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Can You Answer The Question That A 12-Year Old Just Nailed To Win The National Geographic Bee? -

Here's a geography question for you:

What point on earth is the farthest from the center of the earth?

The answer is actually not "the top of Mount Everest"--which was the answer that sprung into the mind of this 47-year old simpleton.

Silicon Alley Insider  just under two hours ago:

How Email App Mailbox Turned A Desperate Situation Into A ~$100 Million Exit 37 Days After It Launched -

In January, an email organization app called Mailbox launched, and it promised to help users reach inbox zero.

Silicon Alley Insider  2 hours ago:

China-Based Huawei Vows Revenge On U.S. Competitors Who Drag Its Name Through The Mud (CSCO, HPQ, DELL) -

Huawei's U.S. enterprise unit, which has been trying to take business from Cisco, HP, Dell and IBM, is sick of U.

Silicon Alley Insider  3 hours ago:

The Unstoppable Rise Of Mobile Commerce -

Mobile Insights is a daily newsletter from BI Intelligence delivered first thing every morning exclusively to BI Intelligence subscribers.

Silicon Alley Insider  4 hours ago:

Twitter Just Added An Extra Layer Of Security To Prevent Your Account From Being Hacked -

Twitter now offers two-step verification, a means of keep your account extra-secure.

In addition to your standard text-based password, Twitter reveals that it will now send a secondary password to your mobile device too – you have to know the usual password and possess the correct device in order to log in to an account.

Silicon Alley Insider  4 hours ago:

Sergey Brin's Complete Vision For How Self-Driving Cars Could Make Everything So Much Better (GOOG) -

Google co-founder Sergey Brin is dedicating most of his time to self-driving cars, he tells Brad Stone of Bloomberg Businessweek.

Silicon Alley Insider  4 hours ago:

5 Mobile Payments Data Points That Will Blow Your Mind -

Consumers gravitate to convenience. That's as true with payment technologies as it is with anything else.

Silicon Alley Insider  4 hours ago:

Google Bought A Company That Collects Wind Power From Airborne Turbines 2,000 Feet Above Ground (GOOG) -

Google confirmed to Bloomberg Businesweek today that it bought Makani Power, a company that makes airborne turbines that collect wind power and delivers it to the ground via a tethered cable.

Silicon Alley Insider  5 hours ago:

SEX AT WORK: The Reality -

You can't talk about it or mention it, but you can certainly think about it, and according to a new column by Liz Ryan in BusinessWeek, almost everyone does.

Silicon Alley Insider  5 hours ago:

How Much Will The New Xbox One Cost? Probably Around $500, But Cheaper With An Online Subscription (MSFT) -

Out of all the whiz-bang features in the new Xbox One, Microsoft left out one important bit of news: we have no idea how much this thing will cost.