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Ron Paul wins majority of delegates in Minnesota
Rep. Ron Paul won a majority of delegates in Minnesota’s state convention on Saturday where his supporters captured 12 of the 13 delegate slots.
The strong state convention turnout means that the Republican presidential candidate will receive 32 of the 40 Minnesota delegates for the Republican National Convention in Tampa in August, according to the Twin Cities Pioneer Press. Continue reading
Facebook billionaires
 Mark Zuckerberg |
$19.1bn | Co-created Facebook while a student at Harvard University. The famous hoodie-wearer is now its chairman and chief executive. |
 Dustin Moskovitz |
$5.1bn | Facebook co-founder and former Mark Zuckerberg roommate. Co-founder of the collaborative software company Asana. |
 Alisher Usmanov |
$5bn | Billionaire Russian entrepreneur with metals, media and telecoms interests. Has stake in Arsenal football club. |
 Eduardo Saverin |
$2.9bn | Brazilian-born, former US citizen. Set up Facebook with Mark Zuckerberg and two others. Gave up dual US citizenship, saving millions in tax, and plans to settle in Singapore. |
 Sean Parker |
$2.5bn | Entrepreneur. Co-founder of file-sharing site Napster. Played by Justin Timberlake in the film The Social Network. |
 Peter Thiel |
$1.06bn | German-born US entrepreneur, venture capitalist, philanthropist and hedge fund manager. Co-founded PayPal, which floated on the stockmarket in 2002. |
 Sheryl Sandberg |
$1bn | Facebook’s chief operating officer. Previously worked in the US Treasury Department and later for Google. |
Source BBC
Facebook shares see modest debut
Facebook shares ended their first day of trading at $38.23, barely above the company’s initial pricing of $38.
Shares in the social network rose more than 10% to $42 within minutes of trade beginning, before quickly falling back.
Later gains were wiped out too at the end of a volatile day’s trade, as the firm’s debut on the Nasdaq exchange was also delayed by a technical glitch. Continue reading
iPad, apps key to unlocking communication barrier with autistic students
As the mother of an autistic son, Marlena Odon says she used to worry about sending Kharon off to school into the hands of others who might not be able to interpret what he was trying to say. But now, thanks to the integration of the iPad into Kharon’s New York public school, Odon says he is able to communicate his wants and needs — and his excitement over this is unmistakable. Continue reading
Top Romney surrogate answers Bain attacks with Solyndra
Rep. Paul Ryan, the House budget committee chairman who has emerged as a top Mitt Romney surrogate and is talked about as a possible running mate, countered the Obama campaign’s fresh attack on Romney’s record at Bain Capital by citing the government’s failed gamble on solar panel firm Solyndra.
Ryan, R-Wis., speaking on “Fox News Sunday,” tried to draw fire away from the presumptive Republican presidential nominee by pointing to the “crony capitalism” of taxpayer-backed loans to well-connected firms like Solyndra. Continue reading
G8 Summit: Cameron says ‘good progress’ on eurozone
UK PM David Cameron has said the G8 summit of world leaders is making “good progress” on talks over the eurozone.
But he cautioned against any deal at the gathering in the United States, warning the G8 “cannot instruct the eurozone what to do”.
Mr Cameron said he supported German chancellor Angela Merkel’s insistence on efforts to reduce deficits.
A summit communique was later issued saying the leaders want debt-stricken Greece to remain in the eurozone. Continue reading
US baby boomers urged to take hepatitis C blood test
US baby boomers have been advised by health officials for the first time to get tested for the liver-destroying virus hepatitis C.
Those born between 1945-1965 are most likely to be infected but it is thought only a quarter of this generation has been tested for the virus.
The US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) believes its campaign could save more than 120,000 lives. Continue reading
2-Minute expert: Can I get a smartphone without a contract?
Taxes, dental exams, cellphone contracts — things you hate but can’t avoid.
Actually, you can skip the last one.
The subsidized price of a fancy phone (sometimes a third or less of what it costs otherwise) is the golden handcuff that holds you in a contract. But with prices on good smartphones dropping and plenty of used smartphones for sale, BYOD — bring your own device — is now an option. Continue reading
200-year-old shipwreck found in Gulf of Mexico
An oil company exploration crew’s chance discovery of a 200-year-old shipwreck in a little-charted stretch of the Gulf of Mexico is yielding a trove of new information to scientists who say it’s one of the most well-preserved old wrecks ever found in the Gulf.
“When we saw it we were all just astonished because it was beautifully preserved, and by that I mean for a 200-year-old shipwreck,” said Jack Irion, maritime archaeologist with the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management in New Orleans. Continue reading