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Inside the iPod Playlists of 5 Powerful People

President Barack Obama stopped by The View last week for some afternoon chit-chat and in the process revealed a great personal insight: the contents of his iPod. “You name a song, I’ve got it,” the Prez bragged. “I’ve got Jay-Z on there, I’ve got Frank Sinatra on there, I’ve got Maria Callas on there

Barack Obama, Condoleeza Rice, George W. Bush, Hillary Clinton and Queen Elizabeth II.

Apple Introduces the Smart Bike

The US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple…awww, screw it, let’s just jump straight to the “if you hold the bike wrong…” jokes. You know that’s where this was headed anyway.


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Jackson sells 35 million albums since death

Michael Jackson has sold an estimated 35 million albums worldwide since his death one year ago today, according to Billboard — an unprecedented response to a musician’s passing.

Billionaires Sign the Gates-Buffett Giving Pledge

As incredible as this may seem, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett have talked more than 40 suckers…errr, I mean rich people, into signing away their fortunes after they die. Wow. I’d like to hear what was said to convince these people (many of which are billionaires) that convinced them to give away their money.

Many of the names already were known, from Eli and Edythe Broad and Michael Bloomberg to Pierre and Pam Omidyar and Paul Allen. But the list also includes some notable new ones, especially from the world of finance: New York financier Ronald O. Perelman; Citigroup founder Sandy Weill and wife Joan; hedge-funders Julian Robertson Jr. and Jim Simons; and private-equity honcho David Rubenstein.


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