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LivingSocial Says Customer Accounts Hacked

LivingSocial Says Customer Accounts Hacked

LivingSocial, the D.C.-based daily deals site, says more than 50 million customer accounts may have been compromised by a cyberattack. Customers' names, email addresses, dates of birth and encrypted passwords stored on the company's servers may have been accessed, a... Read »

Apr 26, 2013
Kellogg Recalls Special K Red Berries for Glass Fragments

Kellogg Recalls Special K Red Berries for Glass Fragments

Kellogg is recalling some of its Special K cereal because there may be glass fragments inside the packaging. Read »

Feb 19, 2013
Uber To Use Surge Pricing On New Year's Eve

Uber To Use Surge Pricing On New Year's Eve

Looking for a ride on New Year's Eve? It will cost you. Read »

Dec 31, 2012
Rest Easy With A Mattress Safe

Rest Easy With A Mattress Safe

What better way to sleep soundly each night than knowing the precise status of oneâ s life savings? Thatâ s... Watch »

Jun 18, 2013

"Game of Thrones" Boosts Ireland's Economy

The success of the fantasy television drama 'Game of Thrones' is having a huge affect on tourism in its... Watch »

5 hours ago
U.S. Trails in Creating Rich Entrepreneurs

U.S. Trails in Creating Rich Entrepreneurs

The U.S. is falling behind developing countries in entrepreneurial activity, according to a new Barclays report. Read »

Jun 17, 2013

"Family Membership" Denied Same Sex Couple

A Florida museum refuses to renew "family membership" of same-sex couple and their Watch »

Jun 10, 2013
Cocoa Cartel? Big Candy Accused of Chocolate Price-Fixing

Cocoa Cartel? Big Candy Accused of Chocolate Price-Fixing

Some of the biggest names in chocolate making — Nestle, Mars and Hershey — are being accused by... Read »

Jun 7, 2013
Cutting Cable: Rise of Internet TV

Cutting Cable: Rise of Internet TV

Millions of people are tuning out cable providers and signing up for internet Watch »

Jun 8, 2013
3D Scanner Turns Woman From Model to Video Game Character

3D Scanner Turns Woman From Model to Video Game Character

A Palo Alto company is using 3D technology to design video game characters. Scott Budman reports. Read the full stor Watch »

Jun 5, 2013
Teen Invents Quick-Charging Device

Teen Invents Quick-Charging Device

A California high school student, Eesha Khare, has created a new type of "supercapacitor." The San Jose... Watch »

Jun 4, 2013
Robots Connecting to Human Thought

Robots Connecting to Human Thought

An international team of scientists is working to connect human thought patterns to robotic Watch »

Jun 3, 2013
Stocks Plunge in Last Hour of Trading, Dow Down 200

Stocks Plunge in Last Hour of Trading, Dow Down 200

Stocks tumbled in Wall Street's final hour of trading Friday, with the Dow closing down 200 points for its... Read »

May 31, 2013
Distracted by Devices at Work

Distracted by Devices at Work

The problem of getting distracted at work is getting worse, and smartphones may be to Watch »

Jun 3, 2013
New Company Sells Dog IQ Test

New Company Sells Dog IQ Test

A small North Carolina company is getting global attention for unlocking the formula to how dogs Watch »

May 28, 2013
Amazon Creating 500 New Jobs in Fairfax County

Amazon Creating 500 New Jobs in Fairfax County

Amazon Web Service, Inc. will be expanding to Fairfax County which will create 500 new jobs. Read »

May 22, 2013
Jersey Shore Towns to Vacationers: We’re Still Here

Jersey Shore Towns to Vacationers: We’re Still Here

More than six months after Sandy, many repeat summer renters have not yet booked homes on Long Beach Island, Read »

May 22, 2013
Company Promises to Make All Snail Mail Digital

Company Promises to Make All Snail Mail Digital

A San Francisco company is taking paperless to the next level, converting all conventional mail and sending it... Watch »

May 21, 2013
Used Car Market Changing

Used Car Market Changing

Sales of used cars are down, but that's not the case for "certified pre-owned" Watch »

May 20, 2013
Tobacco as the Next Biofuel

Tobacco as the Next Biofuel

Biofuel researchers at UC Berkeley may keep the world-wide tobacco industry from going up in Watch »

May 20, 2013
Camp 4 Kids
Now in its 20th year, Camp 4 Kids helps send deserving young people to camp. Read more
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