IBT Staff Reporter

In a semi-public concession of defeat in the Flash vs. Apple war, Adobe released a beta version of its newest program Edge. Edge is a developer program that works with HTML5 instead of Flash. The new release "allows web designers to bring animation, similar to that created in Flash Professional, to websites using standards likes HTML, JavaScript and CSS."

With its latest software update, Apple TV has been touched by the iCloud.

U.S. manufacturing grew at its slowest pace in two years in July as new orders contracted, casting doubt on expectations the faltering recovery would quickly regain steam.

Sony Corp will devise plans this month to reform its poor-performing television segment and even consider teaming up with other firms, the Nikkei business daily reported.

The S&P 500 fell for a sixth day on Monday as time runs out for the government to pass a deal to avoid default and the economy showed further signs of stalling.

The FBI claims to have a "credible" lead in the mysterious case of a 1971 hijacking of a passenger airliner by a man known as "D.B. Cooper." The suspect is now dead, but a piece of the man's property handed over by an unidentified informant is currently being processed at the FBI forensic lab in Quantico, Va. for fingerprints to confirm if he, indeed, was the alleged hijacker.

Looking to gain traction in the increasingly popular daily deals market, Google has snatched up The Dealmap.

On Sunday, Dolphins player Brandon Marshall, a wide receiver for the team, revealed that he has been suffering for years from borderline personality disorder, a severe mental illness that causes mood swings and problems in personal relationships.

The Obama administration announced Monday that private health insurers must pay for an assortment of women's health screenings, counseling and birth control. The benefits will begin on Jan 1, 2013 and will be offered "without cost-sharing" (no co-pay, co-insurance or deductibles).

Wall Street fell for a sixth day on Monday on renewed angst about Washington's ability to reach a deal on raising the U.S. debt ceiling and following disappointing news from the manufacturing sector.

Wall Street fell for a sixth day on Monday on renewed angst about Washington's ability to reach a deal on raising the U.S. debt ceiling and following disappointing news from the manufacturing sector.

Chinese Internet portal Sohu.com Inc's shares fell more than 11 percent on Monday, as a 37 percent rise in quarterly net profit failed to impress investors amidst falling gross margins and higher operating expenses.

Google's done it again; in an effort to make traveling easier, the search engine giant has launched the latest hotel finder for the U.S.

Leaders of both parties, Democrats and Republicans, came to an agreement after they worked furiously to sell their rank-and-file members on a debt deal reached with President Barack Obama in a bid to end a political 'cat and mouse' chase that nearly undermined Americans faith in their political institutions.

Investigators searching for a missing 11-year-old girl, Celina Cass from Stewartstown, New Hampshire, found a body by a dam on the Connecticut River Monday morning.

NYSE Euronext and Germany's Deutsche Boerse AG will lead the ultra-competitive U.S. options trading industry once their merger is complete, data from clearinghouse OCC showed on Monday.

The FBI says it has a "credible" lead in the D.B. Cooper case, which involved the 1971 hijacking of a passenger jet over Washington state.

PBS recently announced it would revisit Mister Rogers' 'Neighborhood of Make-Believe' as an animated spin-off titled 'Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood'.

For all you Discovery Channel enthusiasts out there, Shark Week 2011 is finally up on us! In honor of our toothy friends, we've come up with our own ways you can celebrate television's scariest week.

A recent study from the University of Missouri-Columbia found that ?stayover relationships? are a growing trend among college-aged couples who are committed, but not interested in getting married or moving in together. What are these types of relationships, you ask? A University of Missouri researcher explains the new dating trend.

Euro group chairman Jean-Claude Juncker said on Monday it would be surprising if the rest of the world, and the euro zone in particular, avoided repercussions were the U.S. to lose its AAA-credit rating.

Euro group chairman Jean-Claude Juncker said on Monday it would be surprising if the rest of the world, and the euro zone in particular, avoided repercussions were the United States to lose its AAA credit rating.

Adobe previews new product, Adobe Edge, as it is perhaps shifting from Flash to HTML5.

Anyone who complains that WOMAD is "too safe" must have missed the mosh pit that appeared at the front of gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello?'s late Sunday set, where the frenetic dancing of the band's teenage fans briefly descended into cheerful anarchy.

President Barack Obama will continue to push for an extension of the payroll tax cut despite that not being part of a deficit-cutting deal reached by lawmakers, the White House said on Monday.

The pace of growth in the U.S. manufacturing sector slowed more than expected in July, according to an industry report released on Monday.

"The Dark Knight Rises" began filming in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania on July 29.

Season 3 'American Idol' winner and singer Fantasia Barrino told fans during a concert in Jacksonville, Fla. that she is expecting her second child, although she did not reveal the name of the baby's father.

Google's Android platform has taken almost 50 percent of the global smartphone market, dominating in the Asia-Pacific region, research firm Canalys said on Monday