The App That Helps You Auction Off Your Parking Spot Is Backing Down In The...
The popular MonkeyParking app is going offline in the San Francisco area temporarily, according to its official Tumblr.Last month, the city issued a cease and desist letter to the company, which lets...
View ArticleThe Pentagon Paid Over $8000 For A Helicopter Part That Should Cost Less Than...
The Defense Department paid $8,123.50 for helicopter gears that should have cost $445.06, according to a report released by the Office of the Inspector General (IG).The charges come from a contract...
View ArticleLG Says Roll-Up TVs Are Just Three Years Away
Apple might be betting on flexible screens for the newest iPhone, but LG is taking the bendy screen to the next level. The electronics company says it's already made an 18-inch screen that rolls up...
View ArticleChanges — And Possibly Layoffs — Are Coming For Microsoft Employees (MSFT)
Mixed into a long memo sent by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to his employees was new information about changes to its workforce.For one thing, he wants to measure everything and everyone by a new...
View ArticleAmazon Wants To Test Drones Outside The FAA’s Testing Sites
Amazon submitted a petition for exemption to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Tuesday asking if it could start testing drones outside the FAA-designated sites. The FAA has six designated...
View ArticleScenes From 'Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes' Were Directed Over Skype
"Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" swings into theaters this Friday along with some of the most state of the art motion capture visual effects.While the film's technology allowed actors like Andy Serkis...
View ArticleE-COMMERCE AND THE FUTURE OF RETAIL: 2014 [SLIDE DECK]
The retail industry is undergoing a dramatic shift: E-commerce is capturing a larger share of sales than ever before. We've created a slideshow highlighting the retail categories where e-commerce is...
View ArticleFor Lease: Up To 10,000SF In Beautiful Silicon Alley Office
Business Insider has an extra floor in our new world headquarters and we're looking to lease up to half of it to another fast-growing company. We're making up to 10,000 square feet available...
View Article22 Vintage Photos Of Silicon Valley Before It Became The Center Of The Tech...
Silicon Valley is generally considered the center of the tech universe today.But before Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, and a host of other major tech companies set up shop there, the Santa Clara Valley...
View ArticleANALYST: Apple's iWatch Will Go Into Production This November (AAPL)
Contrary to what's been reported lately, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says Apple's iWatch will go into production in November.Mark Gurman at 9to5Mac has Kuo's research note in which Kuo says, “We have pushed...
View ArticleThis App Wants You To Forget Your Friends After You Make Them
It's the day after a long night out, and your first thought upon regaining consciousness is: What did I do on social media last night?Introducing Sobrr, the app that wants to facilitate your ephemeral...
View ArticleSomeone Is Leaving Hidden Bitcoin Wallets All Over San Francisco, Including...
The Hidden Cash treasure hunt phenomenon has gone digital.In May, someone started hiding envelopes of cash all over San Francisco, and now someone is leaving bitcoin wallets around the city, sending...
View ArticleThe 10 Most Important Things In The World Right Now
Good morning! Here's what people will be talking about on Friday. 1. President Barack Obama said the U.S. is "prepared to broker a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza," the BBC...
View ArticleThe Sex Worker Industry Is Still Booming In Silicon Valley
The sex industry in the Valley is still huge, Jessica Guynn of USA Today reports. "Silicon Valley is like a military base: There are very few civilian women and lots of money," one Silicon Valley...
View ArticleWhy Now Could Be A Good Time For Stock-Picking
FA Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that delivers the top news and commentary for financial advisors.Ten Reasons Why You Should Stay Active In Stocks (The AllianceBernstein Blog)On...
View ArticleMan Photographed For 'Humans Of New York' Claims He Robbed A Lot Of Banks
A man claiming to have robbed numerous New York City banks in the 1990s appeared on Brandon Stanton's popular Humans of New York blog this week.We have no way of verifying this story, but in any case,...
View ArticleInstagram's Messaging Feature Is Pretty Popular After All (FB)
Approximately 25% of Instagram users used Instagram Direct last month, according to Fortune. That's 45 million monthy active users.Instagram Direct is Instagram's take on private direct messaging,...
View ArticleSalesforce Eliminates Newest Competitor In CRM Technology With $390 Million...
Salesforce has agreed to buy RelateIQ, a big data-driven CRM technology platform, for $390 million, Re/code reported Thursday.RelateIQ is a Palo Alto-based startup that built what it calls “the world’s...
View ArticleThis Unknown Lab In Idaho Is The US' Best Defense Against Cyber-Attacks
In the high desert some 50 miles west of Idaho Falls, the terrain is so rugged that the vehicle in which your correspondent was touring the facilities at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) ended up with...
View ArticlePentagon Considers Medal Of Honor For Soldier Who Singlehandedly Fought Off...
An Army sergeant who singlehandedly fought off roughly two dozen German soldiers and saved a comrade during World War I nearly 100 years ago is being considered for the Medal of Honor by Defense...
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