PHOTOJOURNALIST: 'There Is No Safe Place In Gaza'
New York Times photojournalist Tyler Hicks talked about what's happening in Gaza right now in an interview with the Times on Wednesday, and he offers interesting, ground-level insight on not only what...
View ArticleWildly Popular Messaging Apps Are Becoming Immersive Mobile Platforms In...
Messaging apps like WhatsApp and WeChat are huge and getting bigger. BI Intelligence's data shows that WeChat, LINE, WhatsApp, and Snapchat are all growing their user numbers in 2014 at a quarterly...
View ArticleSalesforce.com Will Live Update Its Diversity Metrics In Charts On Its Website
Joining the likes of Google, Yahoo, and Facebook, enterprise tech giant Salesforce.com released diversity stats about its employee makeup on its website.Unsurprisingly, Salesforce's numbers look...
View ArticleThe Marine Corps' Top General Slams The Obama Administration Over Iraq
It looks like Gen. James Amos may not get invited to any Obama administration reunions in the coming years.In a talk at the Brookings Institution on Tuesday covered by Foreign Policy's Kate Brannen,...
View ArticleThe 10 Most Important Things In The World Right Now
Good morning! Here's what you need to know for Thursday.1. President Barack Obama on Wednesday imposed the toughest sanctions on Russia so far, targeting a number of large banks and energy defense...
View ArticleAt 83, Rupert Murdoch Wants To Pull Off The Biggest Media Deal Of The Century
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch’s Twenty-First Century Fox Inc made an audacious offer for Time Warner Inc that if it succeeds would transform the American media landscape and cement the...
View ArticleRUSSIA IS GETTING SLAMMED
Markets are getting slammed in Russia.The MICEX stock market index is down by 2.7%. The ruble is down 1.0% against the dollar.This comes after the U.S. announced new sanctions against Russia's energy...
View ArticleAustralia Abolishes Its Carbon Tax Even Though It Was Working
Australia has abolished its carbon tax, marking a victory for prime minister Tony Abbott, a well-known climate change denier.The tax, which charges the heaviest polluters for every ton of greenhouse...
View ArticleThe FBI Is Afraid Criminals Will Use Google's Driverless Cars For Freeway...
The FBI is afraid that criminals will use Google's driverless cars to conduct freeway shootouts and car chases, according to The Guardian. Because the cars drive themselves, passengers are free to do...
View ArticleRussian Prime Minister Hints At Upping Defense Spending Amid 'Evil' US Sanctions
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev suggested on Thursday Russia could increase defense spending in response to "evil" new Western sanctions over the Ukraine crisis.He said Russia would...
View Article10 Things In Tech You Need To Know This Morning (TWX, AAPL, GOOG, FOXA)
Good morning! It's going to be sunny and warm, but not too warm here in New York. Let's look at the news, shall we?1. 21st Century Fox put in an unsolicited $80 billion bid to buy Time Warner. Time...
View ArticleKiev Says A Russian Jet Shot Down A Ukrainian Warplane Over Ukraine
KIEV (Reuters) - A Russian jet shot down a Ukrainian SU-25 fighter plane that was on military operations over the east of Ukraine, where government forces are fighting to quell a pro-Russian separatist...
View ArticleHere's What Steve Jobs Told Bill Campbell About Advising Apple And Google At...
Fortune just posted an interview with Intuit chairman Bill Campbell, who stepped down from Apple's board of directors today.Campbell, a longtime Steve Jobs ally, spoke to Adam Lashinsky about his...
View ArticleMap Shows Airplanes Getting The Heck Out Of Ukranian Airspace
On a normal travel day, the airspace over Ukraine is some of the most congested in the world. It serves as a major cross roads for flights connecting major hubs in Europe with megacities in Asia....
View Article10 Secret Features Hidden In Your Mac (AAPL)
Let's face it, you probably don't know as much about your Mac as you should.But there's hope!We've put together some great tips and tricks that can save you time, and at the same time allow you to do...
View ArticleI Played The Kim Kardashian iPhone Game, And Now I Finally Get It
Since its release on June 25, "Kim Kardashian: Hollywood," the famous-for-being-famous Hollywood starlet's video game, has already blown up in the App Store."Kim Kardashian: Hollywood" is the No. 5...
View ArticleFreelancer.com Will Give $500 To The Best Airbnb Logo Design
Freelancer.com is holding a contest to one-up Airbnb's brand new logo. Anyone can enter and the grand prize is $500. Freelancer is a site for small businesses to find workers to outsource projects...
View ArticleSome Of Microsoft's Legion Of Contract Workers Also Face Layoffs (MSFT)
There's a legion of temporary contract workers and vendors at Microsoft. And they will not be immune to the workforce cuts Microsoft announced today.In fact, they will be targeted, according to an...
View ArticleBill Maher Compares Hamas To A 'Crazy Woman' That 'You Have To Slap'
Bill Maher, the host of HBO's political talk show "Real Time With Bill Maher,"sent a tweet Thursday about the Palestinian militant group Hamas that compared them to a "crazy woman" that "you have to...
View ArticleMore Than One-Third Of The Passengers On The Malaysia Airliner Were Headed To...
More than 100 of the 298 passengers onboard a Malaysia Airlines plane when it was shot down over eastern Ukraine were headed to the International Aids Conference in Melbourne, Australia, the Sydney...
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