The Government Is Paying IBM To Build A 'Vanishing' Network (IBM)
This sounds like an April Fool's joke but isn't. The military's tech research organization, DARPA, wants to invent a network of computers, sensors and other devices that will vanish on command.By...
View ArticlePolice In New York Are Trying Out Google Glass
If you live in New York City, it might not be long until you come across an interesting and kinda creepy sign of the times.According to a new report from VentureBeat, the New York Police Department is...
View ArticleAOL Employees Are Furious Over CEO's Comments During A Conference Call —...
So, once again, AOL CEO Tim Armstrong is having a rough day because of something he said on a conference call with thousands of employees.In August, Armstrong got in hot water for firing an employee...
View ArticleDespite Their Immense Wealth, The Saudis Are Not Happy
MONEY can buy many things: luxury, influence, security--and even time. How frustrating, then, to be vastly rich but never quite to get what you want. Such is the dilemma faced by the world's richest...
View ArticleA Bunch Of Lunatics Are Surfing On Lake Superior In The Dead Of Winter [PHOTOS]
Minnesota is probably the last place you would think of surfing, but a group of diehard surfers is making it happen on Lake Superior in the freezing winter, when the waves are biggest.Photographer and...
View ArticleWhat The Opening Ceremony Looked Like From The Athletes' Point Of View
Next to actually competing in the Olympics, the greatest thrill for many of the athletes is the march into the stadium during the opening ceremony.The American team appeared to have a lot of fun and...
View ArticleMcDonald's Is About To Open Its First Restaurant In Vietnam
Vietnam's first McDonald's restaurant is opening on Saturday, marking the fast food chain's first venture into a new southeast Asian market in two decades.The restaurant, located in Ho Chi Minh City,...
View Article24 Gorgeous Photos From Sochi's Fantastic Opening Ceremony
With the exception of one major ring malfunction, the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi Olympics was fantastic.The music was great, the dance numbers made sense, and it felt uniquely Russian. It was clever...
View ArticleGoogle Is Asking Kids To Design Their Own 'Google Doodle'
Google is giving K-12 students the opportunity to have their artwork splashed across the front page of the largest search engine in the world. Google's seventh annual contest asks students to submit...
View ArticleThe 8 Most Romantic Restaurants In New York City
Valentine's Day is right around the corner, and it's about time to make dinner plans. Once the day arrives, you want to be sure you make a good impression with your restaurant choice. Our friends at...
View ArticleRichard Branson Rode The 'Vomit Comet' To Prepare For His Trip To Space [PHOTOS]
Richard Branson is getting ready to visit suborbital space later this year on the first commercial flight of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo.To prepare, Branson took a trip on the ZERO-G Experience,...
View ArticleRussian TV Doctored The Opening Ceremony Video So It Looked Like The Olympic...
Rossiya 1, the Russian state television station that broadcasts the Olympics, used a doctored video during the Opening Ceremony that didn't show the Olympic rings malfunctioning, producers admitted to...
View ArticleThere's A $43,000 Fee For Planes That Show Up Late To The Sochi Airport
The Winter Olympics have begun in Sochi, and the city's small airport is preparing for an influx air traffic by taking a few unusual steps.One of those is a remarkably large penalty for jets that show...
View ArticleStudio May Digitize Philip Seymour Hoffman To Complete 'Hunger Games' Films
Philip Seymour Hoffman did not finish filming the last two installments in the blockbuster "Hunger Games" series before his death -- but digital technology may help filmmakers complete the job.Computer...
View ArticleSocial Media's Big Data Future — From Deep Learning To Predictive Marketing
The world's largest social networks are storing massive amounts of never-before-analyzed data that could reveal lucrative information about consumers — from how people are influenced, to what triggers...
View ArticleContractor Tasked With Checking Out Edward Snowden's Background Completely...
The Wall Street Journal has obtained a federal government report on the most recent background check of Edward Snowden by U.S. Investigations Services LLC, and the limited scope with which the company...
View ArticleSochi Hotel Changes A Man's Locks During The Opening Ceremony, Travel...
Sean Fitz-Gerald, a sportswriter from Toronto for the National Post, experienced one of the craziest travel nightmares we've seen out of Sochi.After getting back to his hotel after the Opening Ceremony...
View ArticleMeet Shingy, AOL's Self-Proclaimed 'Digital Prophet' Who Has The Internet...
The Internet went bananas earlier this evening, as people began spreading a picture from an interview that was on MSNBC featuring a man with quirky-looking hair. This is happening on MSNBC...
View ArticleFrance Threatens Uber With Possible $2 Million Fine
French authorities said Friday they are going after for-profit car-sharing services such as that operated by US firm Uber, warning they risked a 1.5-million-euro ($2 million) fine under a new law being...
View ArticleGARY SHILLING: Amid The Current Pessimism, Here Are 9 Investments I Like
FA Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that delivers the top news and commentary for financial advisors.GARY SHILLING: Here Are 9 Investments I Like Amid The Current Pessimism (A. Gary...
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