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5 Valentine's Day cards for the Left Shark in your life
Mashable - 3 Feb 2015 18:22The Internet pays tribute to its new hero: Katy Perry's Left Shark
Mashable - 3 Feb 2015 02:14
Katy Perry's hapless shark dancer — yes, the one on the left — was the clear breakout star of the Super Bowl. But that begs the question — what's next for the Internet's new darling? Clearly, #LeftShark fans aren't...
Big Layoffs Begin at eBay and PayPal
Re/code - 3 Feb 2015 00:03
PayPal's in-store product teams will feel the blow.
Scientists hit upon new reset button for biological clocks
Gizmag - 3 Feb 2015 05:07
Those working through the night or regularly falling victim to jet lag may be familiar with the physical toll of disrupting our biological clocks. Progress has been made in understanding how our bodies can better adjust ...
Are Smartwatches Already Dead?
Gizmodo - 3 Feb 2015 00:48
Do people actually want smartwatches ? I'm starting to wonder. The Pebble smartwatch--a phenomenal Kickstarter success story and the darling of tech critics everywhere--has only sold 1 million copies.
The complicated logistics of work and pregnancy
Mashable - 3 Feb 2015 23:30
In May of last year, I took a trip to Nevada to report a profile of a political candidate. After a three-hour interview with my subject, a member of her communications team suggested we go to lunch. Midway through, I jum...
Mobile G-SYNC Confirmed and Tested With Leaked Driver
Slashdot - 3 Feb 2015 09:14
jones_supa writes: A few weeks ago, an ASUS Nordic support representative inadvertently made available an interim build of the NVIDIA graphics driver. This was a mobile driver build (version 346.87) focused at ASUS G751 ...
Apple Inc. Spending $2 Billion To Turn Failed Sapphire Glass Factory Into Data Center
IBTimes - 3 Feb 2015 07:34
Apple Inc. is reportedly planning to spend upwards of $2 billion to turn the site of its former sapphire glass production facility into a data center -- the likes of which could make Apple more competitive with data gian...
One man's quest to rid Wikipedia of exactly one grammatical mistake
The Loop - 3 Feb 2015 20:08
Medium: Giraffedata--a 51-year-old software engineer named Bryan Henderson--is among the most prolific contributors, ranking in the top 1,000 most active editors. While some Wikipedia editors focus on adding content or v...
Surreal Video Shows Freediver Riding an Underwater Ocean Current
Twisted Sifter - 3 Feb 2015 00:37
“Ocean Gravity” is the second collaboration between free diver Guillaume Nery and filmmaker Julie Gautier. The short film was shot underwater at the Tiputa Pass in Rangiroa at the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Pol...
Jordanian pilot burned alive, ISIS claims in video
Mashable - 3 Feb 2015 19:18
A new video believed to be from the Islamic State purports to show the killing of the captive Jordanian pilot Lt. Muath al-Kaseasbeh. In the video, a man who the militants say is al-Kaseasbeh is burned alive in a cage wh...
Apple builds national enterprise sales team for IBM partnership, targets industrial, healthcare, financial customers
9 to 5 Mac - 3 Feb 2015 17:17Researchers equip humans with magnetic sense
Phys.org - 3 Feb 2015 14:28
Scientists from Germany and Japan have developed a new magnetic sensor, which is thin, robust and pliable enough to be smoothly adapted to human skin, even to the most flexible part of the human palm. This is feeding the...
Hasbro has secretly released a Monopoly set with $23,000 in real money
Mashable - 3 Feb 2015 20:15
Monopoly is a pastime about bankrupting your friends and rolling in that sweet — though fake — dough. But game tensions may be hotter for the 80 lucky people who unwrap Monopoly sets containing real cash. As part of ...
Obama Administration Proposes $18.5 Billion Budget for NASA - Bolden
Universe Today - 3 Feb 2015 05:12
The Obama Administration today (Feb. 2) proposed a NASA budget allocation of $18.5 Billion for the new Fiscal Year 2016, which amounts to a half-billion dollar increase over the enacted budget for FY 2015, and keeps the ...
Nest says annual savings pay for hardware in two years
Slash Gear - 3 Feb 2015 02:20
The Nest thermostat is a hefty spend. At $250, it's not something you'd purchase without much though, like you probably did with the Chromecast. Nest claims to save you money, but varying reports go into how much it actu...
Google, Uber copy each other in driverless car service push
Slash Gear - 3 Feb 2015 01:40
Here's an interesting question the folks at Google probably asked themselves not too long ago: how do you pair a human passenger with a driverless car? Aside form looping routes, much like public transportation, the auto...
Voice of 'Ezio' And 'Sonic' Roger Craig Smith Advises Voice Actors: 'You're Not The Greatest Thing To Hit This Industry'
IBTimes - 3 Feb 2015 01:34
Hollywood may be full of wannabes, has-beens and those aspiring to be the next big thing, but voice actor Roger Craig Smith hasn't found success in traditional ways -- by starring in reality television shows or playing a...
What's the Most Obnoxious Way to Sign Emails?
Gizmodo - 3 Feb 2015 01:30
The etiquette around work email is still evolving. If the Sony hacks taught us anything, it's that even high-profile executives and celebrities are -- let's call it extremely informal in their email writing styles. What'...
Is It Really Time to Abandon Sony's PlayStation Network?
Time - 3 Feb 2015 23:16
Is Sony's PlayStation Network as terrible as some seem to think?
Trick out your iPhone with Notification Center widgets
Cult of Mac - 3 Feb 2015 20:33
Swipe down from the top of your iPhone (or iPad) screen and you’ll see the new iOS 8 Notification Center. It’s got two sections, Notifications on the right and Today on the left. Tap on the Today button and you’ll�...
Harper Lee will release her first book since To Kill a Mockingbird this summer
The Verge - 3 Feb 2015 18:06
Harper Lee, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird, announced Tuesday morning that she will publish her next novel this summer, only the second since her 1960 classic. Titled Go Set a Watchman, ...