CHART OF THE DAY: App Usage Explodes, Especially In Productivity And Messaging
Mobile app usage exploded last year, according to app analytics company Flurry. The categories that saw the biggest growth: Social and Messaging, which was up 203%, and Utilities and Productivity,...
View ArticleGuardian Editor Claims Her Idea For A Newsletter Was Ripped Off
Scandal rocked the media world this afternoon when Guardian economics editor Heidi Moore claimed an email newsletter called "Today in Tabs"— which is syndicated by Newsweek — was actually her idea.On...
View ArticleMagic Johnson Is Now An Official Spokesman For Obamacare
Celebrities have been unofficially endorsing the Affordable Care Act since it launched on Oct. 1. Amy Poehler, Pharrell Williams, Kate Bosworth, Michael Cera, and Rosario Dawson were among the many who...
View ArticleWhy Heroin Use Is Skyrocketing Across The US
Heroin abuse has been getting more attention lately.Last week, Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin spent his entire 34-minute State of the State address talking about the state's "full-blown heroin crisis," and...
View ArticleWanted: Business Insider Seeks PHP Developers
Business Insider is looking for impressive and experienced backend PHP developers to join the fast-paced and exciting world of engineering at a digital news startup.We're looking for strong PHP...
View ArticleTour The Gorgeous Sacramento Mansion That Once Belonged To Eddie Murphy, On...
A 2.5-acre estate that once belonged to Eddie Murphy is now on the market for $12 million, according to The Wall Street Journal.The Sacramento, Calif. home has 10 bedrooms (including one with...
View ArticleThis iPhone Case Doubles As A Stun Gun And Packs A 650,000-Volt Punch
At first glance, the Yellow Jacket could be just another beefed-up, ultra-protective iPhone case. But it does far more than safeguard your smartphone from drops or spills: It can protect you from...
View ArticleWife Of Miami Dolphins QB Leaves A Rifle In A Rental Car, Horrifies Family
Lauren Tannehill, the wife of Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill, accidentally left an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle in a rental car earlier this month, police told the Sun-Sentinel.A family — a...
View ArticleMarried Men — Not Women — Are Fatter Than Their Singleton Counterparts
It's an old wives tale that women "let themselves go" after marriage, a new study suggests. It's actually married men who are larger than their single counterparts. Many studies point to the health and...
View ArticleOnly A Slight Majority Of US Windows Phone Users Search With Bing
Mobile Insights is a daily newsletter from BI Intelligence delivered first thing every morning exclusively to BI Intelligence subscribers. Sign up for a free trial of BI Intelligence today.BING HOLDS...
View ArticleIntel's Stock Is Down On Earnings Miss (INTC)
Intel's fourth quarter earnings report is out. The chipmaker reported earnings of $0.51 per share, slightly below analysts' consensus estimate of $0.52 EPS.Revenues were $13.8 billion, above the $13.72...
View ArticleCHART: Clayton Kershaw Is An Incredible Steal For The Dodgers, Even At $30...
Clayton Kershaw became the first pitcher to sign a contract worth more than $200 million when he agreed to a 7-year, $215 million extension with the Dodgers, according to Ramona Shelburne of...
View ArticleCisco Admits To Embarrassing Security Hole That Gave A 'Backdoor' Into Four...
Shortly after Cisco was shocked to learn that the NSA is allegedly using security holes in its products to spy on people, Cisco had to make the embarrassing admission that there was a big security flaw...
View ArticleAll Hail Tim Armstrong! (AOL)
AOL's stock is hitting all-time highs after it divested itself of Patch, a money-losing network on local news sites. Since hitting a low of $8.82 in August of 2011, AOL's stock has ripped to new...
View ArticleA Norwegian Bay Was So Cold That Thousands Of Fish Were Flash-Frozen
While everyone in the United States was moaning and groaning last week about the insufferably cold temperatures, other parts of the world were intensely frigid too.Take the small Norwegian island of...
View ArticleNot Taking Credit Can Be A Powerful Management Strategy
It's nice to have colleagues recognize your value and accomplishments. But for managers, focusing on it could be a big mistake.Author Bruce Kasanoff writes on LinkedIn that if you spend a lot of time...
View ArticleYou Really Don't Want To Have An Emergency In These States [MAP]
Emergency rooms in the United States are not equipped to handle the amount of patients that have come to rely on them, and the system as a whole is wavering.The American College of Emergency Physicians...
View ArticleHere's Why It's OK To Have That Morning Latte
Do you ever feel guilty about that $4-a-day caffeine drip you have hooked up to your arm? You're not alone. Ever since financial author David Bach seized on the latte as a symbol of how small daily...
View ArticleAmazon Reviews Of Haribo's Sugarless Gummy Bears Are Terrifying
Haribo's sugar-free gummy bears have a solid, three-star rating on Amazon. But as Michael Rusch at Buzzfeed points out, the negative reviews are terrifying enough to keep customers away forever. The...
View ArticleNo, The Weather Channel Is Not Hacking Your Gmail Account To Deliver Spam To...
A Reddit user has accused The Weather Channel of hacking into his Gmail account to send protest messages to DirecTV, which dropped the channel due to a contract dispute.There's just one problem with...
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