Police Investigate Possible Selfie On Stolen iPad
LOVELAND, Colo. (AP) — Police are investigating whether a man who apparently snapped a selfie with an iPad reported as stolen from a Colorado gymnastics studio played a role in its disappearance. A...
View ArticleNextdoor's Sarah Leary At SXSW: Know Your Neighbors
Only 28 percent of Americans can name one of their neighbors. Nextdoor is a social network that aims to connect people in a private forum that brings a sense of community back to the neighborhood and,...
View ArticleDeath and Technology in the Millennial Age
My older sister passed away less than two months ago. She was 26-years-old. She was a doctor. Her job was to save lives. But this isn't about that. This is about what happens after. I got a call around...
View ArticleWalter De Brouwer of Scanadu: The Next Generation Of Quantified Self Tech
Forget Googling your symptoms, a soon-to-be-released medtech wearable may revolutionize how we monitor, store and interpret our body’s information. Founder of Scanadu, Walter de Brouwer, talks about...
View ArticleBlack Market For Organs Reportedly Alive And Well On Facebook
Desperate for money, a slew of people have apparently turned to Facebook in an attempt to sell their organs, a United Kingdom newspaper investigation has revealed. A journalist from the Sunday Post...
View ArticleThe SXSW Interactive Festival Begins in Full Force
On Sunday evening (a few days before the kickoff of the 2014 event), we gathered together at a bar close to the office to share a few drinks. Although the get-together was an impromptu one, turnout...
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Anonymous Message App Yik Yak Faces Backlash From An Entire City
CHICAGO -- Yik Yak is the latest anonymous messaging app to stoke cyber bullying fears among parents and educators, recently causing so much worry its creators temporarily disabled it for an entire...
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Parents Pay More Attention To Phones Than Kids During Meals (STUDY)
By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Some parents pay more attention to their mobile devices than the kids they're supervising during meals, according to a new analysis. Researchers found...
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Everything You Need To Know About 'Titanfall,' The Year's Biggest Game
Prepare for "Titanfall." The anticipated Xbox One exclusive, which has been hailed as the first truly next-generation game, launches Monday, March 10, at midnight. So, for your convenience, or if --...
View ArticleAvoid the LinkedIn Penalty Box
I've been running LinkedIn groups for five years or so, and it has been a very interesting experience. I've learned that LinkedIn has many spammers, and that LinkedIn hates those spammers and tries...
View ArticleMike Rogers Relays Concerns About NSA Changes
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy admiral nominated to be the next head of the troubled National Security Agency is expressing concerns about the U.S. government turning over the bulk collection of telephone...
View ArticlePeer Review Is Time-Tested to Withstand Political Fashion Trends
Expert peer review is the best way to judge research proposals and their scientific merit. It is time-tested to withstand political fashion trends and to bring to the forefront the most promising...
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Your Hot Selfie Reveals All
What's your default? What's your favorite go-to expression? Don't be coy; you know you have one. Sweet smirk? Goofy grin? Smoochy duck-face? Maybe you're more of a bored hipster sneer, a coy Mona Lisa...
View ArticleShould I Start Accepting Bitcoin on My Website?
Companies that utilize Bitcoin can be doing themselves a favor in accepting the currency, even if Bitcoin has taken a beating recently with the Mt. Cox shutdown. Online retailers like Overstock.com...
View ArticleFlappy Bird Creator Dong Nguyen 'Considering' Bringing Game Back
There may be hope for Flappy Bird fans yet! Dong Nguyen, the Vietnamese creator of the insanely popular smartphone game, told Rolling Stone in a March 11th interview that he is "considering" bringing...
View ArticleHow I Fell for an Awful Craigslist Rental Scam and What I Should Have Done...
When something is too good to be true, it probably is. I know you've probably heard that before, but no words could be truer -- especially when it comes to renting in New York. It's difficult for me to...
View ArticleTeachers Reading Mean Tweets About Themselves Is Much Sadder Than The...
Oh, Mr. Huber, we feel your pain. This Jimmy Kimmel-inspired video, which features teachers at Los Alamitos High School in California reading tweets their students allegedly posted about them, would be...
View ArticleThe International Criminal Court at RightsCon: Upping its Cyber Game
When tech innovators and human rights activists mobilized in San Francisco last week to discuss how modern tools can be better used to respond to global human rights violations, a critical partner came...
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Here's What The Internet Could Look Like In 2025
Charlie Chaplin once said that cinema was just a fad. In 1936, The New York Times wrote that a "rocket will never be able to leave the Earth's atmosphere." In 1955, Variety magazine stated that rock n'...
View ArticleSheryl Sandberg's Campaign To 'Ban Bossy' Is Picking Up Steam
When Beyonce tells America to do something, we do it. (But not because she’s bossy). Just one day after the iconic pop star helped launch BanBossy.com, a campaign and website urging people to stop...
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