Uber NYC General Manager Faced “Disciplinary Actions” For Privacy Violations
An Uber spokesperson said the company has “taken disciplinary actions” against Josh Mohrer, the New York City general manager, after launching an investigation into two separate incidents and possible privacy violations 10 days ago.
November 29, 2014 at 09:11AM
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Graphene Body Armor Will Be Twice as Good as Regular Bullet-Proof Vests
Layers of graphene that are one-atom thick can absorb blows that would punch through steel. Recent tests suggest that pure graphene performs twice as well as the fabric currently used in bulletproof vests, making it an ideal armor for soldiers and police.
November 28, 2014 at 08:06PM
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Is it harmful for children to watch 3D movies and games?
Children under six should be banned from stereoscopic technology such as 3D movies, computers and video games, says France’s health and safety agency, ANSES. It is also calling for children up to 13 to moderate their use of the technology.
November 28, 2014 at 05:11PM
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The Art of Not Dying
The building that belongs to Alcor Life Extension Foundation, behind the several inches of Kevlar and reinforced concrete that make up its walls, is home to 129 patients who are cryopreserved in vats of liquid nitrogen, waiting for the day when technology has advanced to the point that they can be revived to roam the Earth once more.
November 28, 2014 at 03:24PM
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Did Philae graze a crater rim during its first bounce?
Data collected by ROMAP, the Rosetta Lander Magnetometer and Plasma Monitor onboard Philae, is being used to help reconstruct the trajectory of the lander to its final landing site on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
November 28, 2014 at 12:15PM
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Spotify Doesn’t Hurt Artists: My Band Would Be Nowhere Without It
“To prove how good Spotify has been for us, I dug into the value of streaming payments using the data available to me: Moke Hill Spotify numbers.”
November 28, 2014 at 10:43AM
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Ransom is the new black – the increasing trend of online extortion
Extorting small business for bitcoin is just part of a larger trend that’s drawing online criminals into the very lucrative world of ransom and we’re seeing many new precedents in all sorts of different areas of the online world.
November 28, 2014 at 03:57AM
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The strange world of computer-generated novels
Welcome to National Novel Generation Month, where the algorithm is the author.
November 27, 2014 at 10:06PM
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EBay’s Plan to Reinvent Retail Shopping With Magic Mirrors
Though most consumers still think of eBay strictly as an online shopping destination, the company’s official corporate mission is to strive toward becoming a venue for all commerce. And that means integrating itself with the physical world, where the vast majority of retail still takes place.
November 27, 2014 at 08:02PM
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You Can Almost Finally Buy That Keyboard-Shaped Waffle Maker
“Seven years after we all first really wanted one for ourselves, that keyboard-shaped waffle maker could really be yours.”
November 27, 2014 at 03:49PM
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