Dems Demand Answers In State Department Cyberattack
WASHINGTON (AP) — A House oversight committee demanded answers Monday about a suspected cyber-attack that has shut down the State Department's unclassified email system. In a letter to Secretary of...
View ArticleSilicon Valley's Race to Hack Happiness
Anxiety and depression are on the rise. One study shows that the rise in anti-depressant use has risen over 400 percent in recent years. One in 10 Americans is currently using a psychotropic...
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Prisoners Who've Never Used A Computer Mouse Learn How To Code
Long prison sentences mean that some of the men incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison in California have never used the Internet. For these inmates, learning how to write computer code wasn't the...
View ArticleWikipedia May Predict The Next Global Health Crisis
Scientists may one day be able to predict epidemics simply by analyzing what people are searching on the Internet. Researchers at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico found that a surge in...
View ArticleUber Executive Suggests Digging Up Dirt On Journalists
A senior executive at Uber suggested that the company should consider hiring a team of opposition researchers to dig up dirt on its critics in the media — and specifically to spread details of the...
View ArticleComedian Damon Wayans Launches App, Discusses Hollywood's Future
Comedian Damon Wayans got the attention of techies last week at The Samsung Developer Conference in San Francisco to discuss his new app, Flick Dat, and how technology is changing the Hollywood game....
View ArticleNet Neutrality Supporters Raise Questions About FCC Delay
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will not be voting on net neutrality in December, instead delaying the decision until sometime in 2015 when Republicans will have full control of Congress....
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Heat-Detecting Camera Captures Kissing, Peeing, Other Life Activities
If you’ve ever wondered what your life looks like in thermal, this video is for you. Using a FLIR thermal imaging camera, BuzzFeedBlue captured people doing all sorts of everyday activities, such as...
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FOR SALE (MAYBE): Jose Canseco's Dismembered Middle Finger
The last few weeks have been thumbs down for Jose Canseco's dismembered middle finger. Now he's trying to turn his misfortune into a small fortune. The controversial former baseball star was cleaning a...
View Article'Workharder' Is The Honest Version Of Kickstarter We Need
This goes out to anyone who's ever rolled their eyes at a Kickstarter video, A.K.A, basically everyone. In a spot-on crowdfunding parody written and directed by "Daily Show" writer Jena Friedman,...
View ArticleUber CEO Apologizes For Exec's 'Terrible' Suggestion That The Company...
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick apologized Tuesday on Twitter for explosive comments a senior executive at his firm made over the weekend. As BuzzFeed first reported Monday, Uber Vice President Emil Michael...
View ArticleASU Installing Prescription Med Vending Machines On Campus
Arizona State University will become the first college in the United States to install a vending machine for prescription drugs–it’s called InstyMeds and it looks awesome.
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The Snapshotr Shot Glass Will Eliminate Your 'Alcohol Is Disgusting' Face...
If we were honest about drinking alcohol on a Friday night, we'd all probably admit that a) we don't like discussing craft beer as much as we pretend to and b) taking shots is the absolute worst. But...
View Article8 Best Apps for Saving Big This Holiday Season
Menus. Stocking stuffers. Festive décor. Travel plans. The to-do lists you're already scribbling for the upcoming holiday season likely feel endless -- not to mention packed with pricey items to...
View ArticleWill Facebook at Work, Work?
Here is the second episode of The Future In 5, the video series where I share my ideas, insights, and commentary on the future of work in five minutes or less! You may have heard the rumors that...
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What's Your #SkypeDay? A Lesson in Password Recovery
According to GoodSecurityQuestions.com (yes, there really is a site by that name, the best IT security questions meet five criteria: Safe: cannot be guessed or researched Stable: does not change over...
View ArticleBehold, A Social Network Where Dads Can Dad It Up
If Google created a social network exclusively for dads, it might look a little something like this. The brainchild of comedy collective Humordy, “Google Dads” has everything an Internet-savvy papa...
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Top 10 Strategic Trends in Technology
Every business will become a digital business. The boundaries between digital and physical are increasingly blurred. We are starting to spend more time on digital than in the physical. For most of us,...
View ArticleStudents Walk Out Of School To Protest Racist Tweet They Believe Was Sent By...
About a dozen students at a Virginia high school walked out of classes Monday to protest a racist tweet they believe was sent by a school administrator. The students from Booker T. Washington High...
View ArticleNSA Reform Bill Fails Key Senate Hurdle As Republicans Cry Terror
WASHINGTON -- A National Security Agency reform bill failed to clear a key procedural hurdle in the Senate on Tuesday night, torpedoed by opposition from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)...
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