed to have been created by the US and Israel, was in ...

Stuxnet cyberweapon dates back to 2005, Symantec ...
TechWorld
The Stuxnet cyber-weapon discovered slamming into Iran’s Natanz nuclear enrichment facility in the summer of 2010 was probably in development for up to five years before that date, a new analysis by ...

Stuxnet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stuxnet is a computer worm discovered in June 2010 that is believed to have been created by the United States and Israel to attack Iran's nuclear facilities. Stuxnet ...



TED Conference – Google's Sergey Brin on Glass, Elon Musk on reusable rockets

Day 3 at TED – Google's Sergey Brin on Glass, Elon Musk on reusable rockets
Vancouver Sun
Good Morning! This is the day Canadians Michael Green, Miranda Wang and Jeanny Yao give their talks. Green is talking about the climate change benefits that can come from tall wooden skyscrapers.



Tim Cook to shareholders: It was the 'mother of all years'

CNET
Apple's CEO addresses shareholders at the company's headquarters at a time when things are lot less upbeat than a year ago.

Apple CEO Promises Investors 'Great Stuff' to Come
ABC News
Apple CEO Tim Cook sought to assure shareholders Wednesday that the company is working on some "great stuff" that may help reverse a sharp decline in its stock price.



Poll: Calif. Voters Back Marijuana Legalization

KQED
SAN FRANCISCO (AP)—A poll released Wednesday has promising news for marijuana users who hope California will join the two other states that have voted to legalize recreational use of the drug.



JPMorgan to cut 4,000 jobs

- The Term Sheet ...
A year ago CEO Jamie Dimon was still talking growth for his mega-bank. JPMorgan's CEO Jamie Dimon FORTUNE -- An encounter with a whale can really change a ...



Family missing at sea: Search crew ramps up search

...
Authorities are seeking any help they can get, including the public assistace to identify a family missing at sea, according to a Feb. 26 NBC affiliate KCR ...

Coast Guard trying to ID family missing at sea - Yahoo! News
MONTEREY, Calif. (AP) — Authorities have turned to the public in hopes of identifying a family that sent a series of distress calls saying their boat was sinking ...



US Gas Price Spike: Blame the Long Road From Well to Pump

National Geographic
The capacity of oil refineries, a crucial link between crude oil supply and final gasoline product at the pump, can have a significant effect on U.S.



Yahoo's Risky Work-From-Home Memo

Bloomberg
How important is it for employees to work together physically in the same space? For Marissa Mayer, the chief executive officer of Yahoo!

Opinion:Does 'working from home' affect your performance? Fox News
In Depth:Not allowing telecommuting is a huge mistake



HP sells webOS to LG for smart TVs


Computerworld
IDG News Service - Hewlett-Packard has sold some of the rights to its webOS mobile operating system to LG Electronics for use in smart TVs made by the South Korean electronics firm.

In Depth:HP's mobile software gets new life San Jose Mercury News - by



Facebook agrees to pull pages that harass, exploit Newtown

14 WFIE Evansville
Facebook agrees to remove pages that exploit the Newtown... New Haven Register
Blumenthal, Murphy, Esty to Zuckerberg: Yank Newtown Pages On... FOX CT Hartford



Scientists discover ancient continent under Indian Ocean

Hamilton Spectator



Trade of 49ers QB Alex Smith 'effectively complete,' report says


Los Angeles Times
Alex Smith's career with the San Francisco 49ers appears to be over. A tweet from CBS' Jason La Canfora on Sunday said that a deal that would send the 49ers' former starting quarterback to another team is "effectively complete.



Rapper MC Hammer arrested for allegedly resisting Dublin police

MC Hammer arrested in obstructing officer case - CNN.com
(CNN)-- Rapper MC Hammer launched a string of tweets Saturday with his side of the story two days after he was arrested in northern California for ...

Rapper MC Hammer arrested for allegedly resisting Dublin ...
DUBLIN, Calif. -- Legendary rapper MC Hammer was arrested during a stop at an East Bay Area mall earlier this week for allegedly resisting an officer, a police ...



Two scuba divers die while diving off Point Lobos in Monterey

2 scuba divers die off California's Monterey County coast ...
CARMEL, Calif. – Authorities say two scuba divers have died while diving off the coast of California's Monterey County. Calfire spokesman Daniel Berlant ...

Two scuba divers die while diving off Point Lobos in Monterey ...
CARMEL -- Two scuba divers died while diving off the Monterey County coast, authorities said. Emergency crews were sent about 2:45 p.m. Friday to Point ...



Mozilla launches web-based mobiles


BBC News
The not-for-profit organisation behind the Firefox operating system and web browser has announced handsets based on its OS for mobile phones.

Opinion:Firefox OS: Are you ready for a new operating system? USA TODAY
In Depth:Global allies give Mozilla's Firefox OS a mobile foothold CNET


HP switches to Android for $169 Slate 7, phones planned too


CNET
Hewlett-Packard is making a tablet comeback, switching to Android and taking on the Google Nexus 7 with the HP Slate 7. Rich Trenholm.
Opinion:HP unveils Android tabletUSA TODAY - by Edward Baig (in 759 Google+ circles)



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