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Feb 09 12 6:30pm EDT

Back 9 Biz Bites: The Steve Jobs FBI File

The weird and the wonderful for Thursday, February 9: Steve Jobs' FBI file, dating tips for conservatives, and a 20-million-year-old underwater Russian lake. Continue


Feb 08 12 6:30pm EDT

Back 9 Biz Bites: FDA-Approved Leg-Lengthener

The weird and the wonderful for Wednesday, February 8: Mom files a $900 trillion lawsuit, a Pest Summit in Washington, and FDA-approved longer legs. Continue


Feb 07 12 6:30pm EDT

Back 9 Biz Bites: California Court Says Gay Marriage Ban Unconstitutional

The weird and the wonderful for Tuesday, February 7: A ban on gay marriage overturned, a mysterious Google experiment in employee homes, and DNA microchips. Continue


Feb 06 12 6:30pm EDT

Back 9 Biz Bites: Atlantis Disappears Again

The weird and the wonderful for Monday, February 6: Iguana meat from Puerto Rico, a 3-D printed human jawbone, and the Lost City of Atlantis disappears again. Continue


Jan 31 12 6:30pm EDT

Back 9 Biz Bites: Poor + Educated = Lonely

The weird and the wonderful for January 31: Education and marriage a tough mix for the poor, the mocking of RIM's newest marketing campaign, and some naked solidarity with a banned Iranian actress. Continue


Jan 30 12 6:30pm EDT

Back 9 Biz Bites: Solar Irradiance Declines and the Earth's Energy Remains Whacked

The weird and the wonderful for Monday, January 30: The Earth's out-of-whack energy budget, a WTO ruling against China, and banking's Great Facebook Race of 2012. Continue


Jan 27 12 6:27pm EDT

The Week That Was

The news and views that kept us amused this week, including: a homeless student who wins science honors, a cheerleader turned scientist and this question: Is there social media life after death? Continue


Jan 26 12 5:58pm EDT

Back 9 Biz Bites: Eternal Digital Afterlife

The weird and the wonderful for Thursday, January 26: Should there be eternal digital life? Save money, eat squirrel. Twitterbots that influence human interaction. Continue


Jan 25 12 6:21pm EDT

Back 9 Biz Bites: Apple Outdoes Exxon

The weird and the wonderful for Wednesday, January 25: Apple briefly edges out Exxon, Larry Page knew about steroids on Google, and the Internet of Things. Continue


Jan 24 12 5:53pm EDT

Back 9 Biz Bites: Paterno Funeral Tix Not for Sale

The weird and the wonderful for Tuesday, January 24: A bagelry breaks down religious barriers, Paterno funeral tickets no longer for sale on eBay, and the origin of horse speed. Continue


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