The Real Reason Facebook Is Forcing You To Download Messenger
A little over a year ago, Facebook launched Facebook Home, software designed to take over some smartphones completely. It was a huge flop, but the message was clear: Facebook was on a mission to...
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Soon We'll All Be Having Sex With Robots, Maybe: Scientist
If you take selfies now, you could be boning robots later. That’s the message, basically, of researcher Stowe Boyd of GigaOM Research, who was quoted in a recent report by Pew Research on the role...
View ArticleOregon Man Claims Apple Store Employee Handed Him Receipt With Anti-Gay Message
An Oregon man is crying foul after a local Apple Store employee allegedly handed him a receipt printed with an anti-gay slur in place of an email address. The Oregonian reports that Adam Catanzarite,...
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New Express Clutch Will Charge Your Phone, Change Your Life
Wearable technology is in, and major retailers are catching on. Express is the latest to hop on board with the "smart" trend, introducing an accessory that is sure to be a game-charger...ahem,...
View ArticleAre Women Really Suffering from 'Tinderella Syndrome'?
When one of my favorite radio stations, WCCO in Minneapolis, called me to discuss the 'Tinderella Syndrome' and wanted my take if women weren't able to approach and meet men offline because of their...
View ArticleSouth Korea's Only Astronaut Just Quit Her Job
Yi So-yeon, South Korea's first and only astronaut, just quit her job. The 36-year-old engineer cited personal reasons in her resignation letter to the Korea Aerospace Research Institute, according to...
View ArticleYouTubers Do Kim Kardashian (The Game)
We're super excited to introduce the first episode of our series looking at trending apps and mobile games. For our inaugural episode, we would like to take a look at Kim Kardashian: Hollywood with...
View Article4-Year-Old Is Heartbroken By The Idea That Deleting Photos Means They're Gone...
Forever is a pretty incredible concept when you're young. Forever is longer than anything you remember, longer than you've been around, longer than your parents have been around -- and quite frankly,...
View Article10 Surprising Part-Time Work-From-Home Jobs
There are a lot of reasons to work part-time, and even more reasons to work from home. What do you get when you combine the two? A pretty great way to work. And for people with special circumstances,...
View ArticleAnonymous Threatens To Release Name Of Officer In Ferguson Police Shooting
The hacker group Anonymous claims it has the name of the Ferguson, Missouri, police officer involved in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager over the weekend. But in a rare display of...
View Article'Doubtfire Face' Aims To Raise Awareness For Suicide Prevention
Since the tragic news of Robin Williams’ suicide broke, fans have shown an outpouring of support by sharing their favorite memories, films, quotes and stand-up bits. But advocates have been careful to...
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How I Got Into Techstars, Was Almost Kicked Out, and Fought to Stay in
Techstars applications are open and I'm constantly getting asked the same question over and over: "How do I get into Techstars?" In hindsight, I can clearly see the exact path that got our startup,...
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The Huge Challenge Facing Obama's New Tech Team, In One Chart
The White House said this week that it has created a new team of tech wizards, led by a former Google employee, to help the government avoid another blunder like the troubled rollout of HealthCare.gov....
View ArticleRainy Day Video Game Rules: Is IPad Monopoly ‘Screen Time?'
It’s a rainy summer day here. Pouring, in fact. But it remains a weekday, and the usual household rules are still in effect: iPads, computers, television and all video games are for weekends only.
View ArticleTetris With Pillows Looks Oddly Comfy
Tetris is a game full of building suspense: will the shapes fit? Can you change their positions fast enough? Will you get rid of that extra line before the stack reaches the top? So many factors to...
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The Internet of You: Major Trends Shaping Connected Health
By Saidat Giwa-Osagie The next groundbreaking innovation in technology isn't a fancy smartphone or an awesome new app. It's you. No, you're not a robot. But your body is a trove of data, and accessing...
View ArticleCell Phone 'Crashing' Is Even More Fun At The Beach
An inspired photobomb is a thing we all know and love -- but, as it turns out, the audio version of that can be just as fabulous. Tech-savvy ladies and gentlemen, we give you cell phone crashing. In...
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NASA's Stardust Probe May Have Nabbed Dust From Interstellar Space
Seven tiny grains of rock captured by NASA's comet-chasing Stardust probe in 2004 may be visitors from the vast reaches of interstellar space, researchers say. These interstellar dust motes from...
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Here's How the 3rd Most Funded Kickstarter Literally Became the Coolest
Invention and innovation is what makes America great. The ability to see a problem, work towards resolving it and sharing the resulting product with all of mankind is why I fell in love with...
View Article9 Tech Tips for Long-Distance Dating: A Tinder Success Story
Co-written with Corey Jones Caitlin: I first met Corey when I asked him, "is that your twin?" Seriously, who does that -- posts a picture, of himself and his (nearly identical) twin -- on a dating app?...
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