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How A $1 Billion Company You've Never Heard Of Bought A Big Chunk Of Motorola...
It's been a good news/bad news kind of day for the investors and employees of Motorola Solutions but a downright jubilant day for its smaller competitor Zebra Technologies.Zebra, with about $1 billion...
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Carrier Billing Is An Alternative Way To Pay On Mobile — And It's Beginning...
You may remember carrier billing from the early days of cellphones — you bought a ringtone via text and added the cost of the purchase directly to your mobile bill.Once we entered the mobile Internet...
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12 Places In Pixar Movies That Actually Exist In Real Life
An Easter egg, as it relates to movies, is when the movie's creators hide something in the film that's an intentional inside joke. Some Easter eggs are more well known, like how Hitchock makes cameo...
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Brad Pitt To Star As Gen. Stan McChrystal In Film About Army Officer's...
Brad Pitt will star as Gen. Stanley McChrystal in the film adaptation of Michael Hastings' book"The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America's War in Afghanistan," according to The...
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With This Robotics Program Thriving In Public Schools, It's 'Cool To Make...
Joe Dixon is Chief Learning Officer of Teq, a professional development company for teachers that aims to "champion the continued evolution of the modern classroom." Lately that means getting lots of...
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Boston Police Detain Suspicious Man And Investigate Unattended Backpacks At...
Boston police officers have taken a man into custody after evacuating the area around the Boston Marathon finish line where two unattended backpacks were spotted, AP reports.The packs were discovered...
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Google Warns: We Are Scanning Your Email (GOOG)
On Tuesday Google updated its privacy policies to make it absolutely clear that it is scanning your email.It added these sentences:Our automated systems analyze your content (including emails) to...
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South Korean Ferry Sinks With 475 People On Board
South Korea has dispatched helicopters and coast guard vessels to rescue 475 passengers from a ferry sinking off its southern coast, The Guardian reports."The ship is taking in water and sinking," a...
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The 22 Richest Neighborhoods In Silicon Valley
With the wide assortment of top tech companies currently headquartered in Silicon Valley, it should come as no surprise that some of the country's wealthiest people also call the area home. Stephen...
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Chinese Economic Growth Continues To Slow (FXI, EWH)
China's Q1 GDP beat expectations rising 7.4% year-over-year.Economists polled by Bloomberg were looking for Q1 GDP to rise 7.3%. But this was down from 7.7% the previous quarter, showing that China's...
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A Father Took A Video Of His Daughter Every Week For 14 Years And Condensed...
Children grow up quickly, but this Dutch filmmaker was prepared.Frans Hofmeester filmed his daughter, Lotte, every week for a few seconds from when she was born on October 28, 1999, and compiled...
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MIKE BLOOMBERG: 'I've Earned My Place In Heaven — It's Not Even Close'
Now that he's out of office, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is stepping up his efforts to battle the National Rifle Association and expand gun control laws.Bloomberg detailed his plans in...
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Asian Markets Rise
Asian markets are higher on the back of the rally in the U.S. stock market, and after Chinese Q1 GDP beat expectations.Japan's Nikkei is up 2%.Australia's S&P/ASX 200 is up 0.5%.China's Shanghai...
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Is This Performance Artist Behind The Boston Bombing Backpack Hoax?
Boston Police reportedly arrested a man Monday evening after he allegedly caused a disturbance by shouting and dropping a backpack at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on the anniversary of the...
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What If Google Is Actually *Weak* In Search? (GOOG)
Yahoo wants to replace Google as Apple's default search engine.At first glance, this sounds crazy — Yahoo doesn't even have its own search product. It uses Microsoft's Bing.So why does Yahoo CEO...
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15 Outrageous Ways Ex-NBA Star Gilbert Arenas Spends His $22 Million Salary
Former NBA player Gilbert Arenas is living a lavish lifestyle as he continues to get paid even though he hasn't played an NBA game since 2012.He made $22.3 million this season, making him the 30th...
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Zoosk, The Dating Site That's About To Go Public, Relies Heavily On Spam
Dating startup Zoosk recently filed to go public on the NYSE.Last year, Zoosk experienced impressive growth. It grew 44% from 18 million registered users to 26 million. Zoosk's monetization strategy is...
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The Secret Deal That Led To An ‘X-Men’ Teaser At The End Of ‘The Amazing...
When you head out to see “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” in theaters this May, stay after the movie for an end-credits scene. No, we’re not getting a tease of Spidey, Venom, or any of the web slinger’s...
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This Chart Clearly Shows Why IBM Must Change (IBM)
IBM is a hugely profitable company. But it's definitely in the midst of a major transformation.Analysts had modest expectations for IBM's first-quarter earnings, a traditionally weak one, and IBM...
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