Experts Say This Dodge Supercar Is Almost Unhackable
Chrysler got some bad news and some good news this week, as far as cybersecurity in cars is concerned.First the bad: A research report concluded that the 2014 Jeep Cherokee is among the "most hackable"...
View ArticleStartups Now Have To Worry About The Weirdest Things
Silicon Valley’s “arms race for talent” has been going on for some time now. In order to attract the best employees, startups have been offering all kinds of crazy perks, from insane intern salaries to...
View ArticleA Comedian Is Writing An Entire Novel In Yelp Reviews
If you're looking up businesses in the Philadelphia area on Yelp, you might be in for a surprise.Comedian Gregg Gethard has taken to Yelp with the username Kyle G. and is writing a hilarious novel...
View ArticleTHE BEACONS FAQ: It's Time To Set The Story Straight About Beacons And...
Beacons are a new type of device that could change the way people shop in stores and revolutionize how retailers collect consumer data and interact with shoppers. Retailers can use beacons to trigger...
View ArticleAirbnb Is Trying To Change San Francisco Laws About Temporary Housing
Last week protestors gathered in San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood to lament Airbnb and companies that encourage property owners to piece out their homes in short-term rentals. They said that...
View ArticleThis Crazy Video Makes 'The Matrix' Sound Like An Old Nintendo Game
You've never seen "The Matrix" like this.The action movie got a sound makeover from Phillip Raupach last year, when he submitted it to an arts competition at San Francisco State University.Raupach's...
View ArticleThe Number Of Children Caught Trying To Cross The Border Absolutely Plummeted...
The number of unaccompanied children apprehended along the U.S.-Mexico border plummeted in July by more than half the previous month, the Department of Homeland Security said Thursday.Federal border...
View ArticleThis Is Microsoft's Very First Web Page ... Back In 1994
Twenty years ago in 1994, the modern World Wide Web was born. That was the year the first Netscape browser was officially released (Mosaic Netscape 0.9), the year that Tim Berners-Lee founded the World...
View Article8 People Who Implanted Tech Gadgets Directly Into Their Bodies
There will come a day when most humans don't just use technology, or wear it on their heads and wrists, they inject it into their bodies to improve themselves.That's the vision of both sci-fi writers...
View ArticleFacebook Is Scanning Your Photos For Explicit Images Of Children, Too (FB)
Just like Microsoft and Google, Facebook is actively looking for explicit photos of children.Facebook scans your pictures for this content when you upload a photo to Facebook or Instagram, using the...
View ArticleSTALLONE: Schwarzenegger Tricked Me Into Starring In 'Stop! Or My Mom Will...
Upon its debut in 1992, Roger Ebert called "Stop or my Mom Will Shoot" “so dimwitted, so utterly lacking in even the smallest morsel of redeeming value, that you stare at the screen in stunned...
View ArticleEbola Drug Firm Shares Go Bonkers After FDA Announcement (TKMR)
Shares of Tekmira Pharmaceuticals closed at $20.70 on Friday, surging 45% in one day of trading.On Thursday afternoon, management announced that the FDA loosened a hold on the Ebola treatment in the...
View ArticleTHE FUTURE OF PAYMENTS: 2014 [SLIDE DECK]
A wave of innovation is driving a dramatic shift in the way we make payments.In this presentation, we highlight the most important trends fueling the changes: the rise of payment apps, mobile...
View ArticleHere's What Went On At Google's Exclusive Conference For The Rich And Famous...
Earlier this week, Google hosted an exclusive conference at a luxurious resort in Sicily for a selection of the world's most rich-and-famous and their families, including tech stars like Elon Musk,...
View ArticleIndian Politician Has A Dazzling Gold Shirt Worth $213,000
To celebrate his birthday, Pankaj Parakh, an Indian businessman made himself a gold shirt worth about $213,000, according to the Independent. Parakh is also a member of the National Congress party in...
View ArticleHOUSE OF THE DAY: J. Crew CEO Is Selling His Third Hamptons Mansion For $26.5...
The CEO of J.Crew, Mickey Drexler, is selling his Hamptons home for a whopping $26.5 million. Douglas Elliman listed the 3,500-square-foot Wainscott home, which includes 315 feet of ocean frontage on...
View ArticleBusiness Insider Is Hiring A Paid Personal Finance Intern This Fall
Business Insider is looking for an intern to work on our personal finance vertical, Your Money.BI Interns spend their time researching, writing, pitching, and producing features. You'll get an author...
View ArticleTiger Woods Is Broken And It's Depressing As Hell (NKE)
Tiger Woods is mid way through his second round at the PGA Championship.It's not going well.He's four over par. He's hitting the ball all over the planet. He's walking gingerly.Normally when a player...
View ArticleGRUBER: The iWatch Is Coming Next Month (AAPL)
Apple is widely expected to unveil its new iPhone next month, but one report suggests the company may also introduce the iWatch in September as well.Well-connected Apple blogger John Gruber of Daring...
View ArticleThere's A Huge Financial Drain on US Prisons Nobody Is Talking About
The segment of the swollen U.S. prison population that poses the least threat to public safety also presents the greatest financial burden on taxpayers, highlights a new report from The Osborne...
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