The New Phone Giants: Indian And Chinese Manufacturers' Fast Rise To Threaten...
The top Indian and Chinese smartphone manufacturers are classically disruptive. They produce products that are "good enough," at a fraction of the cost of comparable models from premium brands. These...
View ArticleTWITTER: Here's How You Can Still Tweet From Turkey
Turkey's government shut down access to Twitter in some parts of the country, after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan threatened to shut it and other social media sites down. Twitter responded with...
View ArticleA Mystery Tech Company Is Set To Take Over An Office Project That's Twice The...
It looks like the Winchester Mystery House is not the only mystery in San Jose, Calif., anymore.The city approved a massive office project on Wednesday for an undisclosed tenant, and the rumor mill is...
View ArticleThis Twitter Account Is Documenting 'Hate Crimes' Against Techies In The Bay...
The tech industry might be booming here in San Francisco, but that doesn't mean everyone loves it.And that's where @TechHateCrimes comes in: its mission is to document what it calls "hate crimes"...
View ArticleHATZIUS: Here's Why It's Still Going To Be A Long Time Before The Next Rate Hike
Janet Yellen's first decision as Fed chief was perceived to be somewhat hawkish yesterday for two reasons.One is that the "dots" the charts showing when various FOMC members foresaw the first rate hike...
View ArticleThis Is What It Would Look Like If Superman Had A GoPro Camera
Ever wonder what it'd be like to fly through the air faster than a speeding bullet?Wonder no longer, thanks to this group of Los Angeles-based filmmakers, called Corridor Digital.To pull this off, the...
View ArticleOur First Impressions Of Lenovo's Answer To The iPad Mini
When you're competing with the iPad, you've got to make something that isn't just good enough — you have to make the user fall in love with the product.When I first saw Lenovo's ThinkPad 8 in this...
View ArticleIran Is Building A Shoddy Replica Of A US Navy Aircraft Carrier For Some Reason
Iran is building a non-functioning replica of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that analysts believe may be for propaganda purposes, The New York Times reports."Based on our observations, this is not a...
View ArticleTurkish Twitterers Respond Hilariously To The Government's Attempt To Block Them
Turkey has restricted access to Twitter, just hours after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan threatened to shut down Twitter and other social media platforms.Turkish Twitterers — who can still access...
View Article19 Extraordinary Women In Silicon Valley Tech
It was an exciting year for tech in Silicon Valley, so we've decided to highlight a few women who we think have had particularly awesome achievements.They've created interesting startups, snagged new...
View ArticleEverything You Need To Know About 'Divergent' — Hollywood's Next Big Movie...
Hollywood's next big franchise hopeful "Divergent" is heading to theaters this weekend.You may not know much about it, but the adaptation of the best-selling series is what teens will be heading out to...
View Article'Game Of Thrones' Creator George R.R. Martin Gave Away A $30,000 Iron Throne...
The only thing better than seeing the "Game of Thrones" season 4 premiere in NYC with thousands of fans is having an opportunity to meet the series creator and take home a piece of the show.HBO hosted...
View ArticleFannie Mae And Freddie Mac: Destruction Delays
A flawed reform of America's housing-finance market.A rare area of agreement about the financial crisis of 2008 is that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were at the core of the meltdown and are in urgent...
View ArticleThe Difference Between Good And Bad Fat Could Be A Myth
How much fat you eat matters to your health. What sort of fat matters less.Those who micromanage their diets instead of following Michael Pollan's sensible rule of thumb--eat food, not too much, mostly...
View ArticleTime Warner's CEO Will Get Paid $80 Million If He Sells To Comcast, Even...
Comcast wants to buy Time Warner, and Time Warner CEO Rob Marcus is so in favor of the deal that, after Comcast said it was not willing to pay a termination fee if the deal fell through, Marcus and his...
View ArticleThe Truth About EMV: The New 'Chip Card' Standard, And What It Means For The...
KEY POINTSThe massive data breach at Target stores in late 2013 is only a spectacular recent example of a deep-seated card fraud problem in the U.S. In 2013, fraud in the U.S. cost $6.8 billion and...
View ArticleThe Quest To Understand Reality Takes A Giant Leap Backward
In the beginning was the word and the word was "inflation". That is no blasphemy. It is, rather, a celebration of human curiosity, ingenuity and bloody-minded persistence in the quest to try to find...
View ArticleThere's Been A Big Breach Of Patient Data In California
The Social Security numbers and billing information of hundreds of thousands of patients in San Francisco and Los Angeles have been stolen after a break-in at a billing contractor.The information was...
View ArticlePETA's Depressing New Ad Uses Emoji To Describe Animal Cruelty
PETA (People for The Ethical Treatment of Animals) has long been known for its racy, often-times offensive ad strategy, which has featured nudity, violence, and porn stars. It's latest ad, however,...
View ArticleWEARABLE APPS: Inside The Race To Create A New App Ecosystem
Several prominent wearable devices have hit the market in the past year — Samsung Galaxy Gear, the Pebble Smartwatch, and the Explorer version of Google Glass. But despite the flurry of launches, there...
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