Should we let wunderkinds drop out of high school?
It's one thing to say tech geniuses don't need degrees. After all, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg all dropped out of college. But now ...
INFLUENCE GAME: Tech, labor spar on immigration
To the U.S. technology industry, there's a dramatic shortfall in the number of Americans skilled in computer programming and engineering that is ...
India announces low-cost rotavirus vaccine
The Indian government announced Tuesday the development of a new low-cost vaccine proven effective against a diarrhea-causing virus that is one of the ...
Pessimism abounds at annual fiscal 'summit'
On this, some of Washington's highest-ranking budget players can agree: A "grand bargain" this year to close the nation's chronic budget deficits ...
Clinton: Too much focus on Hillary's future
Former President Bill Clinton says endless speculation about his wife's political future is a waste of time right now and the nation should be more ...
Warren Buffett leads annual meeting like no other
Part rock concert, part investment workshop, the annual gathering of Berkshire Hathaway shareholders is an odd mix. But that's just how the faithful ...
NM motel where Microsoft began being redeveloped
A Route 66 motor lodge in Albuquerque where Bill Gates and Paul Allen lived while launching Microsoft Corp. is being redeveloped into apartments as ...
PC outlook darkens as sales slump deepens in 1Q
The ailing personal computer market is getting weaker, and it's starting to look as if it will never fully recover as a new generation of mobile ...
A diplomatic star is born in Chinese first lady
Glamorous new first lady Peng Liyuan has emerged as a Chinese diplomatic star, charming audiences and cutting a distinct profile from her ...
Revenge of the nerds: Harvard moves on at NCAAs
Talk about revenge of the nerds! Bill Gates is, like, the coolest guy on the planet. "Big Bang Theory" is the highest-rated show on television.
Forbes: Slim world's richest for 4th year in a row
Mexico's Carlos Slim remains the world's richest man for the fourth year in a row, according to Forbes, while Warren Buffett dropped out of the top ...
Video: Gates, Zuckerberg urge kids to code
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter creator Jack Dorsey are among the tech luminaries appearing in a new video ...
World's richest men aid 'Green Revolution' center
The research center largely responsible for launching the "green revolution" of the 1960s that dramatically raised crop yields is getting support from ...
Dell's founder strikes deal to turn it around
It's easy to forget now, but Michael Dell was the Mark Zuckerberg of his day. Hailed as a young genius, he created the inexpensive, made-to-order ...
Germany, Gates in $108M anti-hunger drive
The German government says it is collaborating with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and businesses to invest some €80 million ($108 million) in ...
No big Google bash at Davos this year
What's the hot gossip on the party circuit at Davos this year? No big Google bash. For the past few years, the hottest invitation at the World ...
AP Interview: UN chief wants action on climate
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says his top hopes for 2013 are to reach a new agreement on climate change and to urgently end the increasingly ...
European leaders headlining annual forum in Davos
Promoting measures to get the global economy out of its crisis mode will be the focal point of next week's annual gathering of world leaders and power ...
Facebook CEO Zuckerberg donating $500M in stock
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he is donating nearly $500 million in stock to a Silicon Valley charity with the aim of funding health and education ...
Sitar maker: Ravi Shankar's legacy inspires others
The walls of Sanjay Sharma's music shop are lined with gleaming string instruments and old photographs of legendary musicians. Beatles George ...
Bar code's co-inventor N. Joseph Woodland dies, 91
Norman Joseph Woodland, the co-inventor of the bar code that labels nearly every product in stores and has boosted productivity in nearly every sector ...
New search engine connects literary dots
Author Jennifer Gilmore is reading a biography of the late David Foster Wallace. She's curious about his most famous book, the novel "Infinite Jest," ...
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