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Google Hopes Designer Frames Will Sharpen Glass

Google Hopes Designer Frames Will Sharpen Glass

NEW YORK (AP) — Google Glass is getting glasses. Google is adding prescription frames and new styles of detachable sunglasses to its computerized, Internet-connected goggles known as Glass. The move comes as Google Inc. prepares to make Glass available to

Karzai to US: Negotiate Peace with Taliban or Leave

Karzai to US: Negotiate Peace with Taliban or Leave

Afghan President Hamid Karzai told reporters on Saturday that unless the U.S. restarts peace talks with the Taliban, he will not sign the pending security pact between Kabul and Washington. The pact, known as the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA), would

Left-Wing Radicals Target Google Employees at Their Homes

As radical demonstrators continue to target Google’s private buses in the San Francisco area, accusing the company and other tech giants of “gentrification,” some far-left activists have gone a step further: targeting Google employees at their homes. A group calling

Class Warfare in San Francisco Hits 'Google Buses'

Class Warfare in San Francisco Hits 'Google Buses'

Google and Facebook may be the brands most associated with America’s “progressive” high-tech elite, but in the left-wing mecca of San Francisco they have become the prime targets of populist outrage. The so-called “Google buses,” which transport tech workers from

Obama Worse than Bush on Civil Liberties Abuses

Obama Worse than Bush on Civil Liberties Abuses

The emperor has no clothes. Now that the President has been exposed by the likes of concerned patriots like Edward Snowden, he is running around trying to rescue his legacy and save face to the staunch leftists who once supported

Minimum Wage and Unemployment: A Zero-Sum Game

Minimum Wage and Unemployment: A Zero-Sum Game

It is astounding that after decades of empirical evidence, there continues to exist misguided minds who fail to understand simple supply and demand and how these forces shape the minimum wage debate. Numerous studies across different times and locations have

Google Contact Lens Could Be Option for Diabetics

Google Contact Lens Could Be Option for Diabetics

(AP) Google contact lens could be option for diabeticsBy MARTHA MENDOZAAP National WriterMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.Brian Otis gingerly holds what looks like a typical contact lens on his index finger. Look closer. Sandwiched in this lens are two twinkling glitter-specks loaded

Google privacy case can be heard in UK, court rules

Britain’s High Court ruled on Thursday that a group of Internet users can sue US tech giant Google over an alleged breach of privacy legislation. The California-based Internet giant had applied to have the case thrown out on the grounds

'Spanglish' ObamaCare Site 'Insults Hispanics'

'Spanglish' ObamaCare Site 'Insults Hispanics'

Writing in USA Today, Daniel Garza, executive director of the conservative-leaning LIBRE Initiative, tore into the Obama Administration over the handling of ObamaCare, especially as it pertains to Hispanic outreach. Not only was the launch “two months late,” Garza writes,

Google Builds a 'Nest' for Future of Smart Homes

Google Builds a 'Nest' for Future of Smart Homes

(AP) Google builds a ‘Nest’ for future of smart homesBy MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Technology WriterSAN FRANCISCOWhen our Internet-connected gadgets and home appliances all learn to talk to each other, Google wants to be at the center of the conversation. This imagined

High-Tech Giants in China Looking to Expand Influence Abroad

High-Tech Giants in China Looking to Expand Influence Abroad

In 2014, high-tech giants in China are looking to aggressively expand their influence beyond China’s borders. Ironically, many of these companies only became successful after the Chinese government helped them by shutting out competitors from abroad.  Jack Ma is the

Mexican Government: 16,736 Murders in 2013

Mexican Government: 16,736 Murders in 2013

The Mexican government reported that there were 31,532 homicides in the country between January and November of 2013 including 16,736 labeled as “intentional” murder and 14,796 as “negligent” manslaughter. Those figures along with other national crime statistics were released by