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Intel Corp. (Nasdaq: INTC) acknowledged it needs new blood to move to the mobile era. That's why CEO Paul Otellini will retire.

News Corp.'s Rupert Murdoch caused controversy on Twitter (yet again), when he complained about how the "Jewish-owned" press is covering the Israel-Gaza conflict.

The rebel group M23 launched an offensive against Goma, where DR Congo troops and U.N. peacekeepers are mounting a resistance.

Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ), the top computer maker, is expected to report a staggering fourth-quarter and annual loss Tuesday.

Lindsay Lohan's performance as Elizabeth Taylor in "Liz & Dick" has attracted jeers in early reviews. Didn't Lifetime see this coming?

Facebook and other socia media sites keep our information after we die. Legal experts like Jason Mazzone, a professor at the University of Illinois College of Law, thinks that should change.

A sudden outbreak of the Ebola virus in Uganda this week has sounded alarm bells in Central Africa.

The European Union may send troops to Mali to train solders ahead of an African-led military offensive against insurgents.

Eight Cambodians were arrested for sending an SOS to Obama ahead of the Asean summit. Will the United States respond to their plea?

Fed members are seriously considering changing their approach to announced expectations, to communicate an explicit “threshold” for inflation and unemployment.

Miami Marlin fans are furious after owner Jeffrey Loria shipped off the team's most valuable stars. They now have little reason to go to the hundred-million dollar stadium their tax money help build.

When he was 22, Michael Dell was the guy to sell you a PC or laptop by mail. Now it's services.

Seen from Taiwan, China's leadership change is a hopeful moment -- but not without some amusing twists.

A new decree in the United Arab Emirates will enforce stricter internet censorship to head off dissent.

The 3-6 Jets have been anonymously ripping Tebow in front of the media.

France is the only Western country to formally recognize Syria's new opposition coalition -- so far.

Thousands are recommending Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai for next year's Nobel Peace Prize, but not everyone will sign the petition.

Do box-office numbers mean anything? In the Columbia Journalism Review, media journalist Edward Jay Epstein challenged conventional wisdom that being No. 1 means a movie is a hit.

A sparkling new commuter train kicks off Kenya's ambitious infrastructure project, easing Nairobi's terrible traffic.

An $8.5 billion dividend by Verizon Wireless helps co-owner Vodafone, which could sell out to Verizon Communications.

News reports on the mushrooming scandal surrounding Gen. David Petraeus, the former CIA director, reveal frequent instances of misspellings. Name-related errors are actually among the most common mistakes in the news business.

Microsoft Corp., the world's top software company, ousted Windows VP Steve Sinofsky, 47, only weeks after shipment of Windows 8.

Nearly a year after Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG) spent $100 million on original programming for YouTube, the Web giant has not produced any household names.

When Cisco Systems reports 1Q results Tues., investors will likely wonder if it's signalling another quarter of slower growth.

Iraq has scrapped old plans for a Russian weapons deal, but says negotiations will go on.

Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG), a successful recipient of cash from venture capital funds, now wants to boost its own presence as a venture capitalist.

Now that Priceline.com has announced plans to acquire Kayak Software for $1.8 billion, the obvious question is who's next?

It's an open secret that Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) is being probed over search. But Android could be a target, too.

David Cameron says the UK will work with Syrian rebels, a bold move that begs for collaboration from Barack Obama.