All Stories from January 26, 2013 (Change date)
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How Google’s Jeff Dean became the Chuck Norris of the InternetJan 26, 2013 6:25 am - “The speed of light in a vacuum used to be about 35 mph. Then Jeff Dean spent a weekend optimizing physics.” — Jeff Dean Facts Jeff Dean facts aren’t, well, true. But th...
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Review: Mega sharing service lacks versatilityJan 26, 2013 6:21 am - NEW YORK — New Zealand entrepreneur Kim Dotcom — still wanted by U.S. authorities on allegations of copyright infringement — launched a new online service this week for ...
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Apple trailing China’s Coolpad shows need for cheap iPhoneJan 26, 2013 6:16 am - Apple Inc. is being outsold in China, the world’s largest handset market, by a company less than 1 percent its size, highlighting how the lack of low-cost products limit...
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Digital age prompting closure of base theatersJan 26, 2013 6:10 am - ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. — Stacey Darling loves watching family movies at the Ellsworth Air Force Base theater in South Dakota because it’s so much more affordable...
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How Google keeps its workers happyJan 26, 2013 6:00 am - PALO ALTO, Calif. — A few years ago, Google's human resources department noticed a problem: A lot of women were leaving the company. Like the majority of Silicon Valley ...
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Supersizing this generation? How to skip this trendJan 26, 2013 5:36 am - As I flipped through TV channels last night, I landed on the Biggest Loser and was excited but disheartened to see this season with kids. Excited because it is so desper...
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Shipwreck found in sands on remote Ga. islandJan 26, 2013 5:16 am - SAVANNAH, Ga. — The odd skeleton of wooden beams barely poked above the sands, exposed just enough by wind and tides for a beachcomber to report the curious find. Fred B...
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Pearl Jam announces July concert at Wrigley FieldJan 26, 2013 5:12 am - Pearl Jam will play a summer concert this year at Chicago’s Wrigley Field. The Eddie Vedder-fronted band announced the concert this week for July 19 at the city’s histor...
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A memoir by Kerouac’s agent, Sterling LordJan 26, 2013 5:08 am - NEW YORK — The legend of Sterling Lord dates back to 1952, when he was just getting started as a literary agent. Into his basement-level office on Park Avenue walked a y...
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Weekend picks: Behold the American Grands in ElginJan 26, 2013 5:00 am - A dozen grands See the spectacle of music performed by pianists on 12 grand pianos when American Grands XVIII plays Saturday at the Elgin Community College Arts Cen...