Oxbow wins Preakness Stakes

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BALTIMORE -- A pair of not-so over-the-hill Hall of Famers pulled off a huge upset in the Preakness and ended any hopes of a Triple Crown attempt at the Belmont Stakes. Thanks to Oxbow's wire-to-wire win Saturday over Kentucky Derby winner Orb, trainer D. Wayne Lukas and jockey Gary Stevens have themselves another classic to add to their stellar resumes. "I get paid to spoil dreams," the 77-year-old Lukas said after his record 14th win in a Triple Crown race. "Unfortunately we go … [Read more...]

Now Here’s An Interesting Problem About Google Glass And Prescription Lenses

Now Here's An Interesting Problem About Google Glass And Prescription Lenses

It’s said that Google GOOG +0.52% is experimenting with Google Glass and prescription lenses. To cater to those who need eyesight correction but don’t want to either wear contacts or to cram the Google Glass frames on over their regular spectacles. Which sounds exceedingly sensible to me I must say. However, this then brings its own problems, at least over here in Europe it will. For over here, at least in most countries, you either can’t sell prescription glasses online or face strict … [Read more...]

Yahoo + Tumblr = Big Win. Facebook + Tumblr = Bigger Win

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Yahoo is going to buy Tumblr for $1 billion on Monday according to reports. In this post I will explain to you why the media is freaking out, why big companies need to make more bets like this, why Yahoo is the perfect home and why Zuckerberg should offer $2 billion. Media... Freak Out! Over 20 years in the industry I’ve learned that when something gets bought for $1 billion or more, people tend to freak out. People can comprehend millions of dollars, because we all know folks who … [Read more...]

IRS chief declines to identify employees involved in scandal

Outgoing acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller is sworn-in during a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on the Internal Revenue Service targeting conservative groups on Capitol Hill in Washington

(Reuters) - The outgoing head of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service angered Republican lawmakers on Friday by resisting their demands that he identify who at the tax-collection agency had inappropriately targeted conservative groups for extra scrutiny. But during the first hearing into a growing IRS scandal that could preoccupy Washington for months, Republicans did learn that a top official in President Barack Obama's administration knew that the IRS was looking into targeting by the tax … [Read more...]

How Will Adding Intelligence to Everyday Things Change Your World?

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On a global level, we are adding connected intelligence to both machines and objects using chips, micro sensors, and both wired and wireless networks to create a rapidly growing “Internet of things” sharing real-time data, performing diagnostics, and even making remote repairs. Many jobs will be created as we add intelligent connected sensors to bridges, roads, buildings, homes, and much more. By 2020, there will be well over a billion machines talking to each other and performing tasks … [Read more...]

5 Ways to Brand Yourself Like David Beckham

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It was not talent alone that made David Beckham the most famous and admired soccer player in the world, with a personal brand worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Doing things with a football that most of us can only dream of was clearly an important part of the brand of the English soccer star, who announced his retirement on May 18th. They even made a movie about someone who wanted to "Bend It Like Beckham". But assuming we have found something we are good at, what can we learn from … [Read more...]

Jets’ Mike Goodson arrested

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New York Jets running back Mike Goodson was arrested Friday morning on drug possession and weapon charges, according to the New Jersey state police. Goodson was found with another man stopped in the center-left lane on Interstate 80 in Denville, N.J., just after 3 a.m. ET, police said. A tow truck driver found them and called 911 due to concerns about the physical condition of Goodson, who was in the passenger seat of a GMC Yukon SUV. He was transported to St. Clare's Hospital, then … [Read more...]

DirecTV interested in buying video website Hulu: source

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(Reuters) - The largest U.S. satellite video provider, DirecTV, is one of the companies considering a bid for online video website Hulu, according to a source familiar with the situation. The person acknowledged that other parties were involved, adding that DirecTV was "one of many" suitors. Media reports have previously identified Time Warner Cable Inc as another company weighing a potential stake in the company. Representatives of DirecTV and Time Warner Cable declined to comment on … [Read more...]

Yahoo to vote on $1.1 billion Tumblr buy: AllThingsD

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(Reuters) - Yahoo Inc's board will meet on Sunday to vote on whether to offer $1.1 billion in cash for New York-based blogging service Tumblr, tech blog AllThingsD cited sources close to the situation as saying on Friday. Such an acquisition would be CEO Marissa Mayer's largest deal since taking the helm of the once-iconic Internet company in July 2012. Yahoo is keen on Tumblr because its younger user base would enhance the older website's "cool factor," the technology blog cited the sources … [Read more...]

Google Glass Can Now Do More: Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr Apps Released for Glasses

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Google might have been mum on its much-buzzed-about glasses on day one of its big Google I/O Developer's Conference, but today the company has announced a series of new Glass-based applications. Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr and Elle magazine all unveiled new applications for the connected glasses, which overlay digital information in the physical world. The Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr options all allow Glass wearers to share their photos on the respective social networks straight from the … [Read more...]

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