Can you imagine a world without Facebook, iPhoneapps, civil partnerships and the reimagined Doctor Who? That was Britain in 2003 – a time before people poked each other without fear of anyone pressing charges or trolled celebrities on Twitter. It was also … Continued
Pepsi really needs a hit ad campaign — the soda has been in a years-long sales funk — and Beyonce might just have delivered the goods. In a new commercial out today, Beyonce is show rehearsing in a dance studio when, suddenly, the mirrors … Continued
A single drug can shrink or cure human breast, ovary, colon, bladder, brain, liver, and prostate tumors that have been transplanted into mice, researchers have found. The treatment, an antibody that blocks a “do not eat” signal normally displayed on … Continued
Today President Obama revealed that he plans to direct $100 million of the 2014 budget to the government’s BRAIN initiative (Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies). The Initiative will include a large-scale effort to map the topography of the brain, … Continued
There is a substance that is about to change our lives: in some ways perceptibly, and in others hidden from view, but nonetheless profound in application and implication for future technology based products. The substance is Graphene. A single layer … Continued
Dodo Magazine is gearing up for the release of its first issue on April 5. But — that’s the thing — there’s only going to be one single copy printed and released, and it’s up to you to get your hands on that … Continued
FarmedHere’s CEO Jolanta Hardej runs the nation’s largest indoor vertical farm, which had its grand opening in Chicago this week. It’s an unlikely move for Hardej, whose only experience working in agriculture was tending to her grandmother’s farm in Europe as … Continued
To start, always get a baseline reading so you can distinguish personal quirks from real tells. Notice others trying to read your baseline with seemingly innocuous questions like, “How are you today?” When you have a chance to ask questions, … Continued
Time has used the Supreme Court’s deliberations over marriage equality as an opportunity for another envelope-pushing cover. The fold-out cover features a gay male couple and (separately) a lesbian couple in a full-on mouth-to-mouth embrace. The arty photos, shot … Continued
Google launched a new service Thursday called Google Shopping Express that will let consumers in the San Francisco area order items online from nine big retailers including Target, Walgreens and Office Depot, and schedule to have them delivered later that … Continued
In today’s competitive job market, it can be hard to imagine that there are jobs that pay well but don’t require years of experience. But many sectors offer high-paying entry-level jobs that are appealing to mid-career changers or recent college graduates (who are … Continued
Vending machines appear to be a platform ripe for new innovation – from beer and wifi dispensers to machines that work only for adults. Now it appears that the next frontier of this market may be vending machines for cabs, with both TaxiTreats and New Orleans … Continued
Yahoo announced today that it has acquired Summly, a mobile news aggregation app from British entrepreneur Nick D’Aloisio. D’Aloisio is only 17-years-old. When he started Summly, he was only 15. Summly scans the Web for news and uses an algorithm to … Continued
Are You Still Relevant? Is your company’s primary product riding a growth trend or is it declining? Are you Hostess still trying to sell Twinkies or has the market long ago moved on? Do you still matter? Where is the next … Continued
In today’s technology-centric workplace, there are more ways than ever to mess up when you’re trying to get hired. From incriminating tweets to questionable Facebook photos, the road to a new job is littered with minefields. Here are some of the sure … Continued
E-mails are the most common document in the business world. Unfortunately, many e-mails are so poorly written that recipients must struggle to figure out why they’re reading the e-mail and what they’re supposed to do about it. Here’s a foolproof … Continued
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