Yahoo buys Summly website from 17-years-old tech whiz for $30 million

Nick D'Aloisio is your typical high school kid- he has a girlfriend , his mom is on his case to clean his room, and he has a curfew.

But he did just sell his tech startup for about $30 Million. The 17-years-old Brit is the founder of Summly, a mobile app he developed that searches for snippets of news and makes them better suited formobile devices- which D'Aloisio sold to yahoo.

He will now work for Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer and become the company’s youngest employee.

D’Aloisiobuilt Summly from his bedroom when he was just 15 and attracted big investors like Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing and Ashton Kutcher.

His mobile app was a hot pickup for Yahoo!, and D’Aloisio said it took months to come to terms.

“There were other big Internet companies interested, but Yahoo! was the most appropriate,” the teenager told The Post yesterday. “Yahoo! is just one of these classic companies.”

The price was not disclosed, but AllThingsD reported it was $30 million — 90 percent in cash and 10 percent in stock.

Yahoo! in turn gets a new mobile product as part of its broader strategy to entrench its brand on smartphones and tablets.

“Yahoo! has an inspirational goal to make people’s daily routines entertaining and meaningful, and mobile will be a central part of that vision,” D’Aloisio said in his blog post announcing the acquisition. “For us, it’s the perfect fit.”

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Heads-up: Lollapalooza tix are on sale

Well, that was ridiculously quick. Three-day passes have already sold out! If you wanna go, you'll have to buy single-daytickets orVIP tix (and probably soon). 

If you plan on attending the grand and sweaty affair that is Lollapalooza, take note that passes to this year's festival are now on sale.

Now, here's the rub: The full lineup won't be announced until April 9, so if you buy now, you'll just have to assume it'll be worth the cash. GregKot at the ChicagoTribune managed to confirm a few of the acts, including Vampire Weekend, Mumford & Sons, Phoenix, the Killers, the Postal Service and the National.

A regular three-day pass will set you back $235. If you're looking for something fancier (like food, shade and nicer restrooms), VIP/Platinum passes start at $1,050.

Lollapalooza takes place Aug. 2-4 in Chicago's Grant Park. Check Twitter, the official site and/or Facebook for next month's lineup announcement.

Although I've attended Lolla many times, I admit I'll probably stay home this year and watch the sets online. I always had a great time at the fest, but I've become too old and grumpy to handle the inevitable sunburn/torrential downpour that comes with it!

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What's That Red Equal-Sign on Facebook All About?

They’re popping up on Facebook news feeds around the nation, but without much explanation. Just what are those red equal-sign Facebook profilepictures all about? Look no further than the Human Rights Campaign, an organization in support of gay marriage that is running a particularly successful social media initiative as the Supreme Court discusses the issue over the next two days.

In a Facebook post today, the HRC asked gay marriage supporters to “paint the town red,” wearing red in their wardrobe as well on their Facebook pages, changing profile photos over to the HRC “=” logo. The idea has even caught the eyes of Congress, with 13 members showcasing the symbol, according to Ryan Beckwith.

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“The voice” Shakira and Usher debut strong in ratings

How did NBC’s The Voice perform for Monday night’s big return premiere with Usher and Shakira in the red chairs?

It depends on which comparison you use. Last night’s TheVoice spring kickoff had 13.4 million viewers and a 4.7 rating among adults 18-49, easily winning the night.

Normally you would stack those numbers against the show’s Monday premiere on the same night last year. But that episode was a day after NBC aired the Super Bowl and had a giant 6.7 adult demo rating. So it’s down 30 percent from that. Another comparison (and in this case, NBC would argue, the more fair one) is the show’s season 3 premiere last fall, which had a 4.2 rating. So it’s up 12 percent from that round.

Overall, I say this is a good number for the show — especially since the series swapped out half its judging panel, with Xtina and Cee Lo expected to rerun in the fall. How often do you see a judges panel shakeup without a ratings drop from the show’s previous cycle? And given NBC’s recent severe ratings woes, some wondered if TheVoice return would suffer. But clearly fans are fully capable of turning on NBC again when the broadcast network has a show they actually want to see.

And since some of you below are debating these Voice numbers vs. Fox’s AmericanIdol this season, here’s some help: Last night’s Voice is down 22 percent from Idol‘s January premiere. But it’s higher than every Idol episode since January.

The return of Revolution, however, is bit less sunny. After a four-month break, the freshman adventure-drama returned to 7.2 million viewers and a 2.7 rating. That’s down 13 percent from the show’s prior average, yet was still easily enough to win 10 p.m.

Meanwhile Fox’s The Following continued its decline to a season low — down 8 percent this week. The Voice put the hurt on ABC’s DancingWith the Stars, which dropped 28 percent this week. On CBS, The Voice seemed to pressure the network’s 8 p.m. hour, with HowI Met Your Mother dipping 10 percent to a season low.

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North Korea threatens Guam, Hawaii, US mainland

SEOUL, South Korea (UPDATE) - North Korea put its military on combat ready status Tuesday, March 26, with "strategic" rocket units ordered to prepare for possible strikes against the US mainland, Hawaii and Guam, state media reported.

"The Korea People's Army top command declares that all artillery troops including strategic rocket units and long-range artillery units are to be placed under class-A combat readiness," the Korean CentralNews Agency said. - Rappler.com

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NCAA Tournament LIVE SCORES, UPDATES

On most days, the Great Danes are a team out of the America East Conference. On the second full day of action in the 2013 NCAA Tournament, they are the team playing against Duke. In other words, they are suddenly very popular.

The Blue Devils were upset as a No. 2 seed last year by No. 15 Lehigh in their tourney opener. . Back in the tournament yet again, Duke is again a No. 2 seed. The Albany Great Danes are a No. 15.

"We were shocked that it really happened," Duke sophomore Quinn Cook said earlier this week of last year's loss to Lehigh. "We don't want it to happen again."

Will Coach K and Duke avoid another early upset? Either way, the MarshallHenderson show will begin at 12:40 p.m. EST in Kansas City. Will the defense

Will Friday's slate of games deliver even more surprises than Thursday? Can another low seed duplicate No. 14 Harvard's shocking upset of No. 3 New Mexico? Will we get a buzzer beater?

Scroll down for live updates throughout the second full day of March Madness.

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Best Qoutes and Tweets of Marshall Henderson in 2012-13

Marshall Henderson has officially excited the NCAA tournament spotlight. He's the first became a polarizing figure when he taunted Auburn fans by flashing his jersey in their face during an Ole Miss win earlier this season. Along the way, henderson's opinion on social media and to the news media were well documented. Here's the list of his best qoutes..

"I'm trying to get paid here soon because I'm tired of doing all this stuff for free. And this is where you make your money, the NCAA tournament."

"I've been a Duke fan since my dad ever told me anything about basketball. It was all about Duke, Duke, Duke. I love the way they play."

"I really just wanted to go out and socialize with all the people here and just enjoy the experience."

"If it's all the same, it's Saturday night. I'm out."

Johnny Manziel (@JManziel2): "@NativeFlash22 Keep hoopin and don't listen all the BS. Keep the green light green!"

Henderson (@NativeFlash22): "@JManziel2 preciate ya big dog!!! ima be in college station for chili fest if we dont make the final 4, gonna have ta link up"

LeBron James (@KingJames): Man that dude Henderson from Ol Miss got the greenest light in basketball history!! Hahaha.

(@NativeFlash22) "I SUCK AND GET A LEBRON TWEET!!! HAHAHAHA I DONT WANNA HEAR NOBODY SAY NOTHIN, IVE MADE IT!!!"

Fake Ryan Harrow (@12harrow): "If you don't win the tournament be quiet @NativeFlash22"

(@NativeFlash22) "Got @12harrow talkin (expletive) … please tell him to take that NIT (expletive) to the back of the bus LOL, you bout to get cut #bum"

(@NativeFlash22) just interviewed with chuck n the fellas!!! comes on @ halftime of VCU and Michigan!! #sweetdreams

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Bioshock's Latest: Civil War in a City in the Sky

The first release by the Massachusetts studio Irrational Games since the original Bioshocks transfixed players more than five years ago there were open fears on blogs, in discussion forums and in conversations among video game journalists that the new BioShock game just wouldn't be any good.

Surely that was why it was taking so long to make it, why its release was twice delayed, why the studio seemed to be bleeding personnel. Some people even asked themselves if the impeccable reputation of Ken Levine, the mercurial creative director at Irrational, was perhaps undeserved, given that it was largely dependent on only two games, System Shock 2 (1999) and BioShock (2007), made almost a decade apart.

Everyone can stop worrying. With BioShock Infinite, which goes on sale on Tuesday, Mr. Levine and his colleagues at Irrational have produced yet another video game that is a model of what the medium can achieve. This world — an alternate history with a dollop of science fiction that is set in the United States of 1912 — is dense, fascinating and inventive. The combat is exhilarating. The ending manages to be both mind-bending and moving.

The game begins at a lighthouse off the coast of Maine but quickly moves to Columbia, a utopian — or dystopian — city in the sky built by Zachary Hale Comstock, who calls himself an American prophet. Comstock has transformed this country’s secular religion of Constitutionalism into a theocratic system of white supremacy that worships the founders as gods.

Booker DeWitt, the playable character, is a former Pinkerton agent turned private investigator who was sent to Columbia to find a girl named Elizabeth and bring her to New York City. Booker and Elizabeth are caught in the middle of a civil war between Comstock and the Vox Populi, a violent leftist group modeled partly on the socialists and anarchists of the period.

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Italian Supreme Court ruling on Amanda Knox retrial expected within hours

Italian Supreme Court judges have heard the arguments , now they must decide whether to order American Amanda Knox to stand trial for a second time in the death of her former roommate.

The judges concluded a hearing into the question early Monday afternoon and were expected to announce their decision within hours.

Knox spent years in jail before an appellate court overturned her murder conviction in the 2007 death of Meredith Kercher. She returned to the United States in 2011.

Prosecutors say they still believe Knox and her former boyfriend, RaffaeleSollecito are responsible for the death, despite the appellate decision.

"We are still convinced that they are the co-authors of Meredith's homicide," Italian news agency ANSA quoted Perugia, Italy, prosecutor Giovanni Galati as saying.

Knox, who is not in Italy for the hearing, is confident in the Italian legal system and hopes one day to return to Italy as a free woman, her lawyer, Luciano Ghirga, said Monday.

If the acquittal is overturned, the case will go back to an appellate court and Knox might have to return to Italy.

If she refuses, the Italian government could appeal to the U.S. government for her extradition.

But even if it does, Knox still not might end up before an Italian court.

U.S. officials might reject such a request because it violates the U.S. legal principle that a criminal defendant can't be tried twice on the same allegation, said Joey Jackson, a contributor for HLN's "In Session."

Italy lacks the absolute prohibition present in U.S. law preventing authorities from retying a criminal defendant who has been acquitted of a charge.

"We have principles that are well-founded within our Constitution, one of which is double jeopardy," he said. "So as a result of that, I think it would be highly objectionable for the United States to surrender someone to another country for which justice has already been administered and meted out. So I don't think or anticipate that that would happen."

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Chinua Achebe Died at 82

ChinuaAchebe ia a Nigerian novelist, poet , professor and critic.  He rewite the story of the continent that had long been told by Western voices, died on Thursday in Boston. 

He was 82-years-old. His agent in London said he died after a brief illness. Mr. Achebe has been using wheelchair since a car accident in Nigeria in 1990 left him paralyzed from the waist down.

Mr.Achebe caught the world’s attention with his first novel, “Things Fall Apart.” Published in 1958, when he was 28, the story would become a classic of world literature and required reading in university courses, selling more than 10 million copies in 45 languages.

The story, a brisk 215 pages, was inspired by his own family history as part of the Igbo nation of southeastern Nigeria, a people victimized by the racism of British colonial administrators and then by the brutality of military dictators from other Nigerian ethnic groups.

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This week in Amanda Bynes' tweets: Look out Drake

The recent tweeter comments of Amanda Bynes is like flirting with Drake. The one time child star has been sharing her inner though on Twitter, and boy does it look hazy in there. She also seems to have a thing, to say the least, for rapper Drake.

Here's a sampling of her latest erratic tweets that include random musings about dating, pride and inanimate objects. On Thursday, they culminated in a vulgar doozy about Drake.

Without further ado, and in chronological order with some commentary:

March 14: "He's the woman bwahahah @drake," she wrote, adding a photo of the "Take Care" rapper in a blond wig. (We know someone else sporting a blond weave these days too.) Her caption is a throwback to her movie "She's the Man," where she dressed up as a guy for the role. And the tweets went on from there.

March 14: "@drake is a hot fellow :D"; this one came with a pic  of the rapper hanging out with his posse.

March 15: "He's Rocking That Incest Face"

March 15: "Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil."

March 15: "Please don't take paparazzi pictures of me I like taking my own!" Here she posted a photo bringing back her mysterious red scripted beanie. 

March 15: "What up?" (This tweets is paired with a dark, blurred selfie.)

March 15: "Only read my twitter for photos of me!"

March 16: "SoCks," to which she added a photo of her wearing heels with socks.

March 17: "You are you who date"

March 17: "Baby corn & fried tofu"

March 17: "I created the phrase Ily & lololol. *proud*"

March 17: "If I'm not following you on twitter, I hate you." (Ok, ouch.)

March 18: "WorkOut flow I feel dizzy"

March 20: [An uncaptioned photo of her in oversized sunglasses and white beanie, showing off her cheek piercings]

March 21: "I want @drake to murder my vagina"

March 21: "Twerking out"

You may proceed to "Huh?" None of the tweets are particularly funny, even the ones that are seemingly meant to be. And the murder-my-lady-parts comment is particularly disturbing.

It isn't clear what's going on in Bynes' world right now, but we're watching with fascination — and a bit of concern.

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Tips in having a Clear Skin

To truly remove dirt and oil from your skin, give soap/cleanser 2 minutes to work. You don't have to rub the whole time but it helps. To relieve the boredom, play the radio or do something else (brush your teeth? lie down and relax for a mini-spa experience?). Rinse and repeat. 

The most effective final rinse is to fill a sink with warm water and soak your skin while rubbing it gently until the cleanser is gone. That's right, you need to plunge your face in the water. If you've used a lot of cleanser, then you may need to repeat the rinse. Rinse one more time using cold water to close your pores. Some people prefer a toner for this last step.

 Any cleanser residue simply contributes to the next round of oil and dirt accumulation. This procedure is most effective if done in the morning and evening. Watch out for reddened skin or rebound oil production. These are clear signs you need a gentler cleanser. 

Using this procedure, the gentlest cleansers on the market can clean the oiliest skin more effectively than the harshest. 

During the first two weeks, you may experience increased acne as clogged pores open up and form pimples. Have courage. Be of good cheer. Eventually, you'll get'em all and your acne will improve.

Benzoyl peroxide gels, and other over the counter products work really well. Talk to your doctor about trying one.

Exfoliate every four days with a scrub to get rid of dead skin cells.

When you get rid of those pimples, watch out for the rush of confidence. It's coming.

Even after your acne disappears, continue your routine for at least thirty days, sometimes more. Acne can continue coming back well after puberty; if your acne does come back, just pick your old routine back up.

Acne is a stage everyone goes through and some things work for different people, if this doesn't work it is O.K. Try something else!

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Chinese Steamed buns

Ingredients

1 tablespoon active dry yeast

1 teaspoon white sugar

¼ cup water

½ cup warm water

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour

¼ teaspoon salt

2 tablespoon white sugar

1tablespoon vegetable oil

½ teaspoon baking powder

Directions

Mix together yeast, 1 teaspoon sugar , ¼ cup warm water. Allow to stand for 30 minutes.

Mix in ½ warm water , flour, salt, 2 tablespoons sugar and vegetable oil. Knead until dough surface is smooth and elastic. Roll over in a greased bowl, and let stand until triple in size, about 2 /1/2 to 3 hours.

Punch down dough, and spread out on a floured board. Sprinkle baking powder evenly on surface, and knead for 5 minutes. Divide dough into 2 parts, and place the piece you are not working with in a covered bowl. Divide each half into 12 parts. Shape each part into a ball with smooth surface up. Put each ball on a wax paper square. Let stand covered until double, about 30 minutes.

Bring water to a boil in wok, and reduce heat to medium; the water should still be boiling. Place steam-plate on a small wire rack in the middle of the wok. Transfer as many buns on wax paper as will comfortably fit onto steam-plate leaving 1 to 2 inches between the buns. At least 2 inches space should be left between steam-plate and the wok. Cover wok with lid. Steam buns over boiling water for 15 minutes.

REMOVE LID BEFORE you turn off heat, or else water will drip back onto bun surface and produce yellowish "blisters" on bun surfaces. Continue steaming batches of buns until all are cooked.

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Craft Helps Ohio State escape

The West Region is in shambles. The one, three, four, five, seven and eight seeds will not be going to Los Angeles for the regional semifinals later this week.

But somehow — barely, luckily, unbelievably — the No. 2 seed, Ohio State, can pack its bags.

AaronCraft, the senior point guard from Findlay, Ohio, grew up dreaming about hitting a game-winning shot for the Buckeyes in the N.C.A.A.tournament. He lived out that fantasy Sunday when his go-ahead 3-pointer with five-tenths of a second remaining sent Ohio State past Iowa State, 78-75, and gave an already wild N.C.A.A. tournament another memorable moment.

Craft did not have thoughts of home or family or realized dreams when the ball splashed through the net. He raised his arms and yelled to his teammates to return to their full-court press.

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Pope Francis keeps it spontaneous on Palm Sunday

Pope Francis celebrate his first Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square, encouraging people to be humble and young at heart as he promised to go to a youth jamboree Brazil this summer, while the faithful enthusiastically waved olive branches and braided palm fronds.

The square overflowed with some 250,000 pilgrims, tourists and Romans eager to join the new pope at the start of solemn Holy Weekceremonies which lead up to Easter, Christianity's most importantday.

Keeping with his spontaneous style, the first pope from Latin America broke away several times from the text of his prepared homily to encourage the faithful to lead simple lives.

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Winning $338M Powerball jackpot ticket sold in New Jersey

A jackpot dream has come true for the lucky owner of one Powerball ticket worth $338.3 million, and lottery officials in New Jersey are holding a press conference Monday to reveal some details about the lucky ticket from Saturday's drawing.

At the Soda King in Manalapan, N.J., clerk Govind Patel said he is hoping the store's recent good fortune will continue. A week ago a lucky customer hit five numbers -- and won $1 million.

"We are very excited," Patel said. "It would amazing if we sold another winner."

It would also bring a small financial windfall -- the store that sells the winning ticket claims a $10,000 check. The winning numbers from Saturday night's drawing: 17, 29, 31, 52, 53 and Powerball 31. It's the fourth-largest jackpot in Powerball history. A lump sum payout would be $221 million.

Other Powerball players also stand to get rich. One Powerball ticket that matched five numbers, sold in Iowa, is good for $2 million. Spreading the wealth even further, 13 tickets worth a cool $1 million were sold in 11 states. Florida and Pennsylvania each had two; Arizona, Illinois, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, South Carolina and Virginia had one each.

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Powerball Lottery Jackpot could rise

Viola Mourton buys a Powerball ticket every day. But with a $320 million jackpot that could grow in the next few days, she's upping her chances Thursday and buying several at her local convenience store.

"It's just a chance to win big money," said the 51-year-old secretary from Ottumwa, Iowa. "I'll probably buy a couple today because it's so high. But it only takes one to win."

That could be the game plan for others around the country. No Powerball winner yet? No problem. That just means a bigger jackpot for the rest of us.

Lotteryofficials said no ticket matched all the numbers in Wednesday night's Powerball drawing. Three tickets won the $1 Million Match 5 prize. But it means the current $320 million jackpot could swell before the next drawing on Saturday.

The jackpot is the sixth highest in history, but it could grow depending on sales at the end of each day, said Mary Neubauer, spokeswoman for the Iowa Lottery, one of the founding Powerball states.

"I think it has reached the water cooler level," she said. "Itjust starts to buzz."

No one has won the Powerball jackpot since early February, when DaveHoneywell in Virginia bought the winning ticket for the $217 million jackpot.

The largest Powerball jackpot came in at $587.5 million in November. The winning numbers were picked on two different tickets — one by a couple in Missouri and the other by an Arizona man — and the jackpot was split.

Nebraska still holds the record for the largest Powerball jackpot won on a single ticket — $365 million. That jackpot was won by eight workers at a Lincoln, Neb., meatpacking plant in February 2006.

"We've seen a little more traffic than we usually do. Saturday will be the busy day," said Abbey Locatis, a customer service clerk at a central Omaha grocery store that sells more Powerball tickets than any other retailer in the state.

Saturdays and Wednesdays get a bit harried when the jackpot exceeds $300 million, she said.

How does the store handle the crush of ticket buyers?

"We just keep printing them," Locatis said. "We usually have three people behind the counter, so we're able to keep up."

The search is on for the next lucky winner or winners. Neubauer said there's universal appeal to the possibility of winning the top prize.

"Everybody starts to tune in when the lottery gets to this level," she said. "It gives you a mental break from the day — something else to think about than day-to-day life activities."

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