CNBC reports that new robots could be trained to replace service industry employees including coffee baristas, hamburger flippers, and retail store T-Shirt folders. But what about the industries that involve providing fewer services, like say, being a member of Congress?… Read More ›
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Self Made 17-Year-Old British Entrepreneur Unlikely To Ask Your Daughter To The Prom
Bloomberg reports that Yahoo has paid about $30 million to acquire a company founded by a currently-17-year-old Brit. In an interview, Nick D’Aloisio, the 17-year-old founder of mobile application Summly, indicated perseverance is an important attribute to be successful. So… Read More ›
If You Are Looking For A Convenient, But Bad Deal On Clay, Have You Tried Buying An iPad?
CNN recommends that you open iPad packaging and look inside before purchasing the device, because some customers at places like Wal-Mart and Best Buy have left the store, only to find a fake decoy iPad, or plastic bags filled with… Read More ›
Taiwanese Actor Credibility In Question After Social Network Post Slamming Apple. Post This At 1:30 P.M. Eastern Time On St. Patrick’s Day. Do Not Post The Part About Posting This Or This Sentence.
Fortune reports that CCTV, China’s state television, allegedly encouraged prominent social media celebrities to post expressions of outrage against Apple on the Chinese equivalent of Twitter. A post in question came from a Taiwanese Samsung spokesperson and according to the article,… Read More ›
You’re Spending 23 Days A Year Looking At Your Phone, And We Hope It’s Not All Spent Figuring Out How To Unlock The Phone!
CNET reports that a survey of phone owners shows the owners surveyed spend 23 days a year looking at their phones, including sending texts and using apps. 3 Worse Ways To Spend 23 Days A Year 1. Looking at your… Read More ›
Forget Jedi Mind Melds, Blackberry Z10 Can Tell You What You’re Thinking
Not The Worst News just tested the new Blackberry Z10, which lacks the physical keyboard that has made Blackberry so popular among 70-year-old former typewriter-ribbon-manufacturing-executives. Trying to type “this is a test” on the text messaging app lead to something… Read More ›
Yahoo’s New CEO Melissa Mayer Says Employees Must, Like, Totally Show Up For Work To Get Paid
GigaOM reports that new Yahoo CEO, Marissa Mayer has made some changes since becoming CEO of the company. Those include: giving employees free food at work; giving them free smartphones; and (gasp) now banning working from home. We hope there… Read More ›
104-Year-Old-Woman Has More Facebook Friends Than You!
Yahoo reports that Facebook has apologized to a 104-year-old grandmother for being unable to enter her real age on Facebook, as Facebook had previously only allowed people to enter birth-years of 1910 or later. Facebook has since corrected the error,… Read More ›
#AsGoogleStockHitsRecordHighsTheyWantYouToPayToTestTheirFashionProducts
Computerworld reports that Google is seeking out “explorers” via social media to pay $1,500 plus tax to test Google eyeglasses. 3 Worse Things To Pay To Test Than Computerized Glasses 1. Computerized bank chip cards. For $1500 you can see… Read More ›
Hey Oprah, You’re Not The Only One Who Can Plug A Competing Device While Recently Using An Apple Device! Just Ask New Blackberry Global Creative Director, Alicia Keys!
Gizmodo reports that Alicia Keys has been appointed the new Global Creative Director at Blackberry. And it appears she was demonstrating her creativity just days ago by reminding us of Oprah’s Microsoft Surface endorsement from an iPad, by tweeting from… Read More ›
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