The next digital image revolution?
Despite the explosive innovation around digital picture-taking, the end result has actually changed very little. A photo is still a photo. And a poorly focused photo is still as bad as ever. Ren Ng aims to fix that.
Gadgets: iPad as Etch A Sketch ABC News' gadget roundup this week features the nostalgically fun Etch A Sketch case for the iPad, a USB battery fuel cell charger for smartphones, and HP's newest Spectre XT ultrabook. Click through for more exciting gadget picks this week.
  Ultra-Orthodox hold large NYC meeting on Net risks
Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men attended a rally Sunday at the New York Mets' stadium on the dangers of the Internet and how to use modern technology in a religiously responsible way.
Alibaba in talks to raise $2.3 billion equity for Yahoo deal: sources
SINGAPORE/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese Internet firm Alibaba Group is in talks with existing shareholders, including Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings, to raise about $2.3 billion in equity to partly finance its deal with Yahoo Inc., two sources said. Entrepreneur Jack Ma is buying back up to half of a 40 percent stake in his Alibaba Group from Yahoo for $7.1 billion, in a deal that moves the Chinese e-commerce leader closer to a public listing. Alibaba is looking to raise about a third of the $7.1 billion through issuance of equity to shareholders, one of the sources told Reuters. ...
Ancient Plant Revived After 30,000 Years The plant in this picture dates from the Pleistocene Age, 30,000 years ago, before agriculture, before writing, before the last Ice Age. And while it’s not accurate to say the plant itself is that old, scientists in Russia say they regenerated it from frozen cells...
  Photos: Black Hole Shreds Star The Lyrid meteor shower was so bright that it could been during the day and night from California to Nevada.
 
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