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How To Reinvent A $38 Billion Company
TechCrunch - 1 Nov 2014 22:00Egyptian DJ transforms rough neighborhood through lively 'mahraganat' music
Mashable - 1 Nov 2014 05:48This is your chance to ask Mark Zuckerberg anything
Mashable - 1 Nov 2014 00:25
Mark Zuckerberg is prepared to take your questions The massively wealthy, Mandarin-speaking Facebook founder will be hosting the social network's first public Q&A next Thursday on Nov. 6 at 2 p.m. PT (5 p.m. ET) See also...
EduTech startup Kartable raises €1.2 million
Geek Time - 1 Nov 2014 09:00
France is just starting to invest in EduTech. The newest arrival is Kartable, which has just secured a healthy funding round. But does it have a business model?
HP introduces 3D printer with Multi Jet Fusion technology: Think Flash on steroids
Tech Times - 1 Nov 2014 05:04
HP unveils Multi Jet Fusion, a new 3D printing technology that will speed up the creation of 3D printed objects 10 times as fast as current speeds.
FroKnowsPhoto guide to DSLR video now available
DP Review - 1 Nov 2014 16:00
Our friend Jared Polin, otherwise known as the Fro behind FroKnowsPhotos, has just launched a comprehensive six-hour video guide to producing DSLR video. Aimed at both beginners and advanced photographers, the guide offe...
"The Day After Mars" (Weekend Feature)
The Daily Galaxy - 1 Nov 2014 20:47
October 31, 1938 was the day after Martians encountered planet Earth, and everything was calm. Reports of the invasion were revealed to be part of a Halloween radio drama, the now famous Mercury Theater broadcast based o...
'Google tax' approved in Spain, search engines must pay news publishers
Slash Gear - 1 Nov 2014 20:00
Spain is now among the growing number of European countries to pass intellectual property laws that labels search engines and news aggregators, such as Google News, as infringing on copyrights when they link to news stor...
The 2015 Ford F-150 Has Everyone Obsessing Over MPG, But Comparisons Are Tricky
Forbes - 1 Nov 2014 05:49
The 2015 Ford F-150 is sparking debate about fuel economy, which is unusual for a full-size pickup truck.
The 7 best Verge videos from last month
The Verge - 1 Nov 2014 18:05
It's now November (and also our third birthday) so we deemed it only appropriate to take a look back at some of the best and most fun videos we made last month. Our video team happens to be some of the most talented folk...
After Spacecraft Explosion, International Space Station Faces Miasmic Problem
Forbes - 1 Nov 2014 05:55
Just a couple of days ago the space industry was rocked by news that an Orbital Sciences Antares rocket exploded just seconds after launch. The rocket was carrying over 5000 pounds of needed cargo to the International Sp...
Virgin crash sets back space tourism by years: experts
Phys.org - 1 Nov 2014 02:10
The deadly crash of Virgin Galactic's spacecraft has dealt a devastating setback to the cause of space tourism, delaying the first commercial flights to the stars by years, experts said Friday.
Sign-language translator uses gesture-sensing technology
CNET - 1 Nov 2014 02:04Space travel is dangerous. There will be no tourists.
Mashable - 1 Nov 2014 03:27
On September 17, 1908, Army Lt. Thomas Selfridge made the fateful decision to get into an airplane with Orville Wright. It made sense for him to go: The Army had a deal to buy one of the Wright Brothers' planes, and Self...
How to Tell if Your Smartphone Is Haunted (Comic)
Re/code - 1 Nov 2014 01:40
Here is the latest comic from our Joy of Tech friends at Geek Culture, Nitrozac & Snaggy.
This is what happens when Bang & Olufsen decides to make a portable Bluetooth speaker
Digital Trends - 1 Nov 2014 20:29
Bang & Olufsen's BeoPLay A2 Bluetooth speaker may not be especially outlandish-looking, but it sounds great and offers best-in-class battery life, pairing for up to 8 devices, a deceivingly useful leather strap for porta...
20 captivating slow-mo videos made on the iPhone 6
Mashable - 1 Nov 2014 16:30
Everything is better in slow motion. Except traffic. Watching it crawl even slower would be horrific. The iPhone 6 and its plus-sized counterpart received plenty of upgrades from its predecessors, but many users are more...
Andy Weir and Steve Jurveston Mind-Meld on Mars Colonies
SPACE.com - 1 Nov 2014 01:38
Mars colonization moves forward, pushed by visionaries and pragmatists alike.
Mini Hornit makes cycling more fun
Coolest Gadgets - 1 Nov 2014 17:32
While some of us see cycling as a serious exercise in an effort to fight against the growing bulge around our tummies, others feel that it is a more leisurely mode of sweating it out - especially when one takes into cons...
Amazon's devices head admits they 'didn't get the price right' on Fire Phone
Android Central - 1 Nov 2014 16:04
Amazon's Senior Vice President of Devices David Limp admitted in an interview this week to mistakes the company made when it launched its first smartphone, the Fire Phone, stating flat out, "We didn't get the price right...
Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo Crash: Full Coverage and Investigation
SPACE.com - 1 Nov 2014 13:58
On Oct. 31, 2014, the space tourism company Virgin Galactic suffered a serious accident during a SpaceShipTwo test flight, resulting in the loss of the spacecraft. One pilot died in the crash, while another suffered inju...
Netflix puts up clever GIF posters that mirror the weather
Slash Gear - 1 Nov 2014 08:04
Your daily Internet browsing likely involves at least a GIF or two, and communication is quickly incorporating the animation snippets as visual alternatives to words. It makes sense, then, for someone to try out an adver...