Groupon CEO Andrew Mason deals in growth, looking forward
In spring 2011, Groupon Inc. was said to be worth as much as $25 billion - an amazing valuation for a company that still isn't four years old.
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Sep 16, 2012
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Analysis: Should you buy the new iPhone 5?
After months of speculation and rumors that often precede new Apple products, the iPhone 5 has arrived. And with pre-orders set to begin Friday, the question is: Should you buy one?
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 16, 2012
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Amazon's digital empire spreads offline
Amazon.com built its business for the digital age, but it's crossing over to the bricks-and-mortar world.
Business
Sep 16, 2012
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Drill bits on rover could contaminate Mars
For all the hopes NASA has pinned on the rover it deposited on Mars last month, one wish has gone unspoken: Please don't find water.
Space Exploration
Sep 16, 2012
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Artwork records words, beams them to Philly skies
(AP)—A new interactive artwork opening in Philadelphia will make light of your words, but it's probably not what you think.
Other
Sep 16, 2012
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Mexican hackers attack political, official sites
(AP)—Mexican hackers have taken over more than a dozen websites belonging to political parties and local governments and posted a message criticizing the government on the nation's Independence Day.
Internet
Sep 16, 2012
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Flu antibody's 'one-handed grab' may boost effort toward universal vaccine
Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute and Sea Lane Biotechnologies have solved the co-crystal structure of a human antibody that can neutralize influenza viruses in a unique way. The antibody recognizes the crucial ...
Biotechnology
Sep 16, 2012
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How bees decide what to be: Researchers link reversible 'epigenetic' marks to behavior patterns
Johns Hopkins scientists report what is believed to be the first evidence that complex, reversible behavioral patterns in bees – and presumably other animals – are linked to reversible chemical tags on genes.
Plants & Animals
Sep 16, 2012
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Most coral reefs are at risk unless climate change is drastically limited
Coral reefs face severe challenges even if global warming is restricted to the two degrees Celsius commonly perceived as safe for many natural and man-made systems. Warmer sea surface temperatures are likely to trigger more ...
Environment
Sep 16, 2012
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Reversible method of tagging proteins developed
Chemists at UC San Diego have developed a method that for the first time provides scientists the ability to attach chemical probes onto proteins and subsequently remove them in a repeatable cycle.
Biochemistry
Sep 16, 2012
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