Animal officials seize 36 Chihuahuas in Watsonville

- Santa ...
LIVE OAK -- Three dozen Chihuahuas, some of them 2-week-old puppies, were seized from two Watsonville residences earlier this week and heading to foster ...

36 Chihuahuas Seized at 2 Calif. Homes | BrokenControllers.com
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Jun Dong-soo: No One Is Buying Microsoft's Surface, Windows 8 Isn't Very Good

SAMSUNG: No One Is Buying Microsoft's Surface, Windows 8 Isn't Very Good
Business Insider
The president of Samsung's memory chip division, Jun Dong-soo, had a lot of negative comments about Microsoft in a meeting with reporters.



Radar Reveals Underground Flood Channels on Mars

| National ...
Scientists on Thursday claim they have found underground, criss-crossing flood channels on Mars. With NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, the scientists used a ...

Radar reveals apparent buried channels on Mars
LOS ANGELES — For the first time, scientists peering below the surface of Mars have detected a maze of channels apparently created by past flooding.



Human Brain Cells Make Mice Smarter

Discovery News
Newborn mice injected with human brain cells - called glial cells - show signs of greater intelligence and improved memory, reports a new study.



Cell Phone Spam Doesn't Pay, FTC Says

InformationWeek
FTC has filed 8 civil lawsuits against cell phone spammers, accusing them of promoting award scams.



How to win at SXSW -- and live to brag about it CNET

South by Southwest ( SXSW) is a set of film, interactive, and music festivals and conferences that take place every spring (usually in March) in Austin, Texas, United ...

MakerBot® AT SXSW Interactive PR Newswire
How to win at SXSW -- and live to brag about it CNET



Facebook News Feed: 5 Coolest Changes

Facebook Shows Off New Home Page Design, Including Bigger Pictures
New York Times
MENLO PARK, Calif. — Hoping to tame the blizzard of information that has turned off many users and discouraged some advertisers, Facebook on Thursday unveiled a major makeover of the home page that greets users when they log into the site. Comment ...

Facebook News Feed: 5 Coolest Changes
InformationWeek
Brighter, less cluttered and mobile-ready, Facebook's revamped News Feed has some positive improvements for users.

Facebook's new look can't conceal its old problems
Fortune
Facebook's new News Feed makes some welcome cosmetic. But it doesn't go very far in addressing the social network's deeper issues.



What is International Women's Day?

Christian Science Monitor
After more than 100 years, International Women's Day draws millions to commemorate the advancements made in human rights and to discuss the challenges women continue to face in politics, education, employment, and other areas of daily life. Skip to ...

International women's day: voices from around the world – interactive. What does ending gender-based violence mean to people around the world? As politicians, NGOs, activists and others meet in New York for the UN Commission on the Status of Women, ...



Google Cutting 1200 More Motorola Mobility Jobs

PC Magazine
Google is cutting about 1,200 more jobs in its Motorola Mobility unit, according to a new report. The downsizing comes just seven months after Google announced about 4,000 Motorola Mobility job cuts, closed about one-third of its production facilities, and ...

Google Inc's Motorola Mobility hardware unit is about to cut 1,200 jobs, around 10 per cent of its headcount in the US, China and India, the Wall Street Journal said in a report. http://fexp.in/sGF11040



Tour of California announces 16 teams


San Francisco Chronicle
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Reigning world road race champion Philippe Gilbert and the BMC Racing Team are among 16 squads that have accepted invitations to the Tour of California in May.



Massive Memorial Underway for Slain Santa Cruz Officers

KQED
The city government shut down in Santa Cruz on Thursday as workers joined a massive memorial for two slain police officers. A procession of 200 vehicles left at 8:45 a.m.



Intern killed at Central Valley exotic animal park loved lions, tigers


San Jose Mercury News
DUNLAP -- The Seattle-area intern fatally mauled by a lion at a Central California exotic animal park loved lions and tigers since childhood, "was absolutely fearless" around them and hoped to work at a zoo after her six-month internship, her father said late ...




Mythical Viking sunstone may have existed after all

BBC News - 'Viking sunstone' found in shipwreck
A crystal found in a shipwreck could be similar to a sunstone - a mythical navigational aid said to have been used by Viking mariners, scientists believe ...

Mythical Viking sunstone may have existed after all | The ...
But now researchers say the mythical Viking “sunstone” may actually have ... their clue was a crystal found on an English shipwreck off the Channel Islands ...


EU Fines Microsoft $732 Million In Browser Brawl

InformationWeek
Microsoft stopped offering browser-choice screen to European Windows consumers, in violation of 2009 agreement with antitrust regulators.

In Depth:EU fines Microsoft €561 million for not giving users a browser choice


Canada's North, Home to Bears, and Once, Camels

New York Times
OTTAWA - Though camels are usually associated with the searing heat of the desert, a group of scientists reported on Tuesday that they had found fossilized remains of a giant camel, with a shoulder height of perhaps nine feet, in Canada's frigid high Arctic.



Chinese officials wring hands over Google's Android dominance

Register
The Chinese government is unnerved by the success of Android, and wants local firms to become more independent of Google, quelle surprise!

Highly Cited:China Criticizes Android's Dominance Wall Street Journal
In Depth:Chinese Ministry Critical Of Android's Dominance — But How Much Power Does ...TechCrunch


Stolen 82-foot yacht washes ashore at Pacifica beach

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PACIFICA, Calif. — Three people were arrested Monday after they stocked a stolen, 82-foot yacht with pizza and beer, and then ran the vessel aground on a Northern ...

Stolen yacht washes ashore: Suspected thieves captured(+video ...
Stolen yacht washes ashore: The yacht owner saw on TV that his boat had washed ashore near Pacifica, Calif. He called the police and three suspected ...



'Tomb Raider' Reboot Intros Younger Lara Croft

From hero to human: Lara Croft and Tomb Raider are reborn
NBCNews.com
In the new "Tomb Raider" game we see a decidedly human Lara Croft mourn her first kill.

Highly Cited:'Tomb Raider' Reboot Intros Younger Lara Croft Variety - by



What Unlocked Phones Mean For Businesses


InformationWeek
U.S. lawmakers pledge to change regulations that make it illegal to unlock cell phones. Is there an upside for the enterprise?



Dow surges to record; Is sequester a non-issue?

Chicago Sun-Times



'iWatch' could 'be a $6 billion opportunity for Apple,' says analyst

ZDNet
Summary: Why should Apple scrabble in the cut-throat TV market when the wristwatch market is far more lucrative. One analyst crunches the numbers and finds that an 'iWatch' could pull in twice as much profit for Apple than a TV could.



New iPhone 5S release date expected in August 2013

- UPI.com
Apple could be preparing to release two models of iPhone this year: the iPhone 5S, plus a cheaper model aimed at the expanding Chinese market.

New iPhone release date information: Apple may release two ...
Apple fans are anxious for confirmation of the new iPhone release date, and there are plenty of rumors buzzing. According to the latest reports, those ...



Buffett joins debate over Apple reserves

Financial Times
Warren Buffett has weighed into the debate over how Apple should use its $137bn of reserves, saying that the technology giant “may have too much cash”.

In Depth:A Volunteer to Be Buffett's Berkshire Bear Motley Fool



Samsung's Galaxy S4 rumored to use eye-tracking software

CNET



Man, 46, Dies At Alcatraz Triathlon in Calif.

- ABC News
Man Dies at Alcatraz Escape Triathlon ... A 46-year-old Texas man died of an apparent heart attack Sunday in the frigid waters of the San Francisco Bay ...

Man dies at colder-than-normal triathlon - SFGate
Alcatraz -- A 46-year-old Texas man died of cardiac arrest Sunday just after plunging into frigid bay waters in the annual Escape from Alcatraz ...



Amancio Ortega: Recluse behind Zara is now world's third richest man

In Depth: Reuters India



Facebook founders are world's youngest billionaires

Fox News
Oh, to be young and filthy, stinking rich. Forbes released its annual list of the world's billionaires on Monday -- there are 1,426 of them on the planet -- and noted that there are just 23 under 40.

Highly Cited:Inside The 2013 Billionaires List: Facts and Figures Forbes - by Luisa Kroll



U.S. Consumers Hit By Payroll Tax Hike, Rising Gas Prices

Payroll tax hike: Killer whale or red herring? Page 2 of 2 ...
Companies are rushing to describe the impact of higher Social Security taxes that took effect in January. They paint a bleak picture.

Payroll Tax Increase Weighs on Consumer Spending - ABC News
Does it seem like your paycheck has gotten smaller? It has: 2 percent smaller, in fact, than it was in 2011 and 2012. Back then, employees only kicked in ...

U.S. Consumers Hit By Payroll Tax Hike, Rising Gas Prices: Up ...
U.S. consumers have seen better days. The expiration of the payroll tax holiday earlier this year has taken a 2% chunk out of weekly earnings – a big hit ...



Minorities are the new majority in California

SF Bay Area Headlines



San Francisco's 'other' bridge prepares to shine

San Jose Mercury News



Facebook to showcase new look for newsfeed

| Gadget Lab ...
Facebook invited the press to an event at its Menlo Park campus on March 7, where the company plans to show off a new look for its News Feed product.

Facebook to showcase new look for newsfeed on March 7 | Reuters
[Mar 1, 2013] SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc will unveil a new look for its popular newsfeed next week, the latest move by the Web company to revamp key elements ...



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