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Airborne Laser Murders Ballistic Missile Mid-flight

Star Wars & Star Trek fans can agree on one thing, and only one thing: lasers are great at putting on ships to shoot other things. And now we have them in real life! Defense contractor Northrop Grumman slapped a huge laser on the front of a modified 747, then used it to shoot down a [...more]

Amazon eBook Price Wars: Macmillan Strikes Back!

Here’s a simple one: Amazon.com is trying to set the prices of all e-books they sell at $9.99. Publishers don’t like this, as they sell their books for upwards of $16 and don’t want to lose the profit. You’d think Amazon would want that extra cash, too – an increased sale price means more profit [...more]