Why There Will Be Another Major Data Breach (And Another, And Another)
The storm of consumer-focused data breaches started off as intermittent downpours -- Choicepoint, TJ Maxx, SONY, LinkedIn, Twitter, Adobe Systems -- and is now a torrent: Target, Neiman Marcus,...
View ArticleDale Earnhardt Jr. Joins Twitter After Winning Daytona 500 (VIDEO/PHOTO)
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Dale Earnhardt Jr. joked he would join Twitter if he won the Daytona 500. After winning NASCAR's most prestigious race for the second time Sunday night, he followed through...
View ArticleNokia Makes An Android Phone, Despite Being Bought By Microsoft
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Nokia is targeting emerging markets with three low-cost smartphones that use Google's Android operating system rather than the Windows Phone software from Microsoft, which is...
View ArticleWhatsApp Wants To Help You Make Phone Calls Now, Too
By Leila Abboud BARCELONA, Feb 24 (Reuters) - The world's biggest messaging service WhatsApp, which Facebook has just bought for $19 billion, will add voice calls to its product in the second quarter...
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Earth's Oldest Rock Dates Back 4.4 Billion Years, Crystal Study Confirms
Ever heard this life advice? When solving a big problem seems impossible, break it into smaller steps. Well, scientists just took one of geology's biggest controversies and shrunk it down to atomic...
View ArticleSincerity and Authenticity in Social Media
As a panelist at a FinanceConnect conference sponsored by LinkedIn in New York last week, I found myself referring, unexpectedly, to a 40-year-old series of lectures delivered by the late Professor...
View ArticleThe Case for Connectivity
Land was the raw material of the agricultural age. Iron was the raw material of the industrial age. Data is the raw material of the information age. Recent advancements in communications technology...
View ArticleWatch The Trailer For 'Silicon Valley,' From Mike Judge And HBO
Mike Judge returns to the office environment in his new HBO comedy series, and the cable network has released a trailer for the upcoming season. "Silicon Valley" is executive produced and written by...
View ArticleGoogle Glass & 3D Printers: Tech on the Street!
With technology moving so fast, I wanted to see how much people really know about technology! And could I convince people on the street that really ugly glasses were second generation Google Glass? I...
View Article10 Apps To Help You Get The Health Care You Need
Finding the right doctor can be tricky. There's a whole number of things to take into consideration: Are you looking for specific care, for a certain condition? Do you care more about the doctor's...
View ArticleMoviefone Isn't Taking Your Calls Anymore
For Moviefone, the line is finally going dead. After 25 years, the company will be shutting down its 777-FILM phone line, which residents of major cities could call to buy movie tickets and find out...
View Article5 Tycoons Who Want To Close The Wealth Gap
As the middle class struggles to make gains and President Barack Obama strives to shine a spotlight on the issue of income inequality, an unlikely constituency is looking for ways to close the nation's...
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Putting Faces to a Cause Gave My Fundraising a Boost
This story was produced in partnership with Facebook Stories. Submit your own Facebook story here. --- A little over two years ago, I started training for my first Ironman triathlon. I had some friends...
View Article4 Basic Principles of a Successful Mobile Marketing Strategy
Waiting for my computer to get fixed at a local electronics store recently, I killed time by wandering around and checking out the merchandise. Amidst a display of cool gadgets in the front of the...
View ArticleTop Quark Particle Created At Fermilab, Lending Support For 'Standard Model'
The hunt for new physics may have to continue for a while longer. Scientists have found traces of an ultra-rare process to form top quarks, the particles that make up protons and neutrons. And that...
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The Polar Loop Fitness-Tracking Wristband: My Review
After I wrote my review of the Basis B1 fitness-tracking wristband, the people at Polar reached out and asked me if I would like to try the Polar Loop. It's a relatively new, $99 device that tracks...
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This Could Be The End Of The Line For Bitcoin
This is why Bitcoin can't have nice things. The unregulated digital currency beloved by techies, libertarians and the Winklevoss twins is having a crisis moment that could end its hopes to ever be...
View ArticleWhy I Stopped Using Facebook
I recently completed a weeklong media fast. The experience was refreshing, uncomfortable and eye-opening. It even helped me confront some unhealthy patterns in my life. Here are the ground rules that I...
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Anti-Semitic Mark Zuckerberg Cartoon In German Newspaper Shocks Readers
A respected German daily newspaper, Süddeutsche Zeitung, has provoked outrage after publishing a cartoon of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg which was "drawn in the style of the worst anti-Semitic...
View ArticleYou Cannot Escape The Cyborg Campaign Ads Of The Future
WASHINGTON -- Welcome to the future of inescapable campaign election ads. It's the fall of 2016 and a 20-something couple is sitting down to watch an episode of "The Walking Dead" on their DVR. They...
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