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16 December 2015

16 December 2015, 12:28

New data porting rules mustn't overburden businesses with costs, says UK minister

Costliness shouldn't become 'barrier to entry'

Rules designed to enable consumers to move their data from one platform to another should not be so costly to comply with that they serve as a "barrier to entry" into markets...

16 December 2015, 05:15

Slack Starts $80 Million App Investment Fund

The well-backed startup wants to build on its viral momentum.

15 December 2015, 06:09

A Look at Cuban Street Style

This story is part of a weeklong Yahoo series marking one year since the opening of relations between the United States and Cuba. Mass-produced, utilitarian clothing is the norm, with famous brands in...

14 December 2015, 01:00

The Inns earn TripAdvisor Award

Do you know what we love more than a great review? Lots of great reviews! Thanks to such consistent and positive customer feedback, Inns of Geneva National was just awarded TripAdvisor‘s 2015 Certificate of Excellence.

12 December 2015, 04:11

REAL ID: Fear, Federalism, and the U.S. National ID Program

The REAL ID Act is a law that Congress passed without hearings in 2005, which sought to make state driver licensing into a national ID system. The law tries to coerce state compliance with federal identification...

11 December 2015, 21:51

Everything You Know About Latkes Is Wrong

The shocking true story of a Hanukkah staple

10 December 2015, 01:49

The ITC and Digital Trade: The ClearCorrect Decision

The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) is authorized by Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to restrict the importation of articles that infringe patents and other intellectual property rights.

09 December 2015, 01:48

Deceit on the Road to War: Presidents, Politics, and American Democracy

Liberal democracy improves foreign policy. That, at least, is the view of most political scientists and the idea behind the U.S. Constitution’s assignment of war powers to both executive and legislative branches.

07 December 2015, 09:23

Relay Wants Your Phone to be a Wallet and Twitter a Shop | WIRED Retail | WIRED

When you see a product you like on Twitter Stripe wants you to be able to select it, see what other colours and styles are available, then buy it -- all the while staying just a couple of clicks away from your feed.

07 December 2015, 09:15

Billie Whitehouse: Wearables Should be Soft, Stylish and Sexy | WIRED Retail | WIRED

Wearable technologies should be soft -- and sexy -- to capture our attention. Subscribe to WIRED ►► http://po.st/SubscribeWired That's according to a woman whose first wearable tech product was vibrating, interactive underwear for long-distance relationships.

04 December 2015, 04:00

Love comes to the office for S.F. workers

There are plenty of ways to meet a mate, but let’s not forget about the good old office romance. Defne Altan and Cameron Crowe (not the Hollywood film director) met over a cubicle in an office building in downtown San Francisco in the fall of 2010.

04 December 2015, 00:42

Restaurant review: Ama Cocina in Albany

In the hands of General Manager Jessica Evans, poached from New World Bistro Bar in Albany, the space has been wrenched into eclectic shape with steel girders, Dumpster-dive finds, folkloric dancing-skull murals and hand-painted Mexican floor tiles.

03 December 2015, 03:00

Korea’s Park signs with MLB’s Twins; USA’s Spruill signs with KBO’s Tigers

South Korea National Team first baseman Byung-ho Park this week signed a 4-year, $US 12 million contract with MLB’s Minnesota Twins.

03 December 2015, 05:12

Cato Institute Policy Perspectives 2015- Chicago

Featuring Terence Kealey, Author, The Economic Laws of Scientific Research, Adjunct Scholar, Cato Institute; Ronald Bailey, Author, The End of Doom: Environmental Renewal in the Twenty-first Century Science Correspondent...

02 December 2015, 03:28

The holiday shopping season for the year has already started, and I’m sure all of you are busy purchasing gifts for your near and dear ones. However, those looking for a gift for their golfer friend or family member may need a lot of gift ideas.