kkleiner writes "Short on arable land? One solution would be to plan up. Singapore, a small country that imports most of its food, has now begun selling vegetables from its first vertical farm. And even while they're more expensive the vegetables are already selling faster than they can be grown. If the farms prove sustainable – both technologically and economically – they could provide a much desired supplement to Singapore's locally grown food and serve as a model for farming in other land-challenged areas."

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First time accepted submitter jigamo writes "Microsoft's newly released Surface tablets are available in 32 and 64 GB capacities. The company has disclosed how much of that space is available to the user. After taking into account Windows RT, Microsoft Office, built-in apps, and Windows recovery tools, nearly 13 GB of the available space is eliminated from user accessible storage. Microsoft's recommendations for adding additional capacity are to use cloud storage, a memory card, or a USB storage device."

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Miljarder försvinner ur Kina.

Fyra personer fick föras till sjukhus efter att knivskadats i Helsingborg i kväll.

Med hjälp av artister som Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel och Mary J Blige drog tv-kanalen NBC:s insamlingsgala in 23 miljoner dollar, drygt 150 miljoner kronor, till stöd för stormens Sandys offer.

40 000 New York-bor fortfarande utan hem.

En kvinna i 45-årsåldern skadades allvarligt sedan hon blivit påkörd av en bil vid halv åttatiden i kväll i en korsning i skånska Svalöv.

who_stole_my_kidneys writes in about how HP has gained a seat on the Linux Foundation's board of directors. "Snagging a first-class upgrade might empty out the contents of your wallet, but be glad you're not trying to buy your way to the Linux Foundation's top table. With a strategic investment of $500,000, Hewlett Packard has just become a platinum member of the body, alongside companies like Intel, Qualcomm and Samsung. In exchange for all that cash, HP gets a seat on the Foundation's board of directors and will have a say in how to advance the foundation's aims — and hopefully give Open webOS a gentle push, too."

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Economy Minister says the country is well financed and does not need a European rescue for now.