Verizon to set up streaming service with Redbox (AP)

AP - Phone company Verizon Communications Inc. will challenge Netflix and start a video streaming service this year with Redbox and its DVD rental kiosks.

Life under glass: Corning’s vision of the future (Yahoo! News)

Yahoo! News - If all the crazy and awesome innovative designs we've seen lately come to fruition, theÂ future is going to be a pretty interesting place. IfÂ melting buildings aren't your thing though, check out this vision of the future proposed byÂ Corning, makers of …

Madonna’s halftime show features glitz, glamor, and controversy (Yahoo! News)

Yahoo! News - Unless you've just awoken from a coma or emerged from under a rock, you're probably aware of the rather popularÂ sporting event that was held over the weekend. For those who don't care about the game itself, or theÂ commercials, the halftime …

Oil falls below $97 as Greece debt raises concerns (AP)

AP - Oil prices fell Monday as talks stalled on a Greek debt deal needed to avoid a disastrous default, raising concerns about the region's economy and future demand.

Massachusetts gas prices edge up another 2 cents (AP)

AP - Massachusetts residents are paying two more cents a gallon at the gas pump, the seventh consecutive week of increases.

Cyberplex unit to pay $4.8 million to Yahoo for poor traffic (Reuters)

Reuters - Cyberplex Inc said its debt-laden unit Tsavo Media is required to pay Yahoo Inc $4.8 million for what the U.S. search company called "low quality traffic" from ads on Tsavo-run websites last year.

Android’s internal rivalry caused HTC’s downfall (Appolicious)

Appolicious - It doesn’t always pay to be a first mover. When Android first hit the market, it was HTC that had enough faith in Google’s initial OS to manufacture handsets, but two year’s later the inaugural Android device maker has fallen to increasing competition within the Android community. Today HTC reported a 26 percent drop in fourth quarter profits, warning investors that revenues could drop 36 percent this quarter. ...

As Facebook grows up, it courts Madison Avenue (Reuters)

Reuters - About a year ago, when it became clear that taking Facebook Inc public was a matter of when not if, Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg went out and poached Caroline Everson, then global advertising head at Microsoft Corp.

Internet giants pull content after warning in India courts (Reuters)

Reuters - Internet giants Google Inc and Facebook removed content from some Indian domain websites on Monday following a court directive warning them of a crackdown "like China" if they did not take steps to protect religious sensibilities.

Fresh Android Apps for Feb. 6: The Call of Sedona, iDatank, Infected (Appolicious)

Appolicious - It’s a new week and a new set of fresh Android apps. Find your Zen in The Call of Sedona, explore the dangerous universe with iDatank, and stop spread the disease in INFECTED.

Fresh iPhone Apps for Feb. 6: Vanity Fair Hollywood, Game Your Video, Tank Battalion Blitz, Order Up!! To Go (Appolicious)

Appolicious - It’s almost time for this year’s Academy Awards, so get primed up for your Oscar ballot with Vanity Fair Hollywood, an app full of information about the nominees so you can make informed picks. After you’re done thinking about the best in Hollywood, you can make videos of your own with effects app Game your Video. In games, we’ve got Tank Battalion Blitz, a top-down tank battling game that includes offline and online multiplayer play. After that, there’s Order Up!! To Go, a time-management restaurant game that uses gesture controls for your cooking.

Google, Facebook remove content on India's order (AP)

AP - Google India has removed web pages deemed offensive to Indian political and religious leaders to comply with a court case that has raised censorship fears in the world's largest democracy, media reported Monday.

Chevron rig burns off Nigeria as damage hits shore (AP)

AP - As a fire at a Chevron Corp. gas rig off Nigeria's coast continues to burn, locals say they're seeing signs of its effects on the environment and the health of those living nearby.

Taiwan smartphone maker HTC sees Q1 revenue lagging (Reuters)

Reuters - Taiwan smartphone maker HTC Corp expects to post much lower-than-expected revenue in the first quarter, underscoring analyst views that it will face another weak quarter and an uphill struggle to prove to investors it still retains its innovative touch.

Explosion rips through main Syrian oil pipeline in Homs (Reuters)

Reuters - An explosion ripped through an oil pipeline feeding a main refinery in the city of Homs on Monday and a plume of smoke was seen rising from the site, residents and activists said.

Report: Iran navy rescues tanker from pirates (AP)

AP - Iran's state TV reports that the country's navy has opened fire on pirates to foil an attack on an Iranian oil tanker near the Gulf of Aden.

China bars its airlines from paying EU carbon tax (AP)

AP - China announced Monday it will prohibit its airlines from paying European Union charges on carbon emissions, ratcheting up a global dispute over the cost of combatting climate change.

Android Alternatives to Apple's Siri Personal Assistant (ContributorNetwork)

ContributorNetwork - When it was announced in October, one of the headline features of Apple's iPhone 4S was Siri, an "intelligent assistant" which answers spoken questions and takes orders given in natural English. It was less like Google's Voice Actions for Android, an app which understands a limited set of specific commands, and more like the computers on Star Trek.

Sierra Club Received Millions from Natural Gas Industry (ContributorNetwork)

ContributorNetwork - According to a blog post from Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune, the environmentalist organization accepted millions of donated dollars from the natural gas industry to fight against coal-fired plants nationwide. Here are the details.

Sierra Club Received Millions from Natural Gas Industry (ContributorNetwork)

ContributorNetwork - According to a blog post from Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune, the environmentalist organization accepted millions of donated dollars from the natural gas industry to fight against coal-fired plants nationwide. Here are the details.

CommVault says will go it alone, despite M&A buzz (Reuters)

Reuters - CommVault Systems Inc has managed to skirt rampant consolidation in the fast-growing storage software market, and CEO Bob Hammer is planning to keep it that way.

Egypt to try 19 Americans in case straining ties (AP)

AP - Ignoring a U.S. threat to cut off aid, Egypt on Sunday referred 19 Americans and 24 other employees of nonprofit groups to trial before a criminal court on accusations they illegally used foreign funds to foment unrest in the country.

TiVo shares appear to be discounted: report (Reuters)

Reuters - TiVo Inc is trading at a compelling discount and could be a possible acquisition target by Microsoft or Google, Barron's financial newspaper reported on Sunday.

Fire at Moscow nuclear institute, Russia says no risk (Reuters)

Reuters - There was no risk of a radiation leak after a fire broke out at a Moscow nuclear research center housing a non-operational 60-year-old atomic reactor Sunday, said officials, but Greenpeace Russia expressed serious concern about the incident.

Nigeria oil line on fire; militants claim attack (AP)

AP - An Eni SpA oil pipeline ruptured and caught fire as a militant group claimed responsibility for an attack in the region, their first alleged assault in months as its purported leader awaits trial on terrorism charges in South Africa.

Blast hits Egypt's gas pipeline to Israel (Reuters)

Reuters - An explosion hit a gas pipeline running from Egypt to Israel Sunday, the latest in a series of attacks on the installation that crosses the increasingly volatile Sinai region, witnesses and state media reported.

Militants claim attack on Nigeria Eni oil pipeline (Reuters)

Reuters - A Nigerian militant group based in the oil-producing Niger Delta said on Sunday it had attacked an oil pipeline owned by Italian firm Eni where witnesses said there was a fire late on Saturday.

Israeli prospector says natural gas found offshore (AP)

AP - American and Israeli gas prospectors say they have discovered a large amount of offshore natural gas in Israeli waters near the Lebanese border.

Iran launches new military exercises (AP)

AP - Iran began ground military exercises Saturday and defiantly warned that it could cut off oil exports to "hostile" European nations as tensions rise over suggestions that military strikes are an increasing possibility if sanctions fail to rein in the Islamic Republic's nuclear program.

For Facebook 'Hacker Way' is way of life (AP)

AP - Facebook's billionaire CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls himself a hacker.

Russia admits brief cut of gas supplies to Europe (AP)

AP - Russia's state-controlled Gazprom natural gas giant acknowledged for the first time Saturday that it had briefly reduced gas supplies to Europe amid a spell of extreme cold.

Iran says oil ban will not halt nuclear work (Reuters)

Reuters - Iran's oil minister said the Islamic state would not retreat from its nuclear program even if its crude oil exports grind to a halt, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday.

Canadian PM to visit China next week (AP)

AP - Canada's prime minister heads to China next week where he'll discuss Canada's vast oil reserves in a visit that's being viewed as an "open warning" to the United States, which rejected a pipeline from Canada to Texas.

Weekly US oil, gas rig count down 11 to 1,997 (AP)

AP - The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. is down 11 this week to 1,997.

Canada, Alberta seek to assuage oil sands critics (Reuters)

Reuters - Canada will set up a new environmental monitoring system for the northern Alberta oil sands as it seeks to fend off harsh international criticism following revelations that oversight of the huge petroleum development has been insufficient.

Canada, Alberta seek to assuage oil sands critics (Reuters)

Reuters - Canada will set up a new environmental monitoring system for the northern Alberta oil sands as it seeks to fend off harsh international criticism following revelations that oversight of the huge petroleum development has been insufficient.

Oil risks fuelling flames of Sudan conflict (Reuters)

Reuters - South Sudan's oil minister was riled when he discovered production from one of his remote oil fields was out by 40,000 barrels per day, and immediately knew who to blame.

Going mobile: Travel's eventual high-tech future (Reuters)

Reuters - Welcome to the airport terminal of the future.

Imperial launches C$2 billion oil sands expansion (Reuters)

Reuters - Imperial Oil Ltd said on Friday it will go ahead with a C$2 billion ($2 billion) expansion of its Cold Lake oil sands project, adding 40,000 barrels per day of new production to Canada's largest thermal oil sands development.

USDA awards $40 million grants to boost local farm/food projects (Reuters)

Reuters - The U.S. Agriculture Department on Friday awarded $40.2 million in grants to farmers, ranchers and farmer-controlled rural business ventures aimed at spurring locally produced food supplies and renewable energy ventures.

NRC sets vote on approving Ga. nuclear plant (AP)

AP - Federal safety officials will vote Feb. 9 on whether to approve what could become the nation's first nuclear plant in a generation.

Arizona gasoline prices climb for 6th week in row (AP)

AP - Gasoline prices in Arizona are higher at the pumps again for the sixth consecutive week.

Nature's Surprise: 365 New Species Spotted in Peru (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Hundreds of species never before seen in a Peruvian national park have been found during an inventory of the Amazonian forests there, according to a conservation group.

UK minister quits Cabinet to fight criminal charge (AP)

AP - British leader David Cameron made a third unwanted shake up of his government since 2010 on Friday after Cabinet minister Chris Huhne quit as prosecutors charged him over an alleged attempt to pin a speeding penalty on his ex-wife.

58% vs. 27% - Sharp Divide Between Republicans and Democrats on Energy and the Environment (Pew)

Pew - No issue divides more along partisan lines than the importance of environmental protection ÃÂ 58% of Democrats say it is a top priority, compared with just 27% of Republicans.

Same Genes Key to Early & Late-Onset Alzheimer's: Study (HealthDay)

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) -- People who develop Alzheimer's disease late in life may have the same gene mutations linked to the inherited, early onset form of the condition, according to a new study.

Feds: Mid-Atlantic wind farms take step forward (AP)

AP - The view off the mid-Atlantic shore in the next decade could include giant wind turbines generating electricity for homes in several states if federal efforts to speed approval for the projects shave years off the process as officials intend.

Feds: 'Unusual' wear on new tubes at CA nuke plant (AP)

AP - Unusual wear has been found on hundreds of tubes that carry radioactive water at Southern California's San Onofre Unit 2 nuclear plant, raising questions about the integrity of equipment the company installed in a multimillion-dollar makeover in 2009.

Lawsuit seeks info, damages in 7-year oil spill (AP)

AP - An environmental watchdog group filed a lawsuit Thursday against the company it blames for an oil spill 11 miles off the coast of Louisiana, claiming oil has been flowing into the Gulf of Mexico for more than seven years with few details about what's being done to stop it.

Group seeks to save data on Megaupload servers (Reuters)

Reuters - The Electronic Frontier Foundation on Thursday asked federal prosecutors and lawyers for the Megaupload.com file-sharing service to allow users who uploaded material to retrieve it as long as it was not copyrighted material.