Verizon Wireless Service Goes Down In Parts Of New York City [UPDATED]
Some Verizon customers in New York City were involuntarily taken off the grid on Friday night when the wireless giant experienced an outage in the Big Apple. Multiple people tweeted about the service...
View ArticleFacebook Tells DEA To Stop Operating Fake Profile Pages
ALICIA A. CALDWELL, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Facebook wants assurances from the Drug Enforcement Administration that it's not operating any more fake profile pages as part of ongoing...
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Spotify Makes Amazing Story-Telling Playlists For Customers With Questions
If you've got a question for Spotify, not only will it answer you, it will answer you with a song. Have a concern? A question? Find a bug? Tweet at the Spotify customer service Twitter handle...
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Japanese Sex Doll Doubles As Unique Drink Dispenser (NSFW)
A realistic-looking sex doll that dispenses drink with a squeeze of its breasts is a titillating sight at Japanese bachelor parties. The drink-dispensing doll costs $5,000, according to Gizmodo, but...
View ArticleNot All Cases Cited By FBI Hinge On Access To Data: Report
WASHINGTON (AP) — The text messages captured a cover-up of unimaginable abuse: Parents had struck their toddler so often that they ultimately killed her. The child shook badly because we beat her, the...
View ArticleBest Tweets: What Women Said On Twitter This Week
The ladies of Twitter were on their A-game while dating this week. We need to take a page out of Gaby Dunn's book of pick up lines after she tweeted, "'You're telling me you made it this far in life...
View ArticleFirst Snapchat Ad Ever Gives Users A Fright
Snapchat jumped into the ad game Saturday with its first-ever piece of sponsored content: a 20-second trailer for the new horror movie "Ouija." It's unclear how many of the mobile app's users received...
View ArticleTroubled #hearts -- in 140 Characters
I joined Twitter in 2008, and I've always been impressed by the diversity of this floating conversation. People will just as soon tweet about dinner as the sorry state of American politics, and they...
View ArticleYou Know How The Universe Got Here. This Is Where It's Headed
Where did the universe come from, and how is it evolving? Those questions made little sense a century or so ago, before the existence of the Big Bang theory. "When Einstein was developing his general...
View ArticleCountdown to Launch: A New App Prepares to Take Off
The classic tale of a chance meeting on a subway platform is the beginning of countless love stories. But for Esosa Ighodaro and Abiodun Johnson, it marked the beginning of a business one. After the...
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When We Connect to One, We Unite With All
Social media has become an amazing connector where building friendships and communities happens on a daily basis. It still amazes me that I have created a network of inspiring people spread throughout...
View ArticlePuppies Chasing Laser Pointers Is An Endless, Fruitless, Adorable Quest
The concept of puppies chasing laser pointers isn't novel. But who doesn't love a gaggle of canines chasing a red light with unmatched fervor? These pups' adorable enthusiasm truly never gets old. H/T...
View ArticleMonica Lewinsky: I Was 'The First Person' Whose Reputation Was Destroyed By...
PHILADELPHIA -- Monica Lewinsky spoke at Forbes' 30 Under 30 summit here on Monday, opening up about her experience with cyberbullying. Lewinsky, who joined Twitter ahead of her speech on Monday,...
View ArticleMicrosoft CEO Never Had To Ask For A Raise Or Promotion, Apparently
In apologizing for remarks he made about women in the workforce, Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella also revealed that he needed little or no self-promotion to get his own highly-paid gig. Nadella...
View ArticleGoogle Tries, Fails To Remove Links To Jennifer Lawrence Nude Photos
Google removed two links from its search engine to a site hosting nude photos of Jennifer Lawrence, nearly a month after her legal team first asked it to do so, The Guardian reported on Monday. But the...
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Apps for Addictions
Too much of a good thing... We all know that adage. In fact, too much of anything can be bad for you -- except maybe love (but then don't read Gone Girl). Too much sugar; too many carbs; too much...
View ArticleWas Mark Cuban "For Real" or Just Trying to Sell a Product?
Mark Cuban recently created "Cyber Dust" - now rivalling SnapChat - to combat the negative effects of becoming involved in the sharing economy. Cuban believes that in the future, companies and...
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Sparks Fly During Ocean Health Sensor Tests
By Matt Huelsenbeck Matt Huelsenbeck is the Prize Manager of the Wendy Schmidt Ocean Health XPRIZE. The first phase of testing in the $2 million Wendy Schmidt Ocean Health XPRIZE kicked off with...
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Big Bang XIII: 'InterNot For Everyone'
Big Bang XIII, a forum for exploring new ideas and new technologies was a different event than its predecessors. Instead of introducing attendees to some of the hottest new startups, my partner, Ken...
View Article'Blow-Away' Mac Sales Defy Shrinking PC Market
It's the return of the Mac. Apple sold a record 5.52 million Macs in the three-month period that ended in September, up 21 percent from the same period last year, the company said Monday. "It was just...
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