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Warby Parker debuts Superman-inspired glasses (minus X-ray vision)
Stylish glasses company Warby Parker is launching a line of Clark Kent-inspired eyewear, part of a tie-in with the upcoming Superman film "Man of Steel." Called the Man of Steel Collection, the retailer will be offering two styles inspired by the...
Tags: Business, Startups, Google Glass
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E-cigarettes will be regulated as medicines in Britain
Electronic cigarettes along with products containing nicotine will be classified and licensed as medication in Britainby 2016. The battery-powered cigarettes, known as e-cigarettes, deliver an experience similar to standard cigarettes by heating...
Tags: Human Rights, Drugs and Medicines, Science and Technology, Politics, Tobacco Products
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NSA surveillance program is one of many Big Brothers watching
In principle, the National Security Agency’s vast data collection operation is troubling, but, in the age of Google and Facebook, it feels like having just one more Big Brother in a growing family of Big Brothers. In response to the revelation...
Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, National Government, Politics, Government, Verizon Communications
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Last minute Father's Day gift idea: Tablets under $200 [Photos]
Father's Day is just around the corner, and if you still haven't found a gift for your dad, you may want to consider getting him a tablet. Nowadays, finding a quality Android tablet for less than $200 is not only possible but also pretty easy. So if...
Tags: Amazon Kindle Fire, Google Play, Apple iPad, Father's Day, Google Nexus 7
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Marlboro maker Altria to sell e-cigarettes
Tobacco giant Altria Group Inc. is launching its first electronic cigarette, joining the trend toward smokeless products amid a slump in sales of its classic Marlboro brand. Altria joins competitors such as Lorillard Inc. that have already ventured into...
Tags: Science and Technology, Altria Group, Inc., Food and Drug Administration, New Products, Electronics
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Beyond ‘Game of Thrones’: Exploring diversity in speculative fiction
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesLast August, Weird Tales magazine, long a fixture on the speculative fiction landscape, got hit with a heavy dose of […]... -
Getting to know Neil Gaiman
AUSTIN, Texas — In Neil Gaiman's passport case, on a scrap of paper beside his green card, are two verses of an unfinished work called "Pirate Stew." "I assume it's for kids," Gaiman said. "But it's only two verses... and it just sits there, and...
Tags: SXSW Music and Media Conference & Festival, Film Festivals, Authors, Social Media, United Kingdom
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Google to competitors in mobile advertising: You can't touch this
SAN FRANCISCO -- When it comes to online advertising, Google long ago established itself as the Internet equivalent of Boston Celtics superstar Bill Russell. Now it's looking to extend that championship dynasty to mobile devices. And a report released...
Tags: Twitter, Inc., Advertising, Social Media, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Computer Networking and Internet
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Amazon.com expands its grocery delivery service to Los Angeles
Online retail giant Amazon.com Inc., known for its speedy distribution of books, electronics and other consumer goods, is now trying to break open the grocery market. The AmazonFresh service, running since 2007 in the retailer's Seattle hometown,...
Tags: Books, Economy, Business and Finance, Consumers, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Dining and Drinking
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Amazon to roll out home delivery service for groceries in L.A.
Online retail powerhouse Amazon.com formally announced it was rolling out home grocery and food delivery to Los Angeles. The AmazonFresh service, which has been available in Amazon's hometown of Seattle since 2007, will pick local businesses to sell...
Tags: Services and Shopping, Target Brands, Inc., E-Commerce Industry, Consumer Goods Industries, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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Stay calm and let the NSA carry on
After 9/11, there was a widespread expectation of many more terrorist attacks on the United States. So far that hasn't happened. We haven't escaped entirely unscathed (see Boston Marathon, bombing of), but on the whole we have been a lot safer than most...
Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Sports, U.S. Congress, Email, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
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Apple has something to prove at developers conference
Chief Executive Tim Cook likes to say Apple Inc. has an advantage over competitors because it does three things well: hardware, software and services. For much of the year, speculation about new hardware gets the lion's share of attention from obsessive...
Tags: Forrester Research Incorporated, Economy, Business and Finance, Tim Cook, Software Industry, Apple Worldwide Developers Conference
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