Who will replace Jon Stewart on ‘The Daily Show’?
The actress was the Senior Asian Correspondent for “The Daily Show” from 2010 to 2011 before leaving to star on HBO’s drama “The Newsroom.” Munn would also inject some much…
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Coke CEO calls 2015 a ‘transition year’
Most notably, Coke said that sales in North America rose largely due to what it called a “rational approach to pricing.” Coke has been raising prices of its products in…
NBC’s fact-checking of Brian Williams will be finished ‘sooner rather than later’
At least one NBC correspondent is also involved: Kate Snow, a national correspondent who joined NBC from ABC in 2010. When Williams had a prime time newsmagazine called “Rock Center,”…
Don’t file a ‘frivolous’ tax return, the IRS warns. If you do, penalties will follow.
Any taxpayer, of course, is free to contest his tax liabilities. “But no one has the right to disobey the law or disregard their responsibility to pay taxes,” the IRS…
Google wants you to kick this robot puppy
“I know it’s not sentient, but I’d have a twinge of guilt after kicking it,” said Reddit user euratowel. – Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are…
Apple CEO Tim Cook believes Apple Watch will help people live healthier lives
Related: The Apple Watch will flop. Here’s why – Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed…
Tim Cook to address hacking at White House summit
It’s just the latest example of how Apple waits too long to fix bugs and fails to update its customers when a major vulnerability needs to be addressed. Apple sometimes…
Read NBC’s statement on Brian Williams’ suspension
Related: How Brian Williams’ Iraq story changed In addition, we have concerns about comments that occurred outside NBC News while Brian was talking about his experiences in the field. –…
Israeli startup’s unique cybercrime solution
Then, Team8 assembles a team of “founders” to work on that particular problem, like a startup. The startups won’t have to worry about raising moneyTeam8 will fund the first two…
My week at RadioShack Computer Camp in 1983
“Camp” was located in a small classroom in the very back of the store, so we’d have to salivate over the cutting-edge hardware on the way in, and again on…
NBC: Brian Williams suspended for 6 months
For NBC News, the rolling calamity began last last month when Williams paid tribute on his newscast to a soldier who had provided security to the anchor and his NBC…
Anonymous: We’ve taken down 800 ISIS Twitter accounts
Its campaign against ISIS was triggered by the bloody attack on French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in January, in which 12 people were murdered. – Most stock quote data provided…
Currency jolt: Strong franc may hit UBS profits
Related: Sleepy Switzerland jolts currency markets UBS also confirmed it is being investigated by U.S. regulators over possible tax breaches, as global interest in the financial affairs of wealthy clients…
Jon Stewart to sign off ‘Daily Show’
Colbert’s successor Larry Wilmore started a new program, “The Nightly Show,” that now follows “The Daily Show.” – Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in…
Red flag: Dot-com era valuations are back in IPO market
“With biotech, people are gambling on a blockbuster drug, even though they know that most will never develop one,” explains Ritter. Investors may not care that some biotech are unprofitable…
Don’t make these 2 big investing mistakes
Call it a recession hangover. Investors appear to be too scared to get back into the stock marketor even the bond market. “You have to go back to the Great…
Your 3 biggest Social Security questions answered
For people who are more than a decade or so away from retirement, however, some sort of downsizing is more likely. The Boston College Center for Retirement Research’s Social Security…
Tim Geithner: Europe in a worse spot than Japan
Limited, fragile growth ahead: Europe is currently struggling with high levels of unemployment, unsustainable debt and a scary bout of deflation. “Even the best, most optimistic view of what’s possible…
TurboTax is warning of email scams after fraud scare
Related: TurboTax restarts e-filing of state tax returns after fraud concerns – Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA,…
The lottery game that’s bigger than Powerball
According to a study by Spry, about three out of four instant game tickets are purchased by people with below-average incomes. Wealthier players tend to enter the big multi-million drawings….
Qualcomm survives its brush with Chinese regulators
Related: China crackdown makes it harder to get around the Great Firewall – Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the…
Hackers are stealing your tax refund
Pulling off the crime Fraudsters prefer to use commonly available tax preparation software. Forms are quickly put together, so they can file dozens or hundreds in a single day. And…
How to win the lottery … and lose it all
He burned through a lot of cash. Though he won’t say how much. Whittaker is now married to a real estate agent and owns two businesses that “haven’t been doing…
Oil toll: Halliburton to cut up to 6,400 jobs
Related: Oil at $55 per barrel is here to stay – Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which…
Sony makes deal to bring Spider-Man to Disney’s Marvel
The long-rumored deal could mean superhuman profits at the box office for Marvel and Sony. – Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time,…
Reaching deaf babies with implants, iPads and therapy
Early intervention In the first few hours of life, most babies born in the United States are given a mandatory hearing test. Quick, painless and inexpensive, the test is key…
Automakers don’t protect you enough from car hackers, senator says
Cars are now connected to the Internet. That means someday in the not-too-distant future, a hacker could knock your car off the highway. Senator Markey’s staff found that 100% of…
Jon Stewart on Williams: “Bri… why?’
“Finally,” he said sarcastically, “somebody is being held to account for misleading America about the Iraq War.” A “Daily Show” alum, Larry Wilmore, also took the time to comment on…
Netflix is now available in Cuba
The Castro regime tightly controls Internet access, only allowing select information to be available to its citizens. Yet the Cuban government has recently signaled that it wants to expand access….
Will Brian Williams return?
The trio of executives have said nothing publicly since Friday, when Turness confirmed that an internal fact-checking investigation was underway. But this crisis is taking up all of their time….