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Safer Soccer, Brazil Launches Massive Military Campaign Ahead Of FIFA Games

With just a year away before the FIFA World Cup games in Brazil, Latin America's biggest country is using this year's FIFA Confederation's Cup as a test drive.

The Zombies Have It: Hyundai Expands 'Walking Dead' Deal

After this summer, Hyundai will see one nifty product-placement platform disappear but is doubling down on another.  USA Network's Burn Notice will end but Hyundai's relationship with AMC's mega-hit The Walking Dead will continue and expand in a number of ways.

SAPVoice: Are Machines On The Net Making Humans Obsolete?

The Industrial Age reinvented productivity. The Information Age reinvented communication. Now man and machine are coming together and it"s even bigger than the Internet.

Is Tumblr the new Geocities?

Imagine a company backed by Fred Wilson, one of the top venture capitalists on the Internet. The company is largely reliant on user-generated content and has had difficulties generating revenue in line with its stratospheric valuation.

How to Hire Great Employees

Investors say they invest in people as much as they invest in ideas, and when it comes to your company, it is not just top management that can make or break your business.

Graff Shows New Luxury Watches Outside Baselworld 2013

Luxury jewelry brand Graff didn"t have an official presence at Baselworld 2013. However, company representatives were in the city of Basel, where the world"s largest Swiss watch tradeshow is held, to display its new collection of luxury timepieces to the press at a nearby hotel.

'Spot-Fixing' Of Cricket Shocks India's Favorite Sport

The biggest news in India these days has nothing whatsoever to do with never-ending concerns about confrontation with Pakistan or border disputes with China. The story would seem to be strictly an internal affair -- but with far-reaching implications.

High Bond Prices Show There's No Government Debt Problem Only If The EMH Is True

An argument being used in certain corners of the econosphere at the moment is that high bond prices (or low yields, they're the same statement) show that there's no problem with debt.

Hipster Tax Has Historical Precedent

I have been so caught up in the problems of the IRS Cincinnati gang that couldn't sort straight and breaking developments in the area of creation science, that I almost missed an important proposal.

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

It's said that Google 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.