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APPLE IPAD TO CURE CANCER, END WORLD HUNGER Cupertino, CA – Every time Apple brings out a product, at least lately, it becomes the biggest news of the day. The iPod and iPhone are now industry standards that have not only done remarkable things for the company’s bottom line, but have also had a massive sociological impact. In the process Steve Jobs has gone from misbegotten ex-business guru to one of the most revered technological minds since Thomas Edison. Those products have also evolved a cult following that most companies can only envy, inspiring devotion and fealty unlike anything the world has ever seen. APPLE TO STOP EMPLOYING TODDLERS AT PRODUCTION FACILITIES Cupertino, CA – Everyone loves a comeback. Watching someone turn things around after incredible odds made success some impossible can be one of the most satisfying experiences. Much of that is due to our desire to do the same, to turn the tables on those who have wronged us, to redeem ourselves after a lifetime of mistakes. Very rarely do we have that opportunity in real life so when we watch someone else pull themselves from the mire of failure, our hearts soar with them.

MARK ZUCKERBERG HACKING INTO EVERYONE’S EMAILS Palo Alto, CA – Web and business observers have for the last few years marvelled at the rise of Facebook. The company began its life of course as a small university network and has quickly evolved into a billion dollar business that, if pundits are correct, could change the internet and the way we communicate with each other forever. Like many big companies the hype surrounding the company is likely much larger than the ultimate reality. Such hype has surrounded other companies, such as MySpace and Yahoo, and their fates may presage the future of Facebook. DOWNLOADING AT ALL TIME HIGH AS CONSUMERS FEAR INTERNET COLLAPSE New York, NY – When Tim Berners-Lee made his first baby steps towards inventing the World Wide Web it’s likely he had an idea of the potential. That now seemingly simple step of combining hypertext, domains, and TCP which essentially created the Web is one of the great stories of discovery on par with the discovery of penicillin or the creation of the sandwich. With hundreds of millions of users now dependent on the web and the internet as a whole, Berners-Lee’s invention has radically changed the world, and that may in fact be its undoing.

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