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The Pantelligent frying pan uses a smartphone app to control cooking temperature.Pantelligent hide caption
The Pantelligent frying pan uses a smartphone app to control cooking temperature.Pantelligent hide caption
An undated photo of Justin Carter, who's facing a felony "terroristic threat" charge in Texas.Courtesy of Jack Carterhide caption
The Moto G became a success for Motorola and challenged what low-cost Android phones could be.Daniel Boczarski/Getty Imageshide caption
James Franco (left) and Seth Rogen in The Interview. The North Korean dictator promised "merciless counter-measures" if this film was released. Ed Araquel/AP hide caption
Something tells us OkCupid won't be including an identifier for people who are attracted to pirates. Oivind Hovland/Ikon Images/Corbis hide caption
Old CAPTCHAs required the user to decipher complicated word puzzles to verify that they were not an automated bot. Google hide caption
The Pantelligent frying pan uses a smartphone app to control cooking temperature. Pantelligent hide caption
Microsoft's Clip Art has come to an end. Microsoft Office hide caption
While viral videos are a common feature of modern Internet life, recently a few audio clips, including sounds from a comet, have become popular. Underwood & Underwood/Corbis hide caption
An undated photo of Justin Carter, who's facing a felony "terroristic threat" charge in Texas. Courtesy of Jack Carter hide caption
Kiva robots maneuver around one of Amazon's newest distribution centers on Sunday in Tracy, Calif. Brandon Bailey/AP hide caption
International Space Station Commander Barry "Butch" Wilmore holds up the first object made in space with 3-D printing on Nov. 25. NASA hide caption
The Moto G became a success for Motorola and challenged what low-cost Android phones could be. Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images hide caption
Since it was built by the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service in 1998, 90,000 emergency responders have come to "Disaster City" to climb over mangled steel and through derailed chemical trains. Lauren Silverman /KERA hide caption
New York data blogger Ben Wellington sits next to a fire hydrant Sunday in Brooklyn, N.Y. His investigation into the city's parking ticket data found that two Lower Manhattan hydrants on consecutive blocks in Manhattan generated $55,000 a year for the city — off of cars that appeared to be parked legally. RIchard Villa/OZY hide caption
Creator Jonas Lind-Bendixen says he thought of the idea for Sitpack when he was waiting at a concert. Sitpack hide caption
Jana Rich is one of Silicon Valley's top executive recruiters. Anthony Cruz/OZY hide caption
Leading retailers are tight-lipped about what they're doing to protect customers from credit card breaches. Elaine Thompson/AP hide caption
Facebook may not create stories, but it's the largest distributor of news stories for many news organizations. Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images hide caption
This Nov. 19 screenshot shows the cover photo of an unofficial Marine group on Facebook called Just the Tip, of the Spear. The group and those like it have been accused of promoting sexism and of acting as a forum for hate speech. Just the Tip, of the Spear - 21/Facebook hide caption
This is Desert Bus. This is it -- plus the occasional bus stop. Desert Bus hide caption
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick has apologized for comments made by Senior Vice President Emil Michael, who at a private dinner last week suggested uncovering personal details about journalists. Will Oliver/EPA/Landov hide caption