* Gravity: Why the world needs a “rocket tax”

* Adam Penenberg: America doesn’t hate Silicon Valley

* Oversubscribed: Apollo may raise cap on flagship buyout fund

* Morning Call: U.S. futures flat, Europe slumps and Japan climbs.

* Fee games: Losing money on futures funds

* Epstein on Sachs: The arrogance of good intentions

* Cisco CEO: “Internet of things” will reshape IT

* Apple design godfather: 4 areas ripe for innovation

* Video: Obama takes government to the Apple store

* Bull market? CNBC has worst quarter in 20 years

* Redrawing electoral college: 50 “states” with equal populations

* Always controversial: Intellectual Ventures hits fundraising trail

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