Fixing Our Broken Systems()  

Looking at what's broken in our system isn't easy. Fixing it could be an even greater challenge.

May 25, 2012 We depend on rules, guidelines and laws to provide structure, order and function, but too often these systems fail us. Here's a look at how trust and practical wisdom could mend education, medicine and the law. Plus, can games solve real world problems?

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Digital Life

Keeping Your Kids Safe Online: It's 'Common Sense'()  

Child's hand on a pink computer mouse.

May 24, 2012 Parents should be paying very close attention to the digital media their children are using, says child advocate James Steyer. "Young people in particular often self-reveal before they self-reflect," he says. "There is no eraser button today for youthful indiscretion."

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The Two-Way

Cyber Countershot: U.S. Challenges Al-Qaida's Yemen Affiliate's Web Narrative()  

This 2010 image, provided by IntelCenter, shows Humam Khalil Abu-Mulal al-Balawi in a posthumous video message posted on extremist websites. The al-Qaida double agent killed seven CIA operatives, a Jordanian spy and himself when he set off a bomb strapped to his body at a base in Afghanistan in December 2009.

May 24, 2012 Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the efforts are frustrating terrorists.

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All Tech Considered

Travel Apps That Help You Pack, Explore And Enjoy The Scenery()  

An image from a demo of the Stuck on Earth app, which Lauren Goode of All Things D calls "a photographer's dream."

May 24, 2012 Mobile phones and tablets have put a world of information at our fingertips, even when we're on the go. It would seem natural, then, for smartphones to help make traveling easier and more fun. But not all apps are created equal — so we got advice from Lauren Goode, a senior editor at the All Things D blog.

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Business

Oracle Loses In Patent Case Against Google()  

May 23, 2012 A federal jury ruled Wednesday that Google didn't infringe on Oracle's patents when the Internet search leader developed its popular Android software for mobile devices. The outcome ends, for now, a showdown pitting two Silicon Valley titans in a courtroom duel.

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Business

Investors Question Fairness Of Facebook IPO()  

A financial news stock ticker on Morgan Stanley headquarters carries a headline about Facebook on Wednesday. Some investors wonder whether Facebook and Morgan Stanley withheld information before the Facebook stock offering.

May 23, 2012 The fallout from Facebook's initial public offering continues to spread, moving from trading screens to potentially the courtroom. Some of the investors who bought shares of the company filed a lawsuit alleging that Facebook and underwriter Morgan Stanley concealed information about Facebook's expected performance.

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The Two-Way

HP Will Cut 8 Percent Of Workforce Or 27,000 Jobs ()  

May 23, 2012 The cuts will happen over an extended period wrapping up by the end of 2014.

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Election 2012

Get Ready For The First Robot President()  

While American politicians may be scripted, they're not this robotic. But whoever wins the presidency this year will preside over a U.S. economy where automation is becoming increasingly important.

May 23, 2012 Whoever wins in November may go down in history as the First Robot President. Not because people have found Barack Obama and Mitt Romney robot-like on occasion (although they have). But because the next occupant of the White House will face a growing influx and influence of robots in our everyday lives.

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Business

Xerox CEO: 'If You Don't Transform, You're Stuck'()  

Xerox CEO Ursula Burns began her career with the company in 1980 as a summer intern. In 2009, she became the first African-American woman to lead a Fortune 500 company.

May 23, 2012 Founded in 1906, Xerox is one of America's most venerable companies. But the corporate giant has struggled in the digital age. CEO Ursula Burns, the first African-American woman to run a Fortune 500 company, is working to transform a company known for photocopy machines into a services icon.

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Business

Regulators Probe Bank's Role In Facebook IPO()  

May 23, 2012 Regulators are examining whether Morgan Stanley, the investment bank that shepherded Facebook through its highly publicized stock offering last week, selectively informed clients of an analyst's negative report about the company before the stock started trading.

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