This Startup Can Plot Your Dance Party's Data On A Chart
While most wearable tech is slowly making the transition from nerdwear to actually cool and viable, one startup might have found the fast track: nightlife.Lightwave, a startup created by iPad DJ...
View ArticleChinese State Media Had The Most Unintentionally Comedic Response To The...
On July 1, residents of Hong Kong turned out in historic numbers to protest the country's lack of democracy.Over 500,000 people are said to have come out to mark the 17th anniversary of the handover,...
View ArticleRobin Thicke Took Questions On Twitter — And It Went Hilariously Wrong
Like any other time a celebrity takes questions from random strangers, Robin Thicke's ask-me-anything on Twitter didn't disappoint with delivering the weirdness.The singer's "Blurred Lines" was one of...
View ArticleThe 12 Most Over-The-Top Weddings In Tech
Wedding season is upon us, and with it come tales of extravagant, multimillion-dollar celebrity marriages.Wealthy tech executives are no exception to the rule. From top-secret ceremonies on private...
View ArticleFORMER US AMBASSADOR: Edward Snowden Is 'Manna From Heaven' For The Russians
A former U.S. Ambassador to Russia told a crowd at the Aspen Ideas Festival on Wednesday that former NSA contractor Edward Snowden making it to Moscow was "manna from heaven for the Russians," Shane...
View ArticleBUSTED: Chinese Propagandists Caught In Blatant Photoshop Fail
There were huge pro-Democracy protests in Hong Kong this week, and as we already noted, state media in China reacted pretty awkwardly, describing the event as a big chance for everyone to exercise and...
View ArticleThe Tide Is Finally Turning For The Kurds — Especially In Turkey
Turkey has been dropping some serious hints that it could recognize an independent Kurdish state, and by extension the dissolution of the current Iraqi state, Marc Champion writes for Bloomberg View....
View ArticleThis T-Shirt Lets You Play Tetris
In honor of the 30th anniversary of Tetris, one fan decided to bring the popular game to a new platform: his t-shirt.Luxembourg resident Marc Kerger uploaded a video of the unique t-shirt to YouTube,...
View ArticleHere's How Men's Underwear Ads Would Look If They Used 'Real' Men As Models
Last year, the British newspaper The Sun asked four male readers to pose as underwear models in the same positions taken by hunks like Cristiano Ronaldo and David Beckham.The story came as a response...
View ArticleThis Might Be The Easiest Way To Boost Concentration And Memory
Mind wandering after a long day at work? Forgetting where your keys are when you finally decide to leave the house on the weekend?While many things could be going on, one often-overlooked possibility...
View ArticleHow To Make Friends When You're A Grown-Up
One of the things they didn't tell you about adulthood is that it's hard to make friends. Take it from the New York Times, who report that as you get older: "it becomes tougher to meet the three...
View ArticleThe Justice Department Is Trying To Use The Hobby Lobby Decision To Drop A...
The Justice Department used the Hobby Lobby ruling as basis for dismissing a case brought against it by Wheaton College, in a letter to the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday.Wheaton College in Illinois...
View ArticleMeet The 9 Americans Competing In The Tour De France — And The 2 Who Could...
This year’s Tour de France (July 5-27) is gearing up to be the most hotly contested edition in years. It’s the 101st running of la Grande Boucle, or Great Loop, and it looks like it’ll be a relatively...
View ArticleYour Chances Of Becoming Rich Are Better Than You Think
As college tuition, health care and other costs rise, the American Dream might seem like an unrealistic fantasy — but it may be more attainable than you think.The number of Americans who will join the...
View ArticleThe Strange Story Of How Microsoft Seized A Big Chunk Of The Internet, Then...
There's a group of people at Microsoft who are like internet superheroes on a mission to protect the world from evil hackers. And this week, that group convinced a judge to turn over a chunk of the...
View ArticleSwimming On The East Coast Will Be Really Dangerous This Weekend — Even If...
Those on the Eastern Seaboard may be bummed out by the July 4 beach forecast thanks to Hurricane Arthur. It will likely cause dangerous rip currents, as well as literally raining on your...
View ArticleThese New Gravity Maps Give Us An Entirely New Understanding Of The Moon
In 2012, NASA rang in the New Year with a fresh mission — sending the Gravity RecoveryAnd Interior Laboratory, also known as GRAIL, spacecraft to the moon.As the first endeavor intended to study lunar...
View ArticleGARY SHILLING: Here Are My 9 Investment Ideas For The Current Risk-On World
FA Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that delivers the top news and commentary for financial advisors.GARY SHILLING: 9 Investment Ideas For The Current Risk-On World (A. Gary...
View ArticleWorld's Worst Criminals Get Beaten By Jewelry Store Counter, Man With A Shotgun
Two guys allegedly attempting to rob a Fresno jewelry store were instead defeated by a store counter and an owner with a very big shotgun.In a video released by the Fresno Police Department (via KRMG),...
View ArticleFormer Presidential Candidate Is Hyped About His New Weed Business
Former New Mexico governor and Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson is thinking about making another White House bid in 2016, but he won't let that stop him from getting into the...
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