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The rise and fall of AMD: How an underdog stuck it to Intel
Remember when AMD could compete with Intel in both speed and price? Original post on arstechnica.com Comments on reddit.com
European Stocks Fall on Disagreement Over Greece’s Debt
European stocks fell for a fifth day after euro-area finance ministers and the International Monetary Fund disagreed on how Greece will repay its debt. Original post on bloomberg.com Comments on reddit.com
The tech behind Felix Baumgartner’s stratospheric skydive
In a twin of James Cameron’s record-setting dive to the bottom of the ocean, Red Bull’s Stratos balloon launched Felix… Original post on extremetech.com Comments on reddit.com
Your right to resell your own stuff is in peril – Jennifer Waters’s Consumer Confidential
U.S. Supreme Court will rule this term on case that will determine if it’s legal for you to resell products you bought in American but that were produced abroad Original post on marketwatch.com Comments on reddit.com
As Apple and Samsung dominate, Japan’s tech giants are in a free fall
Once-dominant Japanese firms fail to adapt and innovate like nimble foreign rivals Apple and Samsung. Original post on washingtonpost.com Comments on reddit.com
Facebook’s About-Face on Sharing Gives News Sites Whiplash – Wired Business
Facebook is moving away from Original post on wired.com Comments on reddit.com
Felix Baumgartner, leaping from the edge of space – USATODAY.com
Sky diver will hit supersonic speeds on 23-mile plunge. If his eyeballs don’t pop and blood doesn’t boil, he’ll deploy parachute, be famous. Original post on usatoday.com Comments on reddit.com
Remembering the Aurora Twelve – Mental Floss
Remembering the Aurora Twelve In the days after a mass murder, we try to make sense out of the senseless, and that often takes the form of fixating on the killer. Instead, let’s remember those who were lost. Original post on mentalfloss.com Comments on digg.com
A Digg Power User’s Inside Take on the Rise and Fall of a Social Empire – Gadget Lab – Wired.com
We give you the inside story of Miguel Lopez — a man who went by the Digg handle Original post on wired.com Comments on digg.com
People Who Live to Be Over 100 Tend to be Born in the Fall – Medical Daily
Autumn is a beautiful time of year. The leaves are changing, the weather is becoming crisp and cool and it’s also the season you want to be born in if you want to live to be over 100. Original post on medicaldaily.com Comments on digg.com
Syria’s Civil War: Assad’s Fall Could Mean an Alawi Genocide – NEWS JUNKIE POST
Robert Creamer: Republicans Attempt to Actively Sabotage U.S. Economy to Win Fall Election
Today the surest way to make certain that a piece of legislation is deep-sixed by the Republicans in Congress is to demonstrate that it will help create jobs in the American economy. Original post on huffingtonpost.com Comments on digg.com
Pending Home Sales Fall 5.5 Percent in April – US Business News – CNBC
Contracts to purchase previously owned U.S. homes unexpectedly fell in April to a four-month low, undermining some of the recent optimism that the housing sector was touching bottom. Original post on cnbc.com Comments on digg.com
New Jersey dad saves boy before car plunges down cliff… and gets pair of traffic tickets
Facebook shares fall below IPO price on second day – MarketWatch
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Shares of Facebook Inc. fell more than 8% to $35.09 on Monday morning, putting the stock below its IPO price of $38 per share on its second day of trading. Facebook made its trading debut on Friday following its $16 billion IPO, with the shares closing the day with a gain of only 0.6%. More than 35 million shares of the social network were traded at least check. Original post on marketwatch.com Comments on reddit.com