VIDEO: Villas-Boas slams 'absurd' penalty
2012-02-05 15:09:51
Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas says both his team and referee Howard Webb 'lost control of the match' after seeing his side relinquish a 3-0 lead to draw 3-3 with Manchester United at Stamford Bridge.

Personalized eCommerce Is Already Here, You Just Don’t Recognize It
2012-02-05 15:08:10
Reading Leena Rao’s recent article on Techcrunch about the personalization revolution, you get the sense that the tech world is waiting for a bus that isn’t coming. Rao quotes well-known industry experts and luminaries describing what needs to happen for e-commerce to finally realize the promise of personalized shopping, a future where online retailers predict what you’ll want to buy before you know yourself. Ironically, Rao and her pundits are missing the zooming racecar that’s speeding by them as they wait for the personalization bus to arrive. That racecar is Pinterest and the new breed of startups marking the beginning of what I call the 'Curated Web.'

After UN veto, US floats coalition on Syria (AP)
2012-02-05 14:46:07
AP - The United States proposed an international coalition to support Syria's opposition Sunday after Russia and China blocked a U.N. attempt to end nearly 11 months of bloodshed, raising fears that violence will escalate. Rebel soldiers said force was now the only way to oust President Bashar Assad, while the regime vowed to press its military crackdown.

Webb decision puzzles Villas-Boas
2012-02-05 14:43:43
Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas criticises referee Howard Webb after his side squander a 3-0 lead to draw with Manchester United at Stamford Bridge.

Brazil crime up as police strike
2012-02-05 14:42:57
Soldiers patrol the streets in the Brazilian state of Bahia where a police strike has caused the crime rate to soar.

USA into Fed Cup World play-offs
2012-02-05 14:36:01
USA beat Belarus in Massachusetts to reach the play-offs for the Fed Cup World Group.

Fergie rues dropped points
2012-02-05 14:32:15
Sir Alex Ferguson conceded Manchester United's 3-3 draw with Chelsea was ultimately two points dropped despite the stirring comeback.

Fit-again Flood back with England
2012-02-05 14:23:03
Toby Flood is recalled to the England squad for Saturday's Six Nations clash with Italy after recovering from a knee injury.

Lana Del Rey conquers album chart
2012-02-05 14:18:22
US singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey goes straight in at number one in the UK album chart with her debut release Born To Die.

Bang!
2012-02-05 14:18:14
The Artist parades its conceit at every turn of its familiar romance. We're doing this no sound thing for you because it's good for you. Things will work out fine. The dog needs no dialogue. The music tells you what to feel. It's already half over, and besides, it's already better than the last five movies you've seen. Google Search + parades its conceit at every turn. It's free, so we can improve it any way we want. We're already reading everything you write in Gmail, so now we're blurring the metadata into one big data pool so we can better read your mind and sell the results back to marketers. It's OK because Facebook already does this. We'd add all the other networks if they would just let us have their data too. And besides, we're doing this.

Villas-Boas rues 'strange' decisions
2012-02-05 14:13:19
Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas lamented some 'strange' decisions by referee Howard Webb after his side's draw with Man United.

VIDEO: Flowers and thanks for the Queen
2012-02-05 14:09:27
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have attended a church service on the eve of the Diamond Jubilee anniversary of her accession to the throne.

The Future of Peer Review
2012-02-05 14:00:51
This guest post was written by Richard Price, founder and CEO of Academia.edu — a site that serves as a platform for academics to share their research papers and to interact with each other. Instant distribution Many academics are excited about the future of instant distribution of research. Right now the time lag between finishing a paper, and the relevant worldwide research community seeing it, is between 6 months and 2 years. This is because during that time, the paper is being peer reviewed, and peer review takes an incredibly long time. 2 years is roughly how long it used to take to send a letter abroad 300 years ago.

Rangers fans face test of loyalty
2012-02-05 13:58:18
Rangers' Scottish Cup exit in front of fewer than 18,000 fans deepens the gloom at Ibrox

VIDEO: 'Fightback epitomises English game'
2012-02-05 13:53:44
Sir Alex Ferguson praises Manchester United's character after they come from behind to earn a dramatic 3-3 draw with Chelsea, saying the match was 'the epitome of English football'.