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Питер Тиль — американский предприниматель, венчурный капиталист, соучредитель PayPal, Palantir Technolo... |
| Jan 28, 2015 | Ello Is Becoming a Real Social Network, Even as Tech Media Pronounces It Dead | Todd Berger and Lucian Föhr, two of the seven Ello founders. (Photo: Berger & Föhr)
Remember Ello? Doesn’t matter—the founders still don’t care if you love them or hate them, they’re just racing to finish up their site. The budding, inv... |
| Jan 27, 2015 | Uber Keeps Firing Chicago Contractors, Now Over the Phone So We Can’t Read the Emails | A rooftop party for Uber Chicago, whose happy family was disrupted last month when Uber fired over a dozen of its support staff for using a discount code they weren’t told not to use. (Photo: Uber)
Last month, Uber fired 15 Chicago contract... |
| Jan 26, 2015 | Watch Google’s DeepMind AI Computer Dominate Old Atari Games | (Screengrab: Google’s Atari Breakout).
Google’s artificial intelligence firm, DeepMind Technologies, has been making headlines with a computer that can program itself, a quest for “AI scientists” and software that can learn to play classic ... |
| Jan 23, 2015 | Uber Finally Admits They’re a Taxi Company, Applies for License in India | The streets of New Delhi, where Uber will be operating as a licensed taxi service. (Photo: Getty Images)
Uber has always dodged taxi regulation with a Silicon Valley pitch that they’re not a taxi company, they’re a “platform” for connecting... |
| Jan 22, 2015 | Why This 14-Year-Old Liberian Ebola Survivor’s Reddit AMA Is So Important | Mohamed’s Ebola survivor certificate. (Imgur)
There’s no denying that America has moved on. The fear mongering news segments have subsided, no one in the U.S. is infected and our country is not at risk. Ebola just isn’t on our minds any mor... |
| Jan 15, 2015 | Bye for Now, Google Glass | The photo accompanying the announcement on Glass’ Google + page. (Google +)
Bad news for all the people saving up $1,500 for Google Glass, if any such people even existed: Starting next week, you won’t be able to buy them anymore.
No doubt ... |
| Jan 13, 2015 | Why Did These Dating App Founders Turn Down the Largest Offer in ‘Shark Tank’ History? | The Kang sisters pitch their dating app to the Sharks. (ABC)
A few years ago, sisters Dawoon, Arum and Soo Kang launched Coffee Meets Bagel: a dating site that serves users a potential match—or “bagel”—every day at noon. Users have 24 hours... |
| Jan 12, 2015 | ‘HappySac’ Kickstarter Seeks to Remedy a Highly Specific Man Problem | Step 1: Buy. Step 2: Insert balls. (Kickstarter)
I, personally, do not have balls. But what I hear from people who do have balls is that chafing—i.e., the friction caused when your balls rub up against your legs (OMG I am so happy I don’t h... |
| Jan 9, 2015 | Minecraft Is More Popular on YouTube than Frozen, Drake and Beyonce | Pewdiepie, the most successful YouTube star alive. (Photo via Getty)
One bleak doomstay projection about the Internet Age is a future world where instead of living our own lives, we simply watch other people living theirs. Finally, it looks... |
| Jan 9, 2015 | Facebook’s Growth Grinds to a Halt as Elderly Show Up in Droves | All these people are grandparents. (Pixabay)
It’s no secret that Facebook has long been having trouble recruiting younger users, and that it might have something to do with the ever-growing presence of olds on the social networking site. We... |
| Jan 8, 2015 | Long Live Retail: Fashion Startups Finally Learned Why Physical Stores Still Matter | Illustration by Roman Muradov
Andy Dunn was at a Ralph Lauren when he asked to use the restroom. It was reserved for employees only, but they made an exception for Mr. Dunn, e-commerce pioneer and CEO of Bonobos, who is leading the way —sto... |
| Jan 7, 2015 | Uber Bases In NYC Suspended In Fight Over Driver Data | Big Taxi still has the law on its side. (Photo via Getty)
Update: Even as Uber struggles in NYC, they’ve called in the cavalry and hired former Republican congressional hopeful Michael Allegretti to be their Director of Public Policy in New... |
| Jan 7, 2015 | EXCLUSIVE: Uber Hires Former Congressional Hopeful To Run Their Political Operation in New York | Uber is on something of an acquisition spree in New York, but it doesn’t involve companies. Instead, l’enfant terrible of ride-sharing is acquiring people, and a specific type of people—those with government experience. Last week, the Daily... |
| Jan 6, 2015 | Brands on YouTube: The Keys to Success in 2015 | (Facebook)
By this time in 2015 most brands will look back, and, after having spent millions of dollars on advertising and production, will have little to show for their efforts.
YouTube is the ultimate litmus test for brands.
You can’t buy... |
| Jan 5, 2015 | Airbnb Opens Investigation Into Host Who Secretly Spied On Guests With Hidden Cameras | The basket that concealed the Dropcam at the Montreal Airbnb. (Photo via the guests who stayed there)
This New Year’s Day, we reported the first instance of a sketchy Airbnb host installing security cameras to secretly film their guests. No... |
| Jan 5, 2015 | The Best Time to Raise Money on Kickstarter Is 1 p.m. on a Wednesday in August | The best months to raise money on Kickstarter in 2014. (Graph via Kickstarter)
2014 may be long gone (and good riddance), but there are still things we can learn from last year if you’re looking to raise money for your new lit mag or cover ... |
| Jan 2, 2015 | 8 Things You Didn’t Know About Oculus Rift’s 22-Year-Old Founder | Palmer Luckey. (Wikipedia)
We hear a lot about virtual reality headset Oculus Rift—like that it was launched on Kickstarter, and subsequently acquired for $2.3 billion by Facebook—or that it can be used to transport users to some pretty nea... |
| 2015 | Couple Wakes Up in Airbnb to Find Hidden Cameras Watching Them | The camera was apparently hidden in the bottom of this box, poking our through the mesh, before the redditor unplugged it and repositioned it for this picture. (Photo via Imgur)
Here’s a fun hypothetical: Suppose you’re celebrating New Year... |
| Dec 31, 2014 | Remember Your First Day on Reddit? If Not, This Tool Can Help | (Reddit)
Last spring, People of the Internet became enthralled with First Tweet, the Twitter feature that lets you discover the first message you, or any other user, sent out into the Twittersphere.
Now, you can also travel back in time on ... |
| Dec 31, 2014 | Breaking Betabeat News of 2014: What You May Have Missed in the Tech Blogosphere | (Wikipedia).
That’s it, folks. Dig out the noisemakers, throw on some sequins and pop the champagne because 2014 is coming to an end.
But before the ball drops, there are a few things one must do to properly prepare for the new year—create ... |
| Dec 29, 2014 | This ‘Butter Crayon’ Could Be the Greatest Invention of Our Time | The adorable Chouinard family. (Kickstarter)
We know, we know—calling something the greatest invention of our time is an awfully bold statement. But save your judgment until we’ve told you about our latest Kickstarter obsession: the Butter ... |
| Dec 24, 2014 | Apple Refuses to Stream ‘The Interview,’ YouTube Steps Up to the Plate | In defiance of North Korea, Sony is making The Interview available for a limited release. (Photo via Getty)
Ever since the top movie distributers caved against bizarre threats from North Korea anonymous hackers, Sony has been scrambling to ... |
| Dec 23, 2014 | Already Miss ‘Serial?’ This Canadian Detective Is Turning to Twitter’s Vigilantes to Solve a Murder | (Photo via Getty)
Most police officers and detectives would be horrified by the idea of the Internet taking a case of homicide into their own hands. One Canadian detective, however, is trust-falling into Twitter regardless.
Toronto detectiv... |
| Dec 23, 2014 | Lyft Will Finally Let You Split Fares | “So we’re splitting this, right?” (Lyft)
Tired of having to pay for all of your date’s Lyft rides? Now, you can finally be that awesome guy who asks her if she wants to split it.
Rideshare app Lyft will now let users split fares, the compan... |
| Dec 19, 2014 | Woman Slaps Old Lady For Denying Her Facebook Request, Gets Arrested | Ms. Hayes. (Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office)
Well, it sounds like this escalated quickly.
A 27-year-old Florida (obviously) woman was arrested for battery on Thursday after allegedly slapping a 72-year-old woman who denied her Facebook fri... |
| Dec 18, 2014 | Skip the Round-Ups: ‘Homescreen’ Will Tell You What Apps Everyone Is Really Using | (Photo via Getty) Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP / Getty Images
You’ve probably been bombarded by dozens of year-end listicles and slideshows of 2014’s best apps, you head spinning from hundreds of new suggestions. Well, come on in from the stor... |
| Dec 17, 2014 | What Your Business Can Learn From Ello | Guest author Yoav Vilner is a co-founder of Ranky.
It’s almost 2015, and it’s time everyone realized that users matter more than anything. Yes, more than the actual product and far more than the short-term revenue that app developers and so... |
| Dec 17, 2014 | Reddit is Taking Down Accounts That Publish the Sony Hacks | (Photo via Getty)
Remember when it took nearly a week for Reddit to decide it was time to stop people from sharing stolen photos of nude celebrities? When it comes to corporate secrets, they’re much faster to act.
Reddit confirmed to Busine... |
| Dec 16, 2014 | Android Users Can Now Get On-Demand Therapy With ‘Talkspace’ | Talkspace is now available in the Google Play Store. (Google Play Store)
Stressed because your parents, their four dogs and your weird aunt are all coming to stay at your place for the holidays? The app that provides on-demand therapy sessi... |
| Dec 12, 2014 | No Gray Area: It’s Definitely Not OK to Publish Emails From the Sony Hack | At first, I thought the media response to the celebrity hacking scandal was sanctimonious. Now I realize it was rank hypocrisy. Just shameless, awful hypocrisy from a group hardly better than the criminals they enable.
Because after every o... |
| Dec 12, 2014 | Ingenious Dress Lets You Change in Public Without Getting Naked | Undress co-creator April Estrada models the ingenius invention. (Kickstarter)
Rompers for dudes are cool, but we’re now officially with a new addition to the world of crowdfunded fashion.
Prepare to be amazed by the Undress, a garment that ... |
| Dec 10, 2014 | Daredevil’s Instagram Post Creepily Predicted His Own Death | The photo Mr. Jones posted from the cliff in Manly, Sydney. (Instagram/bugsbunnyslife)
In tragic news, a man fell off a cliff to his death Sunday while watching the sunrise with friends in Sydney, Australia.
The man, a British daredevil nam... |
| Dec 10, 2014 | Uber Fired 15 People in Email Using Comic Sans | (Photo via Getty)
There are many unkind ways to end a working relationship, but leave it to Uber to show a true flourish of cruelty.
Uber cleaned out half of its Chicago-based support staff on Friday. In emails obtained by the Daily Dot, th... |
| Dec 9, 2014 | You Are So Terrible: A Letter About the Cosby Coverage | Dear Worst People in the World,
Hey you, yes you. You—the reporter nailing Bill Cosby’s hide to the wall—you’re awful.
Any way you look at how the story of Cosby’s alleged sexual assaults has developed, it’s terrible.
A comedian makes a jok... |
| Dec 9, 2014 | Facebook’s Upcoming Artificial Intelligence Will ‘Mediate’ Your Online Activity | (Photo via Getty)
The last time you posted a Facebook status, you were probably thinking, “Wow, I really wish I had an intelligent robot to make sure this post won’t come back around to haunt me.” No? Too bad.
Facebook is building an artifi... |
| Dec 9, 2014 | Coming in April: HBO Go, Even if You Don’t Have Cable | (Photo via Getty)
For anybody sick of explaining to their dad why he can’t watch The Sopranos on Netflix, respite is coming.
Finally we have an idea of when we’ll be able to buy an HBO Go subscription without paying for cable: according to ... |
| Dec 9, 2014 | Facebook Autoplay Is Their Secret Weapon Against Youtube | (Photo via Getty)
Late last year Morgan Stanley estimated that Facebook would generate over $1 billion via video ads. This estimate was made was before Facebook ever had a video ad product. In light of this information, its not surprising t... |
| Dec 8, 2014 | If You’re an Android Coder in NYC, Expect a Huge Salary | (Photo via Uncalno Tekno)
Android is eating the planet as more people worldwide take up Android as either their first or latest smartphone. Problem is, those people need apps, and apps need coders to make them, and a number of hiring manage... |
| Dec 5, 2014 | The Internet’s Going Crazy For a Mechanical Pencil That’ll ‘Last You a Lifetime’ | So sleek! So shiny! (Kickstarter)
Attention anyone who—like us—has a weird fascination with shiny new office supplies.
A sleek, metal mechanical pencil that’ll purportedly “last you a lifetime” has recently crushed its $4,000 Kickstarter go... |
| Dec 5, 2014 | Mark Zuckerberg: Ello Will Fail, Can’t ‘Connect the World’ Without Being Free | Master Shade-Thrower Mark Zuckerberg. (Photo via Getty)
Ever since Ello blew up, people have called it the “Anti-Facebook” in order to best describe what it was, and Ello’s founders were happy to distance themselves from Facebook’s values. ... |
| Dec 4, 2014 | As Uber Secures $1.2 Billion in Funding, CEO Admits to Company’s ‘Significant Growing Pains’ | “Check out all our $$$ u guys LOL” (Getty)
Uber’s public image has suffered in the past few weeks, what with its Senior Vice President blaming Sarah Lacy for sexual assault against female passengers, and its CEO following up with a preeeeet... |
| Dec 3, 2014 | Artificially Intelligent Robot Scientists Could Be Next Project for Google’s AI Firm | Are AI scientists in our future? (Pixabay/geralt)
In late October, we wrote about the Neural Turing Machine, a Google computer so smart it can program itself. In the time since, it’s become clear that this is only the beginning and we shoul... |
| Dec 3, 2014 | Here’s Why You’re Losing So Many YouTube Subscribers | (Photo via Getty)
YouTube recently announced that there are over 300 hours of content being uploaded each minute. With such a massive stream of content on the platform and usage continuing to rise, users have more options than ever to choos... |
| Dec 2, 2014 | The Master List Of Tech Internship Salaries Revealed | (Photo via Getty)
Last week, we broke the news of a small list of what tech companies like Google, Facebook and Quora have been paying their interns. Turns out, that was just the tip of the iceberg.
Betabeat has obtained a dataset that dwar... |
| Dec 1, 2014 | Ello Now Has a Booming Finance Community | (Photo via Zé Carlos Barretta, with obvious alterations)
Early last month, finance reporter Joseph Weisenthal was poached from Business Insider by Bloomberg to build an entirely fresh news property and host an upcoming show on Bloomberg TV.... |
| Dec 1, 2014 | Google Partnering with Intel for New-and-Improved Google Glass | Please let the new version of Glass look less cyborg-y than this. (Photo via EricaJoy)
Bought a pair of Google Glass when it went on sale to the public last May? You might be disappointed.
Google is teaming up with Intel to debut a new vers... |
| Dec 1, 2014 | Netflix’s New Show ‘Marco Polo’ Is an Extended Metaphor For Netflix’s World Domination Plans | Netflix CEO Reed Hastings. (Photo via Getty)
Netflix and might be eating traditional television whole, but Netflix’s user growth could be slowing down here in the U.S. as they reach market saturation in the U.S.. Luckily, the United States ... |
| Nov 26, 2014 | Blow Job Machine Creator Crowdfunding a Bendable Vibrator for Women | Yep, this is happening. (Vimeo)
Last June, the Autoblow 2 took the Internet by storm when it raised $280,247 on Indiegogo — more than six times its original $45,000 goal. Now, the maker of the legendary electronic blow job machine is out to... |
| Nov 26, 2014 | Private Helicopter App ‘Blade’ Will Now Bring You to Your Private Jet | (Photo via Blade)
This Thanksgiving, while you’re stuck in traffic, remember: there’s always a better way to travel — especially when you can afford an upgrade.
This week, Blade, the Uber-for-helicopters that would probably prefer not to be... |
| Nov 25, 2014 | Finally, a Home Security System Tailor-Made For Airbnb Hosts | You never know what your apartment is going to look like once you get back from vacation. (Photo via Darkday)
Airbnb hosts have a plethora of worries when inviting other people to stay in their home for money — besides being possibly in vio... |
| Nov 25, 2014 | ‘Dog-Focused-Thinktank’ Demands Credit After DogVacay Secures $25 Million in Funding | These dogs are running straight into the riviting world of tech startups.(Flickr/Mike Baird)
Yesterday, the Internet was plastered with headlines announcing the news that DogVacay—the startup better known as “Airbnb for dogs”—secured $25 mi... |
| Nov 24, 2014 | Here’s What Tech Companies Pay Their Interns; Prepare to Cry | (Photo via Getty)
When most kids decide on their summer internship, they have to ask themselves tough questions: Can I afford to take an unpaid internship? And which potential offer is most likely going to lead to a job down the road?
Young... |
| Nov 24, 2014 | ‘World’s First Smart Earplugs’ About to Double Their $100K Kickstarter Goal | If your partner’s alarm goes off at 4 a.m., you won’t hear it! (Kickstarter)
The Kickstarter campaign’s been up for less than a week, but these smart earplugs have already almost doubled their $100,000 fundraising goal.
Created by three eng... |
| Nov 24, 2014 | Times Op-Ed Calls For Firings At Uber ‘While There’s Still Time’ | Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, who up until recently was worried about coming off like an “asshole.” He’s got bigger problems now. (Photo via Getty)
Last week, it was revealed that Uber leadership, from the CEO down to its regional managers, is ... |
| Nov 24, 2014 | Brick-and-Mortar Amazon Store? Company Signs 17-Year Lease On NYC Space | The entrance to 7 W. 34th Street, where Amazon just signed a 17-year lease. (Sage Lazzaro/ New York Observer)
It looks like Amazon is definitely moving into 7 W. 34th St., but it’s still unclear whether they’ll be opening that rumored brick... |
| Nov 21, 2014 | Oyster Launches a Lit Mag For Their Erudite E-Readers | (Image via Oyster)
There’s something about ebook reading that’s still icky for some finicky readers who fancy themselves intellectuals. Maybe it’s that the ~handfeel~ of an iPad doesn’t stand up to the deckled edges of a Penguin Classics De... |
| Nov 21, 2014 | Streaming Service Aereo Files for Bankruptcy | Broadcast networks were pissed that Aereo let people do this. (Facebook)
Following a series of dramatic court battles this past summer, as well as dozens of recent lay-offs, streaming service Aereo today filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
The... |
| Nov 19, 2014 | ‘Q’ Replaces Your Office Manager With an iPad | Saman Rahmanian, cofounder of Managed by Q. (Photo via Q)
In the past 10 years, digital tools, economic devastation and common sense have pressured companies of all sizes to cut down on the number of employees who are assigned to take care ... |
| Nov 19, 2014 | ‘Pantelligent’: This Smart Frying Pan Cooks a Mean Steak, Salmon Fillet | Sizzling salmon. (New York Observer/Sage Lazzaro)
I grew up in what some might call a meat-and-potatoes home. This in no way resembles my current diet, but during my childhood, steak made its way onto the dinner table once or twice a week. ... |
| Nov 18, 2014 | Uber CEO Tweetstorms Empty Apology For His Executive Threatening Journalists | (Photo via Getty)
For a company that is struggling with its “asshole” public image, Uber has had a baaaad 24 hours.
A recap: At a private event, Uber Senior Vice President Emil Michael told Buzzfeed Editor in Chief Ben Smith that in order t... |
| Nov 17, 2014 | Fugitive Accused of 4 Murders Tracked Down Through Facebook | The Glendale police worked with the LAPD to track Mr. Rodriguez down. (Facebook)
An alleged four-time murderer was featured on America’s Most Wanted, but it was Facebook that ultimately led to his arrest.
A police officer in Glendale, CA tr... |
| Nov 17, 2014 | Uber CEO Is Suddenly Concerned About Looking Like an ‘Asshole’ | Uber CEO Travis Kalanick (Photo via Getty)
Uber has a #brand problem: everyone loves to use them, but they wreak havoc on local governments and piss off local taxi drivers everywhere they go. Now, you can hire a veritable tech PR army to de... |
| Nov 17, 2014 | People Trust Social Media Less Than Any Other Form of Communication | (Photo via Getty)
No matter how much Facebook messes with our emotions and pressures us to give up our data to their advertisers, they’ve hardly done anything serious enough to drive us away. Most people trump it up to apathy — we don’t car... |
| Nov 14, 2014 | Amazon Is Hiring Drone Pilots For Their Delivery Service | (Photo via Amazon)
Every college graduate has poured through entry level job listings that ask for “5+ years experience” and wondered, probably aloud and to his or her nagging family, “How is anyone supposed to get experience if every job a... |
| Nov 13, 2014 | ‘Lyft for Work’: Rideshare App Launches Program for Businesses, Gett to Follow Suit in 2015 | Well don’t they seem to be having fun. (Facebook)
Because giving your employees MTA passes is just so low-tech, rideshare app Lyft has launched Lyft for Work, a new service that “allows companies to pay for work-related transportation — giv... |
| Nov 12, 2014 | Anonabox Flees Kickstarter For Indiegogo, Is Already Fully Funded | (Photo via Anonabox)
Last month, a little device on Kickstarter called Anonabox captured the imagination of every major tech publication and thousands of backers, promising a tiny device to plug into your router and anonymize all of your In... |
| Nov 11, 2014 | Google Signs 60-Year Lease on NASA Air Base to Research Space Exploration and Aviation | A view from above of the air base. (Wikipedia)
Today in existential crises, Google has just signed a long-term lease on an old Navy air base so they can research space exploration and aviation until we’re all dead. Fun!
The company has sign... |
| Nov 10, 2014 | Apple’s New Security Settings Are Designed To Scare You Into Paying Up | (Photo via Getty)
Recently, this writer was sick of being about two Mac OS updates behind and decided to snag himself the free Yosemite upgrade. Then, the first time I went to install a new app that wasn’t right from the app store, I was hi... |
| Nov 7, 2014 | Tinder Will Launch ‘Tinder Plus,’ But They’re Leaving Out the Best Possible New Feature | It’ll take a week of texting before you find out that she’s not really looking to actually go on a date with anyone right now. (Screengrab via Tinder)
Tinder announced on their blog yesterday that by the end of the year, there will be an op... |
| Nov 6, 2014 | Meet the weather entrepreneur who thinks weather is boring | We’re in that weird time of year when the weather keeps alternating all over the place. One day it’s cold. The next it seems strangely warm. And then there’s this whole wind situation.
So what do you do if you want to know what to wear but ... |
| Nov 6, 2014 | Airbnb tells hosts not to secretly film guests | More On: airbnb
Millennials miss cheap luxuries as prices skyrocket You can now stay at this bizarre $1.2M viral 'cave mansion' Dominatrix claims DoorDash banned her over sex work: 'It’s dehumanizing' ‘Wolf of Airbnb’ accused of running ill... |
| Nov 6, 2014 | Airbnb tells hosts not to secretly film guests | More On: airbnb
Winnie-the-Pooh's UK cottage is available for rental via 'Bearbnb' 'Mansion tester' gig offers $700 to stay in luxe manor American flag untangled by patriotic Airbnb guest You can rent the $2.4M 'Cobra Kai' mansion on Airbnb... |
| Nov 6, 2014 | Airbnb Finally Adds a ‘Don’t Secretly Film Guests’ Policy | (Photo via Ervins Strauhmanis)
Update: Airbnb has responded to our request for comment, which we’ve included in full at the bottom of this story.
Imagine you’re staying in an Airbnb, and you wake up in the morning to discover a discreet vid... |
| Nov 4, 2014 | Oyster Cofounders Explain What Happens When You Combine Books and Big Data | The ebook industry is only a few years old, and already the original business model of itemized sales looks quaint. (Photo by Getty)
It’s easy to forget that Oyster, dubbed “The Netflix for Books” by every writer who’s covered them, has onl... |
| Nov 3, 2014 | The Case For Browsing Facebook With Tor | (Photo via Getty)
On Friday, Facebook announced that they’d opened up their network for access through Tor, the browser that allows you to roam the Internet anonymously. Tor users, privacy activists and members of the media (guilty) scoffed... |
| Oct 31, 2014 | KickOn, the ‘Tinder for Parties and Events,’ Launches in the U.S. | Because everyone loves swiping, we guess? (KickOn)
Because everything’s more fun when it involves judgmental swiping — News! Wedding gifts! — a newly-launched app is claiming to be the Tinder for parties and events.
Australian app KickOn, w... |
| Oct 31, 2014 | You Can Now Use Facebook Through Tor, Still Can’t Actually Be Anonymous | (Photo via Getty)
People are starting to wake up to the fact that using Facebook is like selling your quantified soul to an advertising giant, and Facebook clearly realizes that they might want to adjust their course lest they creep us all ... |
| Oct 30, 2014 | Looking For Netflix’s Highest-Rated Titles? This Site Can Help | Well, looks like we’re squared away for Friday night. (Getty)
Are you a pretentious movie-watcher? Will you only grace a TV show with the honor of your attention if it has a solid rating on IMDb?
Betabeat recently stumbled upon whatisonnetf... |
| Oct 29, 2014 | Reddit Launches Crowdfunding Site That Basically Just Sells T-Shirts | They couldn’t go with a pre-existing custom T-shirt? (Screengrab via Redditmade)
Everybody is getting in on the crowdfunding game. In a space previously dominated by Kickstarter and Indiegogo, now everyone who wants to up their ecommerce ga... |
| Oct 29, 2014 | Google’s New Computer With Human-Like Learning Abilities Will Program Itself | Are we closer to AI? (Wikipedia)
In college, it wasn’t rare to hear a verbal battle regarding artificial intelligence erupt between my friends studying neuroscience and my friends studying computer science.
One rather outrageous fellow woul... |
| Oct 28, 2014 | The Next 3 Surges That Will Change the Future of Crowdfunding | October 28, 2014 4 min read
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.
The remaining months of 2014 may still hold unexpected twists for those hoping to ride the ever-increasing crowdfunding wave in the U.S., Europe and ... |
| Oct 27, 2014 | Would You Pay $475 For This Creepy Goat Skeleton in a Coffin? | This face will haunt our nightmares. (Craigslist)
We thought we’d already found some of the creepiest stuff Craigslist had to offer. We really did. But not even people selling their iPhones for sex or job listings for naked back scratchers ... |
| Oct 27, 2014 | Amazon's Kindle Scout is a Masterful Meld of Kickstarter and Product Hunt | (Screengrab via Amazon)
Amazon has spent the better part of two decades wreaking havoc on the publishing industry, which has been decimated by digital innovation. Today’s announcement is the next in a long line of plays — from the massive s... |
| Oct 24, 2014 | Tech Pro Queen Elizabeth Used Twitter For the First Time | How come we don’t get a bouquet every time we tweet? (Screengrab: The Telegraph)
A few months after staging the most spectacular Instagram photobomb of all time, unexpected techie Queen Elizabeth II has pulled another much-talked about soci... |
| Oct 23, 2014 | UK Man Auctions Off Infant Son's Pro Soccer Allegiance on eBay | Eddie, a soon-to-be devoted United or City fan. (eBay)
No matter how big or small a decision you’re making is, you can always turn to the Internet for help. Hell, this couple had Reddit name their baby.
A UK man is hosting an eBay auction s... |
| Oct 23, 2014 | Dyegate: iPhone 6 Getting Permanently Stained By Owners' Jeans | More like bluer than bluer, amiright? (Apple)
Not long after news surfaced of an iPhone 6 bending and catching fire in a man’s pocket, Apple’s latest smartphone is having other pants-related problems.
Users are complaining that when they sl... |
| Oct 22, 2014 | Sexting App ‘Hidely’ Does Everything It Can To Keep Your Nude Selfies Safe | (Image via Hidely)
It’s been a very bad year in web security. Only in the past couple of months, iCloud and Snapchat have seen major hacks that have exposed a number of naked selfies to prying eyes. Besides generating nervous chuckles and p... |
| Oct 22, 2014 | One Sentence Startup Pitches: The Best and Worst of a Hilarious Facebook Group | Because why not? (Facebook)
Everyone is looking to found their own startup nowadays. It’s totally cool and basically the 21st century equivalent of starting a band — except with slightly more potential.
A number of hopeful entrepreneurs and... |
| Oct 22, 2014 | Survey Shows Over 97% of Tech Support Pros Use PCs | (Photo via Getty)
IT pros have a stigmatized reputation of being mostly white, mostly male nerds who talk over our heads and never see the light of day. But when it comes to how they use computers — and which computers they use — we should ... |
| Oct 17, 2014 | New York City Joins Schneiderman Crusade Against Airbnb | This has been a rough week for Airbnb: New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman issued a disparaging report of the company and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s office filed a lawsuit against landlords operating illegal hotels through... |
| Oct 17, 2014 | iPhone 6 Goes On Sale in China to Minimal Excitement | The Apple Store in Beijing’s Sanlitun shopping district. (Wikimedia Commons)
New Yorkers might have lined up for days leading up to the iPhone 6’s launch, but the gadget’s debut in China — which happened Friday morning — doesn’t sound like ... |
| Oct 17, 2014 | The TLC Meeting That Ended In Screams | Tensions were extremely high Thursday morning in the Financial District as the Taxi and Limousine Commission met publicly to discuss a number of proposed rule changes. In advance of the public meeting, the TLC made their agenda public:
“The... |
| Oct 16, 2014 | The New iPad Features, Ranked From Most Awesome to Honestly Who Cares | Retina displays don’t matter, and neither does the new barometer, if you know what that even does. (Photo via Apple)
Apple commanded the rapt attention of the Internet this morning for their live rollout of new products. They’re upgrading t... |
| Oct 16, 2014 | Witches, Tits and Salami: the Crazy Awesome Mess That is Amy Sedaris’s Instagram | Still more normal than anything she Instagrams.(Wikipedia)
Selfies and brunch photos won’t be found anywhere near Amy Sedaris’s Instagram feed.
When the Strangers With Candy star posts, she digs through the vault of all that is kooky, bizar... |
| Oct 15, 2014 | Gett Now Pays Drivers Over Twice As Much As Uber | (Photo via Alfredo Mendez)
When Gett Taxi, the dark horse competition in New York for Uber and Lyft, started offering a flat rate of $10 for rides anywhere in Manhattan, it put them on the map in NYC overnight. But when everyone rushed in t... |
| Oct 15, 2014 | Amazon Has Already Gone Brick-And-Mortar in India, California Is Next | Amazon will push their devices in pop-up retail stores in California this holiday season. (Wikipedia)
Details regarding Amazon’s rumored Manhattan retail store remain scarce, but what many don’t know is that Amazon has already made brick-an... |
| Oct 14, 2014 | Disrupting How Bestsellers Are Made: Apply Startup-style Growth Hacking To Publishing | In my experience, marketing is best when it proves the product it is supporting. The marketing campaign for The Blair Witch Project or Catfish for example, were deliberately opaque—setting off a fierce debate about whether the movies were r... |
| Oct 14, 2014 | Apple and Facebook Now Pay For Women To Freeze Their Eggs So They Never Have to Stop Working | (Photo via Getty)
Startup Land is sold as a paradise. On the corporate campuses of companies like Google, Facebook and Apple, programmers and developers have access to bike repair shops, vending machines with free gadgets, ping pong tables,... |
