jason hirschhorn's Media ReDEFined

Photomontage of the day: The world of wearable computers

2013-05-18T13:39:56Z

Forget those Galaxy S4 ads, says Credit Suisse, wearables are "the next big thing." FORTUNE -- Computers one wears, rather than carries in a briefcase, backpack or pocket, are at an "inflection point" -- a market poised to explode from $3 billion to $5 billion today to as much as $30 billion to...

Bloomberg's lazy Apple bias

2013-05-11T10:33:44Z

You can almost hear the reporter -- or maybe the editor -- saying "Gotcha!" FORTUNE -- Student activists at Harvard University like to pore over the quarterly filings of the Harvard Management Company for investments they find politically incorrect -- like Smith & Wesson (gun manufacturer) or...

No finish line: Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens returns to the track

2013-05-18T22:26:08Z

““I got balls and guts,” Gary Stevens tweeted on the evening of Feb. 23. The barb was directed at an armchair critic who blasted the legendary jockey's ride in that day's Risen Star Stakes — at the Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, in New Orleans. Stevens’ mount, Proud Strike, finished...

Gillmor Gang: Live From Betaday

2013-05-18T17:00:57Z

This Gillmor Gang was recorded live at betaday, the betaworks annual gathering in New York. The Gillmor Gang included John Borthwick, Robert Scoble, Douglas Rushkoff, Paul Davison, and Steve Gillmor. Enjoy. @stevegillmor, @Borthwick, @scobleizer, @rushkoff, @pdavison The Gillmor Gang is produced...

A Quantum Leap in Computing?

2013-05-18T20:07:30Z

For over a decade, researchers have been trying to build quantum computers, machines based on quantum physics that could solve problems in different ways from classical computers and, potentially, represent a radical leap forward in computing. As Rivka Galchen explained in a 2011 article for the...

Mark Suster Talks Founder CEOs, The Acqui-Hire Frenzy, And Much More [TCTV]

2013-05-19T04:05:47Z

Mark Suster of Los Angeles’ GRP Partners is known for his unique insights on the tech and digital media worlds, having famously had success on “both sides of the table” as a repeat entrepreneur turned investor over nearly two decades in the industry. And he hit headlines several times this past...

Distort puts a new twist on slow-mo, and on Revision3′s production

2013-05-19T07:00:22Z

Capturing epic events in slow-motion has been a YouTube staple for years and years, especially as video quality improved and the visual of a water balloon exploding or an egg shattering became something beautiful to behold. But it was never something you’d imagine working in a narrative sense —...

Yahoo Tumblrs for Cool: Board Approves $1.1 Billion Deal as Expected

2013-05-19T16:34:09Z

The Yahoo board has approved a massive $1.1 billion all-cash deal to buy Tumblr. Sources close to the board said the deal was a foregone conclusion and was an unanimous vote by the Silicon Valley Internet giant. The deal will be announced Monday morning, said numerous sources. AllThingsD.com...

The Future Of Mobile-Social Could Spell The End For Social Networks

2013-05-19T02:16:41Z

Editor’s note: Keith Teare is the founder of just.me and a partner at Archimedes Labs. He is also the co-founder of TechCrunch. Follow him on Twitter @kteare. Because of Google I/O, this was a momentous week for those of us who are watching the rapid transition that is taking place from desktop...

Google Glass and the men's room urinals

2013-05-18T19:13:51Z

commentary What mind-blowing breakthrough will result from the advent of Google's high-tech specs? Maybe redesigned men's rooms? CNET's Danny Sullivan considers the topic, and shares his stream of consciousness. [Read more]

Why Yahoo acquiring Tumblr for $1 billion makes a certain horrible kind of sense

2013-05-18T15:41:27Z

According to a blizzard of anonymous news reports, Marissa Mayer is working feverishly to land the biggest fish of her career as CEO of Yahoo: namely, the $1-billion-plus acquisition of New York-based Tumblr, the ultra-hip blog network — the two are reportedly involved in discussions that could...

Will 'Digital Ethnic Cleansing' Be Part of the Internet's Future?

2013-05-18T16:30:10Z

It's easy to assume that a global Internet, with all its promise of scaled communication and education and democratization, will eventually help to foster democracy. But it's also not entirely accurate to assume that. In a conversation with The Atlantic's Steve Clemons yesterday evening, Eric...

Privacy for the Other 5 Billion

2013-05-17T15:51:37Z

Move over, mobile phones. There’s a new technological fix for poverty: biometric identification. Speaking at the World Bank on April 24, Nandan Nilekani, director of India’s universal identification scheme, promised that the project will be “transformational.” It “uses the most sophisticated...

Strongbox and Aaron Swartz

2013-05-15T13:30:00Z

Aaron Swartz was not yet a legend when, almost two years ago, I asked him to build an open-source, anonymous in-box.

The man behind famous 'Minority Report' interface is back for 'Star Trek Into Darkness'

2013-05-18T17:29:34Z

Jorge Almeida has made his name designing the futuristic user interfaces of action and science fiction movies, most notably the extremely influential Minority Report. His work also appears in the recently released Star Trek Into Darkness, and he's spoken to Inventing Interactive about the process,...

Might and Right: Retired NFL players and the cost of health care

2013-05-19T05:45:56Z

As conversations about the NFL season start, questions about athlete safety — and the care of former players — still linger

The Ethics of Extreme Porn: Is Some Sex Wrong Even Among Consenting Adults?

2013-05-16T14:56:25Z

Flickr/Captain Orange In "What Do You Desire?" Emily Witt travels to San Francisco, attends a shoot for a pornographic video about "women bound, stripped, and punished in public," reflects on her own unsuccessful search for romantic love, and ponders the implications of a sexual culture where no...

PandoMonthly New York with Chris Dixon, the full interview

2013-05-19T03:19:16Z

It’s hard to categorize Chris Dixon. He’s had experience as an entrepreneur, an angel investor, a venture capitalist, and a blogger. He’s often cited as “one of the most vocal advocates of the New York tech scene” but is currently living and working at Andreessen Horowitz’s office in San Francisco....

THIS IS REALY AWESOME: Previously, On Arrested Development

2013-05-19T05:52:11Z

NPR's guide to the running gags from the show.

In Conversation: Vince Gilligan on the End of Breaking Bad

2013-05-13T01:15:00Z

Knee-deep in edits for the final season of Breaking Bad, which premieres in August, the creator of television’s darkest drama talks with Lane Brown about violence as entertainment, the incredible pressure of bringing a beloved serial to an end, and what it feels like to have Dzhokar Tsarnaev as a...

SNL's Ben Affleck Episode: 5 Best Scenes

2013-05-19T09:27:00Z

The season finale marked the last regular SNL appearance of Seth Meyers (slated to succeed Jimmy Fallon as host of NBC's Late Night), Fred Armisen, and Bill Hader. (Jason Sudeikis's return remains uncertain.) The show sent them off with a mostly strong episode and some fitting farewell moments....

If the press isn't free, neither are you

2013-05-18T20:00:55Z

A free press is essential to keep government power in check, says Jacob Rees-Mogg

David Karp's Dilemma

2013-05-19T05:48:29Z

As the Tumblr/Yahoo deal continues to be negotiated by press, and the world gears up for whatever is being announced Monday morning, Tumblr founder David Karp is probably having a very interesting weekend. It’s likely, in between multiple discussions with his board members and Marissa Mayer, that...

Rising level of car tech opening door to mobile cyberattacks? Federal agency taking pre-emptive action

2013-05-18T19:15:36Z

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s announcement that it will open an office specifically devoted to car-centered cybersecurity threats raises a number of concerns about the future of in-car technology.

MTV Abandons Rebellion

2013-05-18T05:35:00Z

MTV Abandons Rebellion

Why Yahoo Doesn't Think Tumblr Has a Porn Problem

2013-05-19T03:12:11Z

If you write about Tumblr as a business, you are required to note that Tumblr has a lot of porn. How much porn? You’ll have to make something up, because the only people who know how much porn the blogging service hosts work at the blogging service, and they don’t offer up a number. But let’s...

At Sony, Investor’s Challenge Brings Unwanted Suspense

2013-05-18T20:33:03Z

Sony Pictures is under pressure this summer, and not just to produce hit movies. Daniel S. Loeb, an activist investor, wants Sony to spin off part of its entertainment unit.

How technology redefines norms

2013-05-18T21:01:58Z

Jeff Jarvis reprints the clip above, in an article dismissing the privacy concerns surrounding Google Glass. The Victorian attitudes of Newport’s cottagers, he clearly implies, were misguided and misplaced. “Rest assured,” he writes. “ I will ask you whether it’s OK to take a picture of you in...

Anticipating where crime happens: Seattle rolls out ‘Predictive Policing’ across city

2013-05-18T18:07:18Z

Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn announces the expansion of the city’s data-driven policing effort. Photo courtesy of City of Seattle. Back in February, Seattle rolled out a new “Predictive Policing” software in the East and Southwest Precincts, hoping to keep the city safe by using data that better...

TED: Sergey Brin: Why Google Glass? - Sergey Brin (2013)

2013-05-17T15:03:29Z

It's not a demo, more of a philosophical argument: Why did Sergey Brin and his team at Google want to build an eye-mounted camera/computer, codenamed Glass? Onstage at TED2013, Brin calls for a new way of seeing our relationship with our mobile computers -- not hunched over a screen but meeting the...

As Hollywood Leans on Blockbusters, the Flop Looms

2013-05-18T16:40:01Z

For the big Hollywood film studios, this summer could turn out to be “Apocalypse the Day after Tomorrow: Clash of the Blockbusters.” Or maybe “Armageddon 2 — Revenge of the Critics.”

In New Ears, Clues to a Bionic Future

2013-05-18T00:10:58Z

Researchers at Princeton and Johns Hopkins universities used a 3-D printer to create bionic ears with auditory powers far beyond the natural human endowment. A look at the implications.

How to make Twitter the ultimate news ticker

2013-05-18T17:30:14Z

It’s been a tumultuous several weeks for Twitter, Reddit and the social web, during which we’ve seen both its great potential and confounding dark side. There was the recent AP account hacking – which instantly (but temporarily) drained some $200 billion from the stock market – the mass confusion...

How to stay anonymous online

2013-05-16T17:46:37Z

You don't have to be a secret agent or a notorious hacktivist to care about anonymity. Consult this guide to learn tips, tricks, and best practices for staying anonymous and keeping your online activity private

Girls on Film: The real problem with the Disney Princess brand

2013-05-19T05:37:14Z

The company's wildly profitable Disney Princess line sends a dangerous and regressive message to young girls. It's not too late to fix it.

Mediaite Exclusive: Internal Memo Proves That CBS’ Sharyl Attkisson Did Not Get Benghazi Emails Story Wrong

2013-05-19T03:25:13Z

The revelation that the government’s talking points in the wake of the Benghazi attacks were edited to reflect the concerns of a variety of federal agencies has sparked a firestorm of controversy in recent weeks. Some early reports on that email exchange created the erroneous impression that the...

Jason Calacanis: Yahoo + Tumblr = Big Win. Facebook + Tumblr = Bigger Win

2013-05-18T21:04:02Z

Yahoo is going to buy Tumblr for $1 billion on Monday according to reports. In this post I will explain to you why the media is freaking out, why big companies need to make more bets like this, why Yahoo is the perfect home and why Zuckerberg should offer $2 billion. Media... Freak Out! Over 20...

The Internet of Things: In action

2013-05-18T22:05:10Z

By 2015, six billion objects in the world will be connected to the internet. While it may seem tricky to grasp as a concept, the internet of things is nothing simpler, and more stunning, than objects being connected to the internet. At its most mind-blowing, these objects are learning and adapting...

Prototype: At Ministry of Supply, Teamwork in Making High-Tech Apparel

2013-05-18T18:16:57Z

Two groups of M.I.T. entrepreneurs were working on similar ideas for high-tech clothing. But instead of becoming rivals, they combined their efforts into a single, growing company.

How Hike, India's Fast Growing Mobile Messaging App, Is Banking On SMS & Local Diversity To Beat The Big Boys

2013-05-18T18:45:23Z

It’s still practically a newborn but Indian mobile messaging app Hike is already channelling almost a billion messages a month between its five million registered users. Those numbers sound insignificant when you stack them up against the big beasts of the messaging space – WhatsApp claims 200...

How two Valve engineers walked away with the company's augmented reality glasses

2013-05-18T18:01:26Z

Three months ago, celebrated video game publisher Valve did something completely out of character: it fired up to 25 workers, in what one employee dubbed the "great cleansing." At the time, co-founder Gabe Newell quickly reassured gamers that the company wouldn't be canceling any projects, but it...

The Short Flight Of El Pájaro, The Cuban Legend Who Played His Only Game In The Major Leagues 100 Years Ago Today

2013-05-19T05:37:46Z

On May 16, 1913, revered shortstop Alfredo Cabrera played his one and only Major League Baseball game at Ebbets Field. Here’s how a Canary Islander-turned-Cuban hero spent years earning his brief chance at American stardom — and what happened after it was over.

Google's wearable Glass gadget: cool or creepy?

2013-05-18T15:16:35Z

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google staged four discussions expounding on the finer points of its "Glass" wearable computer during this week's developer conference. Missing from the agenda, however, was a session on etiquette when using the recording-capable gadget, which some attendees faithfully...

Stop-Motion Video Takes You on a Stunning 360-Degree Tour

2013-05-18T17:27:33Z

Sit back for a couple of minutes and take an exhilarating journey through Peru and Bolivia in this beautiful stop-motion video by Polish artist Piotr Wancerz of Timelapse Media. It's an elaborate composite of 12,000 photos and video frames, shot over a three-week period during Piotr's first trip to...

Alex Gibney: Julian Assange has become like “those he despises”

2013-05-18T16:30:00Z

So Alex Gibney, the Oscar-winning director of “Taxi to the Dark Side,” “Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room” and many other political and social documentaries, has made a fascinating film about Julian Assange and WikiLeaks that has already pissed off a lot of people on the left – and is about to...

Watching WeChat: A Video Primer on China’s Hottest Mobile App

2013-05-15T11:59:23Z

Move over WhatsApp, look out Facebook. China's WeChat could become the world's most popular talk-and-text app. The WSJ's Diana Jou explains how the Chinese-made app combined different social networking functions to build its 300 million user base.

Video: MIT's Cheetah Robot Trots, Then Gallops

2013-05-17T17:56:06Z

MIT's Cheetah The robot can course at 22 kilometers per hour. Boston Dynamics' Cheetah robot may be the fastest, but MIT's version of the DARPA-backed quadruped robot is proving to be the most efficient. In a newly released video, MIT's Biomimetic Robotics Lab shows off it's new and improved...

Baba Is 35-Year-Old Billionaire With Zombie and Bear Apps

2013-05-18T17:14:47Z

Naruatsu Baba, the 35-year-old founder of Japanese smartphone game maker Colopl Inc. (3668), has become one of the youngest billionaires in the world as Colopl stock leaped sevenfold since its December initial share sale.

Ali, Marilyn, Jackie and Mr. TIME: The cover artist who helped define a magazine

2013-05-17T03:45:37Z

Originally from Russia, Boris Chaliapan's more than 400 covers for the weekly captured the news of the day

Have you checked out the new Google+ yet? (Videos)

2013-05-16T16:38:20Z

The other day, a friend and I were discussing the next big update for Google+. While I had no idea when it would happen, all I could say was that it would be so huge that Facebook could be in serious trouble. Well, the new Google+ is here, and I believe I was right. ;-) What do you think? Stream...

Anthony Casalena of Squarespace talks commerce, Squarespace 6, Tumblr & web publishing

2013-05-18T17:45:15Z

Summary: I caught up with Squarespace CEO Anthony Casalena in late March to talk to him about his company's new commerce platform, as well as how he thinks web publishing platforms have changed since he started Squarespace back in 2004 with money borrowed from his father. We also talk about why...

The geopolitics of Google's autocomplete

2013-05-19T13:44:25Z

Posted on: PASSPORT

Thanks To Apple And Google, Wearable Technology Is On Track To Become A $50 Billion Market (GOOG, AAPL, BRCM)

2013-05-19T13:09:00Z

Credit Suisse released a massive report on Friday detailing the outlook of the wearable technology market. The main takeaway: wearable tech is already a $3- to $5 billion market today. In the next two to three years, it could skyrocket to $30- to $50 billion. That means more smartwatches,...

Computer Industry Pioneer: I've Figured Out The True Creator Of Bitcoin

2013-05-19T12:45:00Z

Nobody knows who invented the digital currency Bitcoin. The developer used a pseudonym, Satoshi Nakamoto, and since then there's been a lot of inconclusive internet sleuthing. Ted Nelson, a computer scientist, has posted a video to the web claiming that he's figured it out, and that it's...

Top Silicon Valley Advisor Explains The Key Rules Behind Every Great Startup Idea

2013-05-19T12:00:00Z

There's a common misconception floating around Silicon Valley that ideas mean nothing, and execution means everything. But the reality is much less binary and much more nuanced, The Founder Institute maintains. Founded in 2009 by serial entrepreneur Adeo Ressi, The Founder Institute is an...

The Power of Copycatting

2013-05-19T11:00:00Z

One of the things that we have found in the study of networks is that whenever people are free to choose anything they want they usually choose what their friends have chosen and people tend to copy each other. This sort of fundamental mimicry or this mimicry that we humans evince is extremely...

Contrasts: Apple's Tim Cook and Samsung's Lee Kun-hee

2013-05-19T11:00:23Z

The U.S. is suing Apple. Lee's government pardoned him. Twice. FORTUNE -- With Tim Cook scheduled to testify Tuesday before a hostile Senate subcommittee and the Department of Justice's antitrust trial against Apple (AAPL) set to begin the following week, this might be a good time to contrast how...

Is J.J. Abrams Lost in Space?

2013-05-19T08:45:00Z

The director is mixing genres, botching continuity and ignoring solid science.

In Depth: 10 gadgets for the ultimate connected home

2013-05-19T07:00:00Z

The dream of having the ultimate connected home can sometimes turn into a nightmare. A complicated set-up process, professional installers who charge exorbitant rates and a disconnected infrastructure can mean spending hours just to get a light switch connected to your router. As with many tech...

The faces of social entrepreneurs in Europe [Interactive]

2013-05-19T07:36:35Z

The faces of social entrepreneurs in Europe [Interactive]: Interactive

Report: Yahoo eager to close $1.1 billion cash deal for Tumblr by Sunday evening

2013-05-18T00:25:33Z

Tumblr’s fate could be decided Sunday by Yahoo’s board of directors. AllThingsD reported late Friday that Yahoo is closing in on a $1.1 billion deal for the site, moving quickly to cement what would be the biggest deal of CEO Marissa Mayer’s tenure at the venerable but lackluster internet pioneer....

The Kawhi Leonard Conundrum

2013-05-19T13:34:19Z

Why life is unfair.

Liberace’s Tale, From Michael Douglas and Steven Soderbergh

2013-05-17T21:54:42Z

Steven Soderbergh’s HBO film “Behind the Candelabra” explores the relationship of the ostentatious pianist Liberace, played by Michael Douglas, and his lover Scott Thorson (Matt Damon).

Richard Linklater and Others on Filmmaking in Austin

2013-05-17T20:40:53Z

Film directors, producers and editors in Austin, Tex., talk about the creative ferment and hardscrabble collaborative spirit their community fosters.

Confronting The Reality Of US Broadband Performance

2013-05-19T04:00:17Z

Editor’s note: Richard Bennett is a Senior Fellow with the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation and co-author of ITIF’s 2013 report, “The Whole Picture: Where America’s Broadband Networks Really Stand.” Follow him on Twitter @iPolicy. We’ve all heard the story: America’s broadband...

'Anchorman 2' Trailer Had Us At 'Hello': Watch Now!

2013-05-18T14:21:20Z

Will Ferrell is still keepin' it classy in latest sneak peek of December 20 sequel, 'Anchorman: The Legend Continues.'

Sell Your Used Textbooks Online

2013-05-19T00:36:54Z

Forget the campus bookstore. You can typically get up to 70% back selling to online resellers.

Got Questions For Brands on Twitter? Expect A Response 38% of the Time

2013-05-18T23:50:52Z

Got Questions For Brands on Twitter? Expect A Response 38% of the Time: Via

Hell No, Tumblr Users Won't Go To Yahoo!

2013-05-18T23:14:47Z

We’ve all by now heard about how Yahoo is trying to get some “cool” with a supposed $1 billion purchase of hip blogging platform Tumblr, but it may be a moot point if Tumblr’s users fail to stick around post-sale. Microsoft and Facebook may be trying to make a move ahead of Yahoo, Tumblr may...

Is Tumblr The New Geocities?

2013-05-18T21:36:27Z

Imagine a company backed by Fred Wilson, one of the top venture capitalists on the Internet. The company is largely reliant on user-generated content and has had difficulties generating revenue in line with its stratospheric valuation. All of a sudden, Yahoo appears and offers a billion-dollar-plus...

Google Fiber News: Online Video Soars As Traditional Broadcast Collapses

2013-05-18T21:25:38Z

Here’s one more reason the increasing presence of Google Fiber is good: access to blistering fast internet is spurring the demand and purchase of Video On Demand (VOD), while the audience for traditional broadcast television collapses. While the impact is evident in the first regions Google Fiber...

City of Rio Unveils Plans for $50 Million Mega-Studio (EXCLUSIVE)

2013-05-18T21:35:55Z

The City of Rio de Janeiro is set to build a $50 million film and TV studio, Rio Polo de Audiovisual, located a few minutes drive from Brazil’s 2016 Olympic Games stadium.

The Scoop on Email Marketing

2013-05-18T20:14:25Z

The Scoop on Email Marketing: Via

Russia's Internet Use Is Exploding

2013-05-18T19:07:32Z

Levada just released a fascinating poll on Russians' use of computers. While I knew that Russians were increasingly likely to use the internet, a phenomenon which largely explains the emergence of a tech-savvy person like Alexey Navalny, even I was shocked by the sheer scale of change and the...

Google's Schmidt to meet Britain's Cameron as tax row rages

2013-05-17T06:00:00Z

The meeting is a routine one and has been long-planned, will include other high-profile business people, and tax evasion is not on the agenda, a government source told Reuters.

The Liberalization of TV

2013-05-18T19:20:16Z

The Liberalization of TV : Via

Google Glass: Cool or creepy?

2013-05-18T16:49:17Z

Google staged four discussions expounding on the finer points of its 'Glass' wearable computer during this week's developer conference. Missing from the agenda, however, was a session on etiquette when using the recording-capable gadget, which some attendees faithfully wore everywhere -- including...

Say the Same Thing: OK GO’s smartphone game is more than OK

2013-05-18T19:11:19Z

OK Go is a band known for its web savviness and creative projects. Now it's trying out mobile games, but it's all about words not music. We try out the asynchronous word association game Say the Same Thing, available for iOS and Android.

Angelina Jolie: Actress and Activist

2013-05-18T05:35:00Z

These images show just some of the globe-spanning good deeds done by the actress-turned-human rights activist

Internet habits in México, 2012

2013-05-18T18:53:17Z

Internet habits in México, 2012 : Via

One Year After IPO, Facebook's Biggest Bets Could Take a Long Time to Pay Off

2013-05-18T19:53:32Z

mama_mia/Shutterstock Today marks a year since Facebook’s rough-and-tumble IPO. Since that disappointing day, Facebook has gone to great lengths to assure Wall Street that yes, it will one day be the social ad spinning, money-making machine that Wall Street hopes it will be. The biggest...

Will Google Glass Lead To More Privacy In The Men’s Room

2013-05-18T19:20:27Z

Google Glass comes into the restroom — and for men’s rooms, will that lead to more privacy? Just an alert that’s the topic of my column today at CNET, which you’ll find here: Google Glass and the men’s room urinals.

Dogfooding: Find a way to be your own customer

2013-05-18T19:15:21Z

Is your company eating its own dog food? In early ‘90s, while working on Windows NT, Microsoft popularized an idea to make everyone on the team use early builds of their own software. Back then, it was quite a painful request — imagine developing an operating system on a box prone to crashes,...

Tech Conferences Are Destroying the World. But I Have A Solution.

2013-05-19T04:11:00Z

Tech conferences aren't about the content, it's about the conversation. The conversations in the lobby, the hallways, over meals, across seats. The ability to connect with large numbers of people in an informal setting away from the office. In fact, the personal contact is so good that people...

How Social Networking Can Improve Work Meetings

2013-05-18T19:52:05Z

I am not too sure whether meetings lower our IQ or whether they make us all more stupid, as my good friend Stowe Boyd reflected on a recent blog post, but I can certainly confirm they do take a toll on your own productivity. Specially, when those meetings are not set up by you, but by everyone...

Recap: Eurovision 2013

2013-05-18T18:47:43Z

Denmark won the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest with Emmelie de Forest's anthemic song "Only Teardrops."

Going Public Made Facebook a Much Better Company

2013-05-18T18:40:27Z

It's easy to forget how sky-high expectations were for the Facebook IPO. The day before the company went public, some investors reasonably assumed that by the close of the market, Facebook would be worth $140 billion since the average first-day pop for tech companies was 32% Forbes also urged...

Will American's New Boarding Process Work? It Failed at Virgin America.

2013-05-18T18:23:24Z

Give American Airlines credit for trying a new method to board passengers more quickly. Airlines constantly tinker with the boarding process, and this time American says it has found a way to cut an average of two minutes from the 40 minutes to 45 minutes that it takes to board a narrowbody...

Yahoo just swallowed the best Tumblr community you've never heard of

2013-05-18T18:13:17Z

Before the Yumblr tag was all about rumors of Yahoo buying Tumblr, it was devoted to a thriving foodie fandom full of original characters.

In One Paragraph, Ben Bernanke Explains Why The Future Is Going To Be So Amazing

2013-05-18T16:59:00Z

Ben Bernanke has delivered the commencement speech for this year's graduates of Simon's Rock, a quirky college in Massachusetts. The whole thing is here. It might be the only commencement speech all year to contain footnotes. The speech is about economics, but rather than discuss the short- or...