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Apple's New Weather App Looks A Lot Like Yahoo's Updated Weather App (AAPL, YHOO)
Business Insider - 11 Jun 2013 01:04
A lot of people were buzzing about this. We suppose it's a compliment to Yahoo's design team? Here's Apple's new weather app. Below it, we have Yahoo's. Here's Yahoo's app. Similar, no? Please follow SAI on Twitter and F...
Too Many Happy Returns for H&R Block
Wall Street Journal - 11 Jun 2013 23:53
Ahead of the Tape: America's largest tax preparer is feeling chipper these days. Even so, it is a far cry from the old H&R Block.
Here's What We Think Lamborghini's New Gallardo Will Look Like
Business Insider - 11 Jun 2013 23:52
Lamborghini is expected to unveil the Gallardo's replacement in Frankfurt this September. These exclusive images depict the next Raging Bull. It's Lamborghini's best-selling car of all time, but after being on the market...
Bikini Billboard In Budapest Briefly Becomes The Best Placed Billboard Of All Time
Business Insider - 11 Jun 2013 12:40
Central Europe is now seeing flooding like it hasn't seen in a decade. Thanks to rising waters in Hungary, this billboard with a woman on a bikini now has to be in the pantheon of the best-placed billboards of all time. ...
Springleaf Talks With Bank About IPO
Wall Street Journal - 11 Jun 2013 02:46
Subprime lender Springleaf Finance Corp. is in discussions with banks about a possible initial public offering, as roaring markets and a budding U.S. economic turnaround give new life to some companies once on the brink.
Lululemon's shares fall after CEO announces exit
Miami Herald - 11 Jun 2013 23:59
Lululemon Athletica's CEO Christine Day may not be a household name to the athletic wear company's legions of loyal shoppers. But for investors, she's the face of the chain.
NC Senate pitches 'compromise' tax overhaul plan
News Observer - 11 Jun 2013 23:54
The North Carolina Senate unveiled a new tax overhaul plan Tuesday that would gradually eliminate corporate taxes without adding any new sales taxes to services.
Chinese Internet provider signs King James
Miami Herald - 11 Jun 2013 23:54
James will star in a Chinese advertising campaign promoting the NBA2K video game in a market that's a prime target for the NBA and a growing source of endorsement dollars.
Major Study Reveals Disturbing Discrimination
The Huffington Post - 11 Jun 2013 23:53Lawyer: Subcontractor is scapegoat in Pa. collapse
Boston - 11 Jun 2013 23:56
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A Philadelphia lawyer says a subcontractor charged in a deadly building collapse is a scapegoat who was merely following orders.
Lululemon's Billionaire Founder Chip Wilson Loses $600 Million In A Day
Forbes - 11 Jun 2013 23:38GSK fires China research head over 'misrepresented' data
Reuters - 11 Jun 2013 22:34
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EXPERT: Cyberattacks Are More Dangerous To The Energy Grid Than Superstorms
Business Insider - 11 Jun 2013 21:13
Last fall nine million households on the East Coast lost power because of Superstorm Sandy, according to the U.S. Energy Department. And many of those households suffered outages lasting days or weeks rather than hours. ...
Cambridge biotech Agios Pharmaceuticals files for an IPO
Boston - 11 Jun 2013 19:54
Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc. is the latest Massachusetts biotechnology company to explore an initial public stock offering this year. In a regulatory documents, Cambridge-based Agios said it is planning to move forward wit...
A Photographer Climbed To The Top Of Dubai's Burj Khalifa Skyscraper To Get The Perfect Shot
Business Insider - 11 Jun 2013 18:42
National Geographic photographer Joe McNally climbed all the way to the top of Dubai's 2,722-foot-tall Burj Khalifa tower just to get a picture. The building -- the world's tallest -- was made famous when Tom Cruise swun...
The 50 Best And Worst Things We Saw At New York City's Star-Studded Summer Festival [PHOTOS]
Business Insider - 11 Jun 2013 04:24
Governors Ball is a 3-day music festival held on New York's Randall's Island. This year's event featured headlining acts, Kanye West, Guns 'N Roses, and Kings of Leon. Tons of other major artists also performed throughou...
Yum says KFC's sales decline in China is easing
Boston - 11 Jun 2013 23:57
NEW YORK (AP) -- Yum Brands says a key sales figure for China dropped 19 percent in May, as the parent company of KFC began to see signs of recovery from the double whammy of a bird flu scare and an earlier controversy o...
Nuclear power's future might hinge on Georgia project
News Observer - 11 Jun 2013 23:57
The two nuclear reactors rising out of the red Georgia clay here, twin behemoths of concrete and steel, make up one of the largest construction projects in the United States...
Michele Nash-Hoff: Is India a Better Place for Manufacturing Than China?
The Huffington Post - 11 Jun 2013 23:55
You would think that because India was formerly part of the British Empire and became an independent democracy, there would be less pollution and better working conditions than in China. Well, you would be wrong.
SF's Mayor Lee taps sharing economy startups to prepare city for disaster
Venture Beat - 11 Jun 2013 23:54
Mayor Ed Lee and Board President David Chiu announced a partnership between the city of San Francisco and BayShare to develop innovation and technology around disaster preparedness and response.
Tibco acquires Streambase to bring real-time analytics tech to Wall Street
Venture Beat - 11 Jun 2013 23:54
Tibco today acquired Streambase to augment its analytics offering and appeal to the largest financial firms on Wall Street.
Location API service Locaid secures $4.05M
Venture Beat - 11 Jun 2013 23:47
Locaid, a Location-as-a-Service (LaaS) startup, has closed $4.05 million in new funding, according to an SEC filing released today.