Thursday, 25 August 2011

The First Post

The First Post

Can Apple survive without Steve Jobs?

First reaction: Apple will be fine for the immediate future, but some believe it is doomed in the long-term

Making a case for Barack Obama just gets harder

Alexander Cockburn: Loyalists will vote for Obama again – but only to stop some insane Republican from getting in


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Facebook announces new privacy settings for users

Changes make it easier to control who can see content, but they are similar to rival Google+

Hurricane Irene

In pictures: A category three storm is sweeping through the Caribbean to the US

US media’s earthquake coverage is over the top

A few seconds of shaking triggers more Twitter attention than death of Osama Bin Laden

Glenn Beck unites Israel’s right and left against him

Beck wanted to show his support for the Jewish state at Jerusalem rally

New Yorker builds career cooking mothers’ placentas

Happy pills from afterbirth: Jennifer Mayer is a very different kind of cook