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Here's The 1898 Version Of Those Nigerian Email Scams
The new book "Virtual Unreality" by Charles Seife — which deals with how to detect lies online — has an interesting insight on the origins of those absurd scams from Nigerians asking for relatively...
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LeBron James Didn't Mention A Major Factor In His Decision To Return To...
LeBron James says he is "coming home" to Cleveland on a mission to bring an NBA championship to his home state and because he wants to raise his family in his hometown of Akron and to show kids in...
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Central Bank Exec Says Stocks Are 'Irrational' As China Is Poised To Crash
The Bank of International Settlements, an international finance watchdog that serves as a counter-party for national central banks, has again warned that investors are unprepared for a potential...
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REPORT: Brazil Fires National Football Coach Felipe Scolari
Brazil's football confederation (CBF) will not renew national coach Luiz Felipe Scolari's contract, local media reported early Monday, just hours after Germany defeated Argentina to win the 2014 World...
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The Coming Collapse In North Sea Oil Will Screw The Scottish Independence...
As Scotland prepares to vote in a Sept. 18 referendum on whether it will become independent from the United Kingdom, the British government has released some numbers showing that, economically,...
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Ultra-Fast 5G Wireless Is Coming And Will Be Totally Different
Super fast "5G" mobile data networks will be vastly different than today's 2G, 3G, 4G, says CEO Hans Vestberg, Stockholm-based Ericsson.Sure it will be faster. But it will also be smarter and be...
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Here Are The Highlights From Snapchat's Livestream Of The World Cup
Snapchat is in the midst of a transition.The app first gained traction as a place to send photos and messages that would disappear after 10 seconds or less. Then, it allowed users to share stories with...
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BITCOIN: How It Works, And Why It Could One Day Threaten Legacy Payments...
Bitcoin is most often discussed as a volatile digital currency, with a value that seesaws depending on the latest news — good and bad. It's beloved by some, derided by others. But where Bitcoin's real...
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China Bought $22 Billion Worth Of US Homes Over A Recent 12-Month Span
China became the largest international buyer of U.S. homes (in dollar value) last year, according to a report from NAR, taking over from Canada. In terms of volume of transactions, Canadians still...
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7 Foods That Could Help Lower Your Stress Levels
When you're stressed out, you might be inclined to reach for a bag of chips or a cupcake.That's normal. According to a recent survey by the Harvard School of Public Health, NPR, and the Robert Wood...
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Former White House Press Secretary Jay Carney Could Be Apple's Next PR Boss
Apple is in the process of hiring a new PR boss, and Barack Obama's former press secretary could be the one.Two months ago Apple's communications leader, Katie Cotton, announced that she was leaving...
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Here's Proof That Uber Is Freaking Out Right Now
Uber is looking to hire a senior executive with either experience running political campaigns or running cities, Kara Swisher of Re/Code reports.“We’re in a political campaign, and the candidate is...
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REPORT: Apple Has A Secret Partnership To Make Battery Life A Lot Better
Apple is rumored to be working with Intelligent Energy, a fuel-cell firm that could enable Apple's devices to last "days or even weeks,"according to a Daily Mail report.Consumer technology is a major...
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Correlation Expert Explains How 5 Questions Allow Him To Predict Almost...
"We are predictable," correlations expert Shaun Gallagher observed about humans in a recent interview on Reddit.Gallagher, a former newspaper editor, runs correlated.org, a site that polls registered...
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Top Restaurants Are Going Crazy For These Secret Ingredients Found In The Wild
"Organic.""Grass-fed.""Hand-picked." Once considered rare, these markers of the farm-to-table trend have become so commonplace on restaurant menus that customers hardly notice them anymore.The new...
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Comcast Just Spent Millions To Connect Everything In Your Home To The Internet
Comcast has agreed to acquire PowerCloud Systems, a WiFi-monitoring and analytics service provider, according to TechCrunch. The exact terms of the deal were not disclosed, but TechCrunch says the deal...
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A Bunch Of People Were Given The Vacation Of A Lifetime In Dubai In Exchange...
Want to go on an amazing vacation for free? All you have to do is be really great at Instagram.Last month, a bunch of influential Instagrammers like Liz Eswein (@NewYorkCity) and Murad Osmann...
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Why We Should Get Rid Of Zoos
Benjamin Wallace-Wells, a staff writer at New York magazine, recently wrote an essay so sure to be controversial that he began it with a disclaimer."Let me make clear my position up front," he writes...
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These Are Teens' Favorite E-Commerce Sites
More teenagers are going online to shop than ever before — especially boys. 86% of teen boys shopped online this spring, compared to just 78% in spring 2012. Meanwhile, 76% of teen girls shopped online...
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Here's The Real Story Behind The Founding Of CYNK, The Mysterious Penny Stock...
A pair of brothers have been tied to the mysterious social networking company with the stock that surged 25,000% since its inception — and one of them has a history of involvement in questionable...
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