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As reported on Businessinsider.com by Kim Bhasin Screengrab from David Quigley on YouTube “Searches of five kinds of semi-automatic rifles on Wal-Mart’s website showed them to be out of stock at stores in five states, including Pennsylvania, Kansas and Alabama,” writes Townsend. Walmart, he notes, doesn’t sell guns online. Shoppers put in their zip code and the website tells them if their local store has a particular weapon in stock. Meanwhile, Dick’s Sporting Goods has suspended…

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As reported in Businessinsider.com by Jay Yarow Former Windows leader Steven Sinofsky tweeted that he’s going to spend some time teaching at Harvard this spring. Steven Sinofsky@stevesi Excited to return to @HarvardHBS to teach again this spring! New perspectives, recharge, share experiences, write. #sabbatical In a follow up tweet, he added some clarity to what he’ll be doing: Jay Greene@iamjaygreene 19 Dec 12 @stevesi @HarvardHBS Will you be a “visiting scholar” again? And what will you be teaching? Steven Sinofsky@stevesi @iamjaygreene @HarvardHBS Called “Executive in…

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As reported on Businessinsider.com by Kim Bhasin   Now, Doritos are everywhere, led by Nacho Cheese, Cool Ranch, Spicy Nacho, and Salsa Verde flavors. And this year marks the 40th anniversary of Nacho Cheese Doritos, which has become the most popular flavor of them all. We spoke with Frito-Lay marketing VP Ram Krishnan about the evolution of Doritos and how the chips became so hugely successful. Frito-Lay has to provide a product experience that you can’t…

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As reported on Businessinsider.com by Grace Wyler ABC News White House correspondent Jake Tapper managed to get under President Barack Obama’s skin during a press conference Wednesday, when he demanded to know why the administration is only now acting on gun control.  “It seems to a lot of observers that you made the political calculation…not to talk about gun violence,” Tapper said. “This is not the first incident of horrific gun violence of your four years. Where…

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As reported on Wired. BY THE STAFF OF DANGER ROOM   There used to be an established order to the world. A structure to things. You couldn’t print a gun like a term paper. It was impossible to wreck a nuclear production plant with a few lines of code. Flying robots didn’t descend on you in the dead of night and kill you in your home. But that order has been upended. Cheap videos in…

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As reported on The Verge. by Jacob Kastrenakes My first ever camera was a matte gray Panasonic Lumix point-and-shoot. It had eight or so megapixels, a dozen scene modes, and a way to style my shots in either sepia or black and white. I remember my first ever photograph: a row of novels lined up on a bookshelf, their orange and green spines lit by overhead fluorescents. I was always something of a wannabe film geek,…

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As reported on Engadget. By Mark Hearn Following through on its mission to help digitally preserve the Dead Sea Scrolls,Google announced today that it’s working with the Israel Antiquities Authority to bring more ancient text to the cloud. The latest archived entries include an early copy of the Book of Deuteronomy and part of the first chapter of Genesis, which describes the creation of the world. In addition, hundreds of other 2,000 year-old texts outlining the history of Judaism…

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As reported on Engadget. By Jon Fingas Cadillac still doesn’t have a proper footprint in the world of electric powertrains. We can at last say when it will, however: the automaker has confirmed that it’s unveiling the production, 2014 model year ELR coupe on January 15th at the Detroit Auto Show. Few details have surfaced in the teaser image and release, but a mention of “extended-range electric vehicle technology” supports beliefs that the ELR is still using a variant…

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As reported on Businessinsider.com by Geoffrey Ingersoll In light of recent calls for stricter gun control, an inevitability following the grisly acts of a troubled gunman in Connecticut, knowing a glossary of important weapons terms is integral to understanding the debate.  Naturally, many people have strong opinion on guns and gun control, but have little background to discuss it. So we’ve put together a primer on what people mean whey they talk about “assault weapons” or the “gunshow…

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