Rock superstar Lou Reed, former front man of the Velvet Underground, has passed at 71 after a liver transplant in May. San Francisco locals believe a massive floating structure made of barges and cargo containers off the coast of Treasure Island may in fact be Google's newest data center. Obama administration officials say the healthcare.gov website will be repaired by the end of November for "the vast majority of users". China's proposed land reforms to allow outside investors to buy rural land is drawing both praise and skepticism from international investors. A new study shows that for the most part, US broadband internet speeds are far slower and way more expensive than the rest of the world's largest international cities.