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 Founders of the Ministry of Supply show off their high-tech thermal clothing. Courtesy of Inc.com
Founders of the Ministry of Supply show off their high-tech thermal clothing.

TechnoLogical: When Under Armour meets Polo

Engineering student Gihan Amarasiriwardena was frustrated that stiff suit jackets didn't complement the sweaty and strenuous task of commuting by bike. He resolved to find a way to wear business clothing while keeping the body cool and active.

NewsChips: Obama's budget aims to bridge partisan gaps

President Obama is attempting to do the impossible – reconcile liberal and conservative differences while simultaneously reducing the national deficit.

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News Chips: The Syrian solution?

President Obama indicated last August that if the Assad regime in Syria utilized chemical weapons against rebel groups or any other civilians, it would cross a "red line."

TechnoLogical: Keep a lock on Amazon stocks

Amazon.com has enjoyed considerable stock market growth in recent years with the growing popularity of the online retailer extraordinaire. At the beginning of 2012, it seemed the company could do no wrong with a net income of $0.28 per share, beating many analysts’ expectations. However, little more than a year later, recent data has increased investors’ concerns over what seems like a rapidly growing trend: declining profits.

Prisoners on strike in no man's land

As the president puts it, "The notion that we're going to keep 100 individuals in no man's land in perpetuity…the idea that we would still maintain, forever, a group of individuals who have not been tried, that's contrary to who we are, it's contrary to our interests, and it needs to stop."

TechnoLogical: Fork over that HapiFork

Despite the thousands of diet pills and exercise machines currently in existence, an emerging invention is gaining importance in the weight loss industry. A new fork, the "HapiFork," helps users count calories by monitoring how fast they're eating and then signaling when they consume more than one bite in the span of ten seconds.

TechnoLogical: Facebook advocates for the worst kind of home

With the proliferation of smart phones, data plans and social media in the past few years, Facebook users will initially be thrilled at the idea of connecting these three things together in Facebook Home, the new application that will move Facebook to the center of your phone.
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