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Moon bounce 2.0: NASA announces plans for tests of inflatable space station expansion

The future of space stations may be inflatable. NASA announces long-term testing of a module addition to the ISS that can be blown up in orbit.
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Stark Industries sells out in favor of Chinese product placement in Iron Man 3

Tony Stark is switching his brand loyalty from Stark to a Chinese electronics company in the next 'Iron Man' movie thanks to a product placement deal.
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U.S. Congress employees are just like us! Report of illegal downloads at work surfaces

A new online report lists the movies and television shows illegally downloaded by workers in the U.S. House of Representatives during the fall of last year.
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White House raises threshold for online petitions to fend off Internet trolls

With increased users for its online petition system, the White House has announced that it is raising the threshold for official responses by 400 percent.
delta airlines tries to make flying more social with new ipad app flydelta

Delta Airlines’ new social iPad app will distract that flightmate from chatting you up

Delta Airlines has released a new app for the iPad that allows you to see where you are in your journey, and plan what to do when you land.
e books really may be the future of reading report says kidereader

Goodbye paperbacks and paper cuts, Captain Obvious reports e-books are the future of reading

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Sony Music hackers avoid jail time in the U.K.

Two British men have avoided going to jail after pleading guilty to illegally downloading music in a British trial.
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The most subscribed to YouTube channel is one you probably haven’t heard of

The teen- and YA-based YouTube channel has just been named the most-subscribed channel on the entire site.
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US Appeals Court gives ultimatum to USPS: Stop screwing around with our DVDs

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NASA: The world will also not end in 2029 or 2036

amazon launches autorip offering users free digital versions of physical music theyve bought

Amazon launches AutoRip, offering users free digital versions of physical music they’ve bought

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Writer dumps publisher, launches self-publishing venture, over e-book royalties

is twitter breaking french hate speech laws

Is Twitter breaking French hate-speech laws?

polaroid enters tablet market with a 7 you know for kids

This will shut them up: Polaroid’s Internet Kids Tablet

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Samsung’s smartphone sales surge… at Apple’s expense?

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Apple’s App Store hits 40 billion app downloads

Apple announced that its App Store has surpassed 40 billion apps downloads since its inception, with almost half of that number deriving from 2012.

Trakdot Luggage Tracker is LoJack for your checked baggage

Afraid of airlines misplacing your checked luggage? Pack the Trakdot Luggage Tracker inside your bags and the device will report its location at any time.
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Huzzah! Library of Congress’ useless Twitter archive is almost complete… but you can’t read it yet

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Teen drugging her parents to stay online longer is the ultimate first world problem

A California teen has gone further than most in an attempt to break her Internet curfew, and has ended up charged with drugging her parents in that effort.
buzzfeed raises 20 million in new funding to expand

BuzzFeed raises $20 million to give you more corgis, GIFs, and celebrity listicles

BuzzFeed continues its online dominance after raising $20 million for a new expansion that will bring new voices, new platforms, and new frontiers.
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Daily Beast journalist wants all your cash to start a reader-supported blog

How much would you pay for a good blog? Political journalist Andrew Sullivan will leave the Daily Beast to rely on readers with a new crowdfunded site.
the state of browser war as we enter 2013 internetexplorer

The state of the browser war as we enter 2013

The face of Internet browsing continues to slowly shift, with Internet Explorer's market share dropping as more people take up Google's Chrome alternative.
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Three-quarters of the world’s heads of state are on Twitter

electric car sales to double in the uk next year

Electric car sales to double in the UK this year

were scientists wrong about the origins of life on earth meteor

Did April’s west coast meteor contradict the theory of meteorite evolution of life on Earth?

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Amazon wins the 2012 holiday season

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The Queen’s annual Christmas speech to be broadcast in 3D this year

British citizens with 3D glasses can invite the Queen into their living rooms as the annual Christmas broadcast from Her Majesty gets transmitted in 3D.
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‘Cards Against Humanity’ raises $70,000 for Wikipedia

A party game that got its start through online crowdfunding has donated the profits from its most-recent Internet experiment to Wikipedia.
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Despite what you’ve learned, scientists say the IQ doesn’t exist

According to a new study from the University of Western Ontario, the IQ is a myth. Somewhere, MENSA is crying.
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Astronomers find a livable planet 12 light-years from earth

Researchers have reportedly discovered a new system of planets surrounding a sun-like star that contains one planet that could support life.
amazon names its 10 best selling books of 2012 yay for chick lit and violence

Amazon names its 10 best-selling books of 2012, and half were originally self-published digitals

amazon more expensive that competition when it comes to most books

Sorry bookworms, Amazon is more expensive than competition when it comes to paperbacks

A new study of the Amazon's UK arm found that books purchased through the online giant could cost as much as 15 percent over the same book bought elsewhere.
fora tv launches to spread the words that change world

FORA.tv launches to spread the words that change the world

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Google attempts new defense against Viacom lawsuit: Spreadsheet snark