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Originally published: Jan 20, 2012 - 2:21 pm

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With high-tech guns, users could disable remotely

Tuesday, May 21, 11:40 am
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - A high-tech startup is wading into the gun control debate with a wireless controller that would allow gun owners to know when their weapon is being moved _ and disable it... Read more...
Should we let wunderkinds drop out of high school?

Tuesday, May 21, 11:11 am
NEW YORK (AP) - It's one thing to say tech geniuses don't need degrees. After all, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg all dropped out of college. But now we've got David Karp, who... Read more...
US envoy in Cuba engages critics on and offline

Tuesday, May 21, 11:10 am
HAVANA (AP) - The meeting on a sunny Havana square was a little bit revolutionary for Cuba's revolution. And for U.S. diplomacy as well. Dozens of young bloggers and tweeters gathered to... Read more...
Internet cable from Cuba to Jamaica comes online

Tuesday, May 21, 10:41 am
HAVANA (AP) - A new branch of the Venezuela-to-Cuba undersea fiber-optic cable has reportedly come online, linking the island to nearby Jamaica, increasing Cuba's potential international communications... Read more...
Germany's SAP to recruit tech staff with autism

Tuesday, May 21, 10:28 am
BERLIN (AP) - German software giant SAP AG said Tuesday it plans to recruit people with autism to take make full use of their talents to process information. Autism is a developmental disorder... Read more...
Spotify's Top 10 most viral tracks

Tuesday, May 21, 9:32 am
(AP) - The following list represents the most viral tracks on Spotify, based on the number of people who shared it divided by the number who listened to it, from Monday, May 13, to Sunday, May... Read more...
Spotify's Top 10 most streamed tracks

Tuesday, May 21, 9:30 am
(AP) - The following list represents the top streamed tracks on Spotify from Monday, May 13, to Sunday, May 19: UNITED STATES 1. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton, "Can't... Read more...
Tunisia announces 3 cases of coronavirus, 1 death

Tuesday, May 21, 6:49 am
RABAT, Morocco (AP) - A 66-year-old Tunisian man has died from the new coronavirus following a visit to Saudi Arabia and two of his adult children were infected with it, the Tunisian Health Ministry... Read more...
Oklahoma twister tracked path of 1999 tornado

Monday, May 20, 7:47 pm
NEW YORK (AP) - Monday's powerful tornado in suburban Oklahoma City loosely followed the path of a killer twister that slammed the region in May 1999. The National Weather Service estimated... Read more...
Yahoo looks to regain its cool with Tumblr deal

Monday, May 20, 5:08 pm
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - After falling woefully out of fashion, Yahoo wants to be cool again while catering to the capitalistic demands of its shareholders. That goal led CEO Marissa Mayer to make... Read more...
Tumblr CEO's mom gushes over billion-dollar baby

Monday, May 20, 5:02 pm
NEW YORK (AP) - As a teenager, Tumblr CEO David Karp would canvass the streets of New York City's Upper West Side, offering to build websites for local businesses. After his freshman year of high... Read more...
Yahoo reboots Flickr, offers 1 terabyte of storage

Monday, May 20, 4:34 pm
NEW YORK (AP) - Fresh on the heels of its $1.1 billion acquisition of Tumblr, Yahoo says it is rebooting its languishing photo-sharing site Flickr with plans to make it "awesome" again. Yahoo... Read more...
Under Mayer: Boosting mobile, buying companies

Monday, May 20, 3:42 pm
(AP) - Yahoo Inc. lured Marissa Mayer from Google in July to become its fifth CEO in as many years. Her task: Help the Internet pioneer regain its stature after years in a financial funk. In her... Read more...
Study: Most shipwrecks a minor US pollution threat

Monday, May 20, 3:29 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) - Shipwrecks lying deep off America's coasts are more often historical artifacts than present-day threats from leaking old oil tanks, a new federal report says. While 87... Read more...
Feds: NYU researchers took bribes from Chinese co.

Monday, May 20, 3:16 pm
NEW YORK (AP) - Three New York University researchers from China divulged results from a federally funded study to Chinese competitors in exchange for tuition, rent and other expenses, federal... Read more...