The SpaceX founder says he'd like to "die on Mars". Why the obsession with going to the Red Planet? Why are you so keen to get humans to Mars?Because this is the first time in 4 billion years of Earth's history that it has been possible. That...
Asian markets mixed China data offset by US worries
Label: Technology HONG KONG: Asian markets were mixed on Monday, after data showing Chinese manufacturing activity had picked up pace in November were tempered by concerns over US talks to avert the fiscal cliff.Tokyo closed 0.13 per cent, or 12.17 points, higher at 9,458.18, Seoul ended up 0.37 per cent, or 7.12 points, to 1,940.02 and Sydney gained 0.57 per cent, or 25.5 points, to 4,531.5.However, Hong...
My Best Tech Gift Ever: Prodigy
Label: LifestyleEric Mack spent many hours of his youth exploring the world via Prodigy. (Credit:VintageComputing.com)Editor's note: Today we kick off a weeklong series called "My Best Tech Gift Ever." Every day this week, a different CNET writer or editor will recall a memorable tech or geek-centric present that left a mark. We start the fun with Crave contributor Eric Mack. Look for another installment tomorrow...
Photos: Kilauea Lava Reaches the Sea
Label: Health Into the Sea Photograph by Hugh Gentry, ReutersA spectacular natural phenomenon was on display early this week as lava from a vent in Hawaii's Kilauea volcano flowed into...
Boehner on Fiscal Cliff Talks: 'You Can't Be Serious'
Label: Business President Obama and his White House team appear to have drawn a line in the sand in talks with House Republicans on the "fiscal cliff."Tax rates on the wealthy are going up, the only question is how much?"Those rates are going to have to go up," Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner flatly stated on ABC's "This Week." "There's no responsible way we can govern this country at a time...
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Weaver ants help flowers get the best pollinator
Label: World MOST flowers don't want pesky ants hanging around scaring away would-be pollinators. Not so the Singapore rhododendron - the first flower found to recruit ants to chase poor pollinators away. Francisco Gonzálvez at EEZA, the arid...
N Korea notifies Japan of rocket path: report
Label: Technology SEOUL: North Korea has notified neighbours including Japan of the trajectory of the rocket it plans to launch this month, a report said on Sunday, after international condemnation of the move by the nuclear-armed state.The communist North announced on Saturday it would launch a rocket sometime between December 10 and 22 -- its second long-range rocket launch this year after a much-hyped...
McAfee nabbed? His blog says maybe, following CNN interview
Label: LifestyleThe bizarre real-life potboiler concerning on-the-lam antivirus-software pioneer John McAfee continued today, as -- following a cloak-and-dagger CNN interview with the fugitive -- McAfee's own blog posted an item saying he may have been captured at the Belize-Mexico border.The item, pictured above and reported earlier by news agency AFP, says little more than that and calls the report of the capture...
Photos: Kilauea Lava Reaches the Sea
Label: Health Into the Sea Photograph by Hugh Gentry, ReutersA spectacular natural phenomenon was on display early this week as lava from a vent in Hawaii's Kilauea volcano flowed into...
Wikileaks Case: Guards Deny Intimidating Manning
Label: Business (Brendan Smialkowski/AFP/Getty Images)Bradley Manning’s former guards testified today that they did not intimidate the man accused of leaking hundreds of thousands of classified cables to the anti-secrets website Wikileaks during a Jan. 18, 2011 incident that resulted in Manning being placed on a temporary suicide risk watch.Manning’s attorneys cite the event as a key reason why his pre-trial...
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