Kleiner partner sues firm for discrimination
(Reuters) - Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers partner Ellen Pao is suing the venture capital firm alleging sexual harassment and discrimination, according to a lawsuit filed earlier this month in California Superior Court. The lawsuit paints a picture of a firm where complaints against harassment went ignored, where a senior partner suggested that marrying the alleged harasser might be the solution to Pao's difficulties, and where women were labeled "buzz" kills. ... 'Draw Something' Tips and Tricks
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  Ancient 'Iceman' Had Modern Ailments
Scientists have sequenced the genome of the famed 5,300-year-old Tyrolean iceman, found frozen in the Alps in 1991 -- and discovered he had genetic vulnerability to heart disease, as well as Lyme disease.
First Meteor Shower of 2012 Dazzles
The Quadrantid meteor shower, the first major show of shooting stars in 2012, peaks in the hours before dawn on Wednesday. The best seeing should be after the moon sets around 3 a.m. Astronomers say you may see 60-200 shooting stars per hour if the weather is clear.
Best Buy tops expectations in Q1, online revenue and mobile sales up
 Best Buy on Tuesday reported results for the first quarter of 2012. The electronics retail giant posted better-than-expected earnings per share, despite declining store sales. Revenue came in at $11.6 billion, ahead of analysts’ consensus of $11.52 billion, and non-GAAP earnings came in at $0.72 per share, up 11% from the same quarter in 2011 and beating the Street’s estimates of $0.59 per share. Domestic online revenue rose by 20%, and domestic mobile-phone sales increased by 13%. “Best Buy is in a turnaround, and the strategic priorities we laid out at the beginning of the year are just the first phase of the changes to come,” said Mike Mikan, CEO (interim) of Best Buy. “We know we have to better
CISPA: Your Privacy at Risk?
A new piece of controversial technology-related legislation is making its way though the House and now the Senate – the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA. What is the bill and what's going to happen next?
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