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02 October 2013

02 October 2013, 23:38

'FIFA 14' review: Realistic soccer play

Unlike the "Madden NFL" and "NHL" series, this EA Sports mainstay doesn't seem to be striving for photorealism. When rain falls, it looks more like static than the perfectly formed droplets you'll see in more image-obsessed video games.

02 October 2013, 18:30

The WTO and the Uncertain Future of Multilateralism

The World Trade Organization has been a pillar of the global trading system since its inception in 1995, serving an especially important role in the adjudication of trade disputes and, ultimately, helping to subdue protectionism.

01 October 2013, 07:00

Seeing the Strengths and Pitfalls of a Whole Country in the Lives of Seven Paratroopers

In June of 1967, the world watched with disbelief as the young Israeli army turned a perilous threat—enemy troops gathering at its borders—into a tremendous military victory. The symbol of that victory...

27 September 2013, 01:29

Oracle on solid footing as OpenWorld wraps up

For Oracle, the news coming out of the company's annual congregation at the Moscone Center wasn't as dramatic as the epic come-from-behind victory by the Oracle-sponsored America's Cup yacht team on San Francisco Bay.

27 September 2013, 01:29

Roku survival requires taking sales from Apple TV

The Saratoga company makes little devices that offer hundreds of channel-like apps with access to much more content than rival Apple TV, despite the conspicuous absence of YouTube and iTunes from the Roku lineup.

27 September 2013, 01:29

Excessive hype does promising products no favors

[...] on Wednesday I had a conversation with Lucas Duplan, founder of mystery payment company Clinkle, that ended up proving a model (but by no means the only one) for the deafening levels of managed hype across much of Silicon Valley.

26 September 2013, 01:41

Mobile ad complaints boost pressure on Facebook

Facebook executives are reminded how much work they have left to do in the $16.7 billion mobile advertising market every time they glance at two large TV screens in plain view at the company's headquarters.

26 September 2013, 01:41

Hackbright Academy puts women coders in their own league

Grad statsAccording to the American Society for Engineering Education, 55 women graduated with computer science or related bachelor's degrees from UC Berkeley, and 27 women graduated with computer science degrees from Stanford in 2012.

26 September 2013, 01:41

Twitter launches alerts for emergency broadcasts

Twitter has just launched Twitter Alerts, which the company is positioning like an emergency broadcast system of the social media age. With Twitter Alerts, Twitter users can choose to receive special...

24 September 2013, 02:15

Oracle OpenWorld is 'Vegas for tech'

On Sunday night, while Oracle founder and CEO Larry Ellison was in the middle of his welcoming speech (exploring new database storage methods), several thousand conference-goers sneaked outside to the open bars, tweeting about the Korean taco spread and texting their co-workers to get outside.

23 September 2013, 02:34