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Charlie Chan might be getting a new lease on life as a popular character, but some storied depictions of minorities in pop culture haven’t aged as well. Below, five of the most dated and stereotyped characters in movies, cartoons, and literature. Charlie Chan – Popular culture – Stereotype – Newsweek – History

With Apple’s fall music event coming up in days, technophiles are busy tossing around speculation on what will be announced. So, what’s the most sure bet?

One of the most prominent faces of the social-news site is leaving for a stealthy start-up that might be Silicon Valley’s best-kept secret.

The Pentagon is confirming a 2008 attack on military computers where a foreign spy used a USB flash drive to infect systems used to command combat activity in Iraq and Afghanistan. Deputy secretary of defense William J. Lynn 3d called the attack “the most significant breach of U.S.

Acquisition is the most recent development in Facebook’s efforts to juice up the location-based aspect of its hugely popular service.