Google Takes Aim At Russia's Anti-Gay Law With Latest 'Doodle'
Google debuted its latest "doodle" on Thursday evening, just one day before the Sochi Olympics opening ceremonies, and the company seems to be taking a stand against Russia's anti-gay "propaganda"...
View ArticleThe 25 Most Iconic Winter Olympics Moments Of All Time
Every four years, the Winter Olympics come around to give athletes all over the world a chance at sporting glory. Throughout the years, audiences have seen not only incredible athletic feats, but more...
View ArticleAfter Selling His First Startup For $51 Million In 2012, Eduardo Vivas Sold...
Eduardo Vivas is on a roll. On Thursday, LinkedIn announced that it was acquiring his startup, Bright.com, for $120 million.That would make Bright LinkedIn's biggest-ever acquisition, edging out...
View ArticleJoe Biden Thinks LaGuardia Airport Belongs In A 'Third World Country'
Vice President Joe Biden isn't happy with the state of American infrastructure.While giving a speech on the topic in Philadelphia, Biden said that New York's LaGuardia Airport is like a "third world...
View ArticleOBAMA: Putin's Tough Guy Act Just 'Part Of His Shtick'
US President Barack Obama said Thursday that Vladimir Putin's bored, tough guy act was just a 'shtick' designed to boost his domestic political image.Obama and his Russian counterpart have become known...
View ArticlePayPal Wants To Save You The Trouble Of Figuring Out What To Get For...
Need a little help this Valentine's Day? Don't worry; PayPal has your back. The site is offering a free poem service just in time for the holiday, no creativity required on your part.You can chat with...
View ArticleThere's A Big Debate Over Whether This Sell-Off Is Just Profit Taking Or The...
Following a 28% rise to all-time highs in 2013, the S&P 500 has fallen 4% in 2014.Naturally, everyone wants to know what is driving the sell-off.Ian Lyngen, a senior government bond strategist at...
View ArticleChile, Peru And The ICJ: A Line In The Sea
Here’s a grown-up way to settle a long-standing border disputeFOR more than a century, Peru’s collective psyche has been scarred by its defeat in the War of the Pacific of 1879-83 and Chile’s...
View ArticleApple Bought $14 Billion Worth Of Its Own Stock In The Last Two Weeks (AAPL)
Apple has made a $14 billion acquisition ... of itself. CEO Tim Cook tells Daisuke Wakabayashi of Wall Street Journal that over the past two weeks, Apple has purchased $14 billion, or roughly 3%, of...
View ArticlePhotos Of Sochi In Summer, When It's The Hottest Vacation Spot In Russia
"The Soviet government's passion for mass-organizing is on display in Sochi, where the tumbling green slopes of the Caucasus Mountains meet the Black Sea in a subtropical climate that allows a...
View ArticleTim Cook Has A Somewhat Baffling Answer When Asked About Apple Doing New...
Tim Cook gave an extended interview to the Wall Street Journal's Daisuke Wakabayashi.During the interview, he was asked again about Apple entering new product categories this year. On Apple's last...
View ArticleBillionaire Larry Ellison Has A Brilliant Plan To Make Green Energy...
Larry Ellison has huge, impressive plans for the Hawaiian island of Lanai, which he bought in 2012.It will become "a laboratory for building the next generation two-way power grid, which will be a mix...
View ArticleThis Pussy Riot Snowboard Is The First Sign Of Athlete Protest At The Sochi...
On the first day of Olympic competition, Russian snowboarder Alexey Sobolev used a snowboard that's an apparent homage to the punk band Pussy Riot.Three members of the band were jailed in 2012 for...
View ArticleCYBER EXPERT: The Story Of A Reporter Getting Hacked In Sochi Is Completely...
On Wednesday, NBC News' reporter Richard Engel gave a jarring report of just how bad the problem of hackers is in Sochi, reporting that his phone was hijacked "before we even finished our coffee."The...
View ArticleHamid Karzai's Vilification Of America Is Risking The Future Of Afghanistan
THANKS to its bewildering president, Afghanistan has seen relations with the United States plunge to new lows just two months before a presidential election. If Hamid Karzai cannot reach an agreement...
View Article16 Low-Budget Movies That Became Huge Hits
Not every hit movie needs an astronomical budget and A-list stars to resonate with audiences. Check out some films that succeeded despite (and sometimes because of) the built-in limitations of being...
View Article12 Incredible Photos Of The World's Disappearing Tribes
Dozens of tribes around the world have managed to survive outside of the modern world, though their existence is perpetually at risk.British photographer Jimmy Nelson tried to record them as they exist...
View ArticleBilly Crystal, Oprah, And More Sing Farewell To Jay Leno During Final...
Billy Crystal, Oprah, and more stars gathered together during Jay Leno's final episode of "The Tonight Show" to give an emotional sendoff to the longtime late-night host.Leno's first and final guest,...
View ArticleRichard Branson Rode The 'Vomit Comet' To Prepare For His Trip To Space [PHOTOS]
Richard Branson is getting ready to visit suborbital space later this year on the first commercial flight of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo.To prepare, Branson took a trip on the ZERO-G Experience,...
View ArticleRussian TV Doctored The Opening Ceremony Video So It Looked Like The Olympic...
Rossiya 1, the Russian state television station that broadcasts the Olympics, used a doctored video during the Opening Ceremony that didn't show the Olympic rings malfunctioning, producers admitted to...
View Article