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The contest introduced colour TV, intercontinental voting systems and uses the world's largest LED displays. The Eurovision Song Contest is a special occasion where countries like Russia, Ukraine, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan and many more come together under the same roof. The contest, originally created to unite Europe after the war, also started as a technological experiment.

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Penicillin, the light bulb and Harry Potter all have one element in common: they each resulted from mistakes. In 'Brilliant Mistakes: Finding Success on the Far Side of Failure' (Wharton Digital Press), Paul Schoemaker calls human errors "portals of discovery" that can help us "err our way to success." Relying on his extensive research into behavioral decision theory, Schoemaker takes readers through the steps needed to turn mistakes into pathways to success and even goes so far as to suggest intentionally creating flubs to unravel and reconsider everyday processes and mindsets.

[ ] Prominent tech website The Next Web held its Brazil Startups Awards on July in Sao Paulo. The contest had over 8,000 votes and 1,1137 startups nominated. A lot of prominent Brazilian startups were awarded … more

Republican presidential candidates are in Iowa for the final TV debate before the state's keenly anticipated nominating contest next month. With seven candidates remaining, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is surging in many opinion polls in Iowa. But he is under attack from close rival, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. The eventual Republican nominee will challenge Democratic President Barack Obama in next November's elections. Thursday's forum, hosted by Fox News in Sioux City, Iowa, begins at 21:00 EST (02:00 GMT).

This marketing strategy is the exact opposite of the way Google has handled Android, which is to make the mobile operating system available to any company that wants it, for free. The result is a plethora of Android-powered devices, from high-end handsets like Nexus 5 to devices that carriers literally give away for free. There's nothing exclusive or special about Android, as a result. That hasn't stopped it from becoming the world's most popular mobile OS. But Google appears to be taking Glass in the complete opposite direction.