Yahoo Apologizes for Cyber Monday Blunder (by Adam Ostrow at Mashable)
In a posting to its company blog, Yahoo has apologized for an approximately 12-hour outage that effected its small business merchant customers [Monday]… While typically a system outage is just a mild inconvenience, for it to happen on Cyber Monday is a serious blunder that likely cost merchants millions of dollars. Yahoo owes customers more than an apology; they should provide some sort of financial reprieve

Eve: An Understanding Virtual Teacher
Easy with Eve is a new virtual teaching system developed by researcher Hossein Sarrafzadeh and his development group from the Institute of Information and Mathematical Sciences in Auckland, New Zealand. Eve’s Final Fantasy-like facade hides the real engineering; Eve is designed to be a one-to-one system that constantly monitors a student better than a living teacher.

Cell phone college class opens in Japan
TOKYO - Japanese already use cell phones to shop, read novels, exchange e-mail, search for restaurants and take video clips. Now, they can take a university course.

Verizon Wireless to Open Its Network
Verizon Wireless now plans to give customers more choice in what phones they can use on its network.

Keep your shoes on: T-rays can see right through
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Imagine a trip to the airport without having to slip off your shoes. 

Cancer-resistant Mouse Developed By Adding Tumor-suppressor Gene
A mouse resistant to cancer, even highly-aggressive types, has been created. The breakthrough stems from a discovery in radiation medicine and researchers who found a tumor-suppressor gene called “Par-4″ in the prostate.

News - Nanoparticles Enable Surgical Strikes against Cancer
Microscopic instruments that target only cancerous cells could replace less precise methods that also kill healthy tissue In a bid to progress beyond the shotgun approach to fighting cancer—blasting malignant cells with toxic chemicals or radiation, which kills surrounding healthy cells in the process

FDA Panel Backs Tougher Warning for Tamiflu
Advisers say current labeling doesn’t reflect reports of bizarre behaviors and sudden deaths

Lack of Sleep Tied to Weight Gain in New Moms
But a cause for the connection is still being sought.

Cell Protein Might Help Treat ALS
Hsp70 extended the lifespan of mice that had the neurological disease, researchers say

High-Carb Diet Raises Women’s Diabetes Risk
But boosting fiber intake can help lower the odds, researchers say

First Americans All from Siberia, Study Confirms
Humans somehow made their way into the Americas from distant lands, but knowing precisely when and from where they made the journey are matters of heated scientific debate. New genetic evidence, however, backs up a chilly northwestern arrival to North America from Siberia about 12,000 years ago, via a temporary land bridge spanning the Bering Strait.

“Teenage” galaxies give hints of early Milky Way
LONDON (Reuters) - The young building blocks of galaxies similar to the Milky Way have been spotted for the first time by astronomers, giving a tantalizing glimpse of how our stellar backyard may have formed.