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After being ousted at Yahoo for lying on his resume, Scott Thompson joins ShopRunner as its new CEO.
The 2008 presidential election served as a tech incubator for engineers like Dan Siroker who used it to launch his company Optimizely.

Google acquired Sparrow, a third-party email client for Mac and iOS.

The Big Apple stays green and cool as CoolNYC gives out air conditioner monitoring devices.

Penny Arcade, a cult webcomic, is using Kickstarter to test how much people will pay to avoid ads.

Autodesk scooped up the year-old startup to expand its consumer product line.

Digg was one of the hottest Internet brands, but Betaworks snapped it up for a reported $500,000.
Microsoft will acquire Perceptive Pixel, the multi-touch display manufacturer of CNN's "Magic Wall"
New Jersey-based Primus Green Energy has developed a process to turn corn, wood and even natural gas into high-octane gasoline for cars.

Teams of students from Stanford's Institute of Design have radically new visions for saving lives in war zones and inspiring America's students.