The Madness of King Jerry Yang   Jerry Yang has always been viewed as one of the great visionaries in Silicon Valley. Thirteen years ago he started a company with a funny name that changed the world, became a billionaire, and always seemed smart enough to leave the actual running of the place to someone else -- until one day a little more than a year ago he utterly lost his way. (more...)

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Expert to Obama: Time to Reboot Cyber Security   With everything from businesses to the military dependent on computer networks, the Obama White House needs a coherent strategy for coping with cyberattacks. The third installment of the Danger Room Debriefs series on security issues facing the new administration features John Arquilla, professor of defense strategies at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate (more...)

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Hentai Fans Airbrush a Mangallardo   A businessman who made a fortune in hentai covers his Lamborghini with manga. It's so cool we'll forgive him for doing the same thing to a Lancia Stratos.

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Airbus Tries to Turn Down the Volume   The European aircraft company joins the University of Southampton in a commitment to cut aircraft noise emissions 50 percent by 2020.

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Seven (More) Gadgets Killed by the Cellphone   Yesterday's list of Five Gadgets That Were Killed by the Cellphone proved rather popular. It also provoked a lot of response and some suggestions for yet more victims of the cellphone's relentless growth. Here are few of the things we didn't include, yet have certainly been clobbered by the gadget widow-maker that is the mobile phone. (more...)

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Navy Pursuing Dial-a-Blast Bomb   The Navy wants a smarter bomb. Not just a bomb that can land within a few meters of the bull's eye -- but a bomb that can do so, with just the right amount of blast.

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New Clues Revealed About Universe's Strongest MagnetsSuperstrong Space Magnets Are Just as Weird as We Thought   European space telescopes observe dead stars known as magnetars, the most magnetic objects in the universe, and find clues about the strange light they emit.

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Nintendo's Newest Portable Is 10th-Level Awesome   The Nintendo DSi upgrades the company's popular dual-screen portable with two cameras, an SD card slot and the ability to download new games wirelessly — but it's only available in Japan, for now.

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Twitterpillar Emerges as Fail Whale Becomes 'Endangered'   When a colorful caterpillar and his wisecracking ice cream cone sidekick show up to inform Twitter users of a service disruption, a contest to name the new characters is born.

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