This Creepy Art Project Dies A Little Every Time It's 'Liked' On Facebook
Jean Baudrillard, the French philosopher whose ideas inspired The Matrix, didn't live long enough to sign up for a Facebook account.It's a shame. As somebody who wrote about reality and simulations, he...
View ArticleMF GLOBAL'S FINAL DAYS: 'Total Clusterf----'
The CFTC has officially charged Jon Corzine and MF Global employee Edith O'Brien with the "unlawful misuse" of almost $1 billion of customer funds, and the juiciest parts of the complaint are the phone...
View ArticleHow iOS 7 Screwed Developers Who Make Apps For Both iPhone And Android
While many have framed the redesign to Apple's new operating system for iPhones and iPads, iOS 7, as a response to rhetoric that Apple's software has begun to look "stale,""boring," and "outdated,"...
View ArticleI Ate A Boatload Of Gulf Coast Seafood In Mobile, Alabama
Before arriving in Mobile, Ala. for a weekend trip to see that the city's not actually a miserable place, I received dozens of emails from Mobilians telling me I had to try the seafood while I was in...
View ArticleCisco Has Quietly Launched A New 500-Employee Business Unit (CSCO)
When Cisco's John Chambers said a new tech market is coming that will generate an astounding $14 trillion in revenue in the next decade, it wasn't just idle talk.Cisco has quietly launched a new...
View ArticleJudge Calls Case Against Aaron Hernandez 'A Very, Very, Strong Circumstantial...
A judge has denied bail for Aaron Hernandez based on the prosecution's presentation noting that it "seems to be" true that Hernandez killed Odin Lloyd in cold blood.The judge did agree with the defense...
View ArticleHow Amazon Is Trying To Create A Huge Mobile Business (AMZN)
U.S. mobile commerce is exploding. Amazon, as a leading ecommerce site, is set to grab a big chunk of that.But when it comes to mobile, Amazon's ambitions are anything but limited to ecommerce. Recent...
View ArticleBARACK OBAMA: 'The Senate Did Its Job — Now, It's Up To The House To Do The...
President Barack Obama hailed the Senate's passage of a sweeping comprehensive immigration reform bill on Thursday, beckoning the House of Representatives to act soon on its own immigration...
View ArticleGUNDLACH: I'm Still Convinced The 10-Year Treasury Yield Will Fall To 1.7%
Jeff Gundlach of DoubleLine Funds just hosted a webcast to update us on the state of the crazy global financial markets.Gundlach holds these calls every few months, but this is the second call this...
View ArticleThis NHL Player's Face Is Still Swelling After Being Hit By A Slap Shot In...
Remember Chicago Blackhawks winger Andrew Shaw, the guy with the awesome Stanley Cup celebration photo? Three days after taking a slap shot to the face from point-blank range in Game 6 of the Stanley...
View ArticleCameron Diaz Cast As The Villain In Jay-Z And Will Smith's 'Annie'
Cameron Diaz is going to be the sexiest Miss Hannigan ever.Yes, after Sandra Bullock passed, Nikki Finke of Deadline reports that Diaz is taking over the key villain role in the Jay-Z and Will Smith...
View ArticleTake A Tour Of The Coolest NYC Office We've Ever Seen
The Fueled Collective is a 18,000 square foot co-working office space in New York City's posh SoHo neighborhood.The Collective was started by Rameet Chawla and Ryan Matzner as a new business to...
View ArticleCORZINE'S LAWYER: 'This Is An Unprecedented Lawsuit Based On Meritless...
And so it begins...This afternoon the CFTC charged Jon Corzine and fellow MF Global employee Edith O'Brien with mismanaging almost $1 billion in customer firms as the firm collapsed in the fall of...
View ArticleNYSE Trader Explains The Importance Of The VIX
The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) Volatility Index, commonly known by its ticker VIX, measures the implied volatility of the S&P 500.It is often referred to as the fear index since it tends...
View ArticleHoneybees Are Right 'Handed'
When bees are forced to interact with only their left antennas, they have trouble bee-having: Just as humans shake with their right hands, bees also greet each other by predominantly using their right...
View ArticlePETER SCHIFF: Gold Is On The Verge Of Its Biggest Rally Ever (GLD)
Gold entered bear market territory in April after falling 20% from its cycle high. Today, it broke below the $1,200 level.Euro Pacific Capital's Peter Schiff told Business Insider that he doesn't see...
View ArticleWhy Machines That Can Do Human Things Won't Replace Us Anytime Soon
As technology advances at an unprecedented rate, now performing tasks typically reserved for human creativity, one realizes just how special human beings are and how inadequate technology can...
View ArticleCiti Field Is Going All Out With The Menu For This Year's All-Star Game
No matter where it's held, the annual Major League Baseball All-Star game is almost as much of a culinary event as it is a sporting event. Each year, vendors at the home field does their best to woo...
View ArticleIt's Official: QVC Just Dropped Paula Deen
QVC just became the latest in a long line of companies to drop embattled celebrity chef Paula Deen.Since the Food Network announced that it was ending its relationship with Deen, people have been...
View ArticleGeorge Zimmerman's Defense Is Poking A Ton Of Holes Into The Star Prosecution...
In the televised second-degree murder trial of George Zimmerman, the media has portrayed Rachel Jeantel, 19, as the prosecution's star witness.On the phone with Trayvon Martin moments before Zimmerman...
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