Meet The Six Different Types Of 'Evil' Robots
In this paper appearing in the Journal of Experimental & Theoretical Artificial Intelligence, scientist Steve Omohundro lays out the case that the autonomous robots of the future "are likely to...
View ArticleThe $100,000 Aston Martin Vantage Signals The End Of An Era
Automakers are slowly but surely pushing the traditional manual transmission toward obsolescence, and that's bad news for drivers who prize the skill and control of a manual gearshift.The case against...
View ArticleThe 10 Best Cruise Lines In The World
Cruise ships seem to be getting more and more extravagant, with cool extras like glass viewing capsules, laser-shooting ranges, heated pools and movie theaters. We've found the 10 best cruise lines in...
View ArticleJohn Boehner's Spokesman Sends Perfect Email Telling Reporters To 'Chill' Out
Brendan Buck, the press secretary for Republican House Speaker John Boehner, sent an awesome, brutally honest email updating reporters on the status of immigration reform legislation that showed he has...
View ArticleThis Weird, Super-Efficient Ax Solves An Engineering Problem Most People...
The ax isn't typically something we think of as modern or revolutionary. It's one of the oldest tools in the human toolbox.But some guys at Vipukirves, in Finland, have discovered a huge flaw with the...
View ArticleHow To Hack Siri And Make It A Million Times More Useful
Every iPhone owner wishes Siri could be more useful. Fortunately, a group of college kids found a way to make that happen.University of Pennsylvania freshmen Ben Hsu, Ajay Patel, Alex Sands, Gagan...
View ArticleWhat Is Wrong With Apple's iPad Business? (AAPL)
While most people like to focus on the iPhone when it comes to Apple, it's the iPad that's perhaps the more intriguing story.Philip Elmer DeWitt has gathered analysts' predictions for the iPad for the...
View ArticleNBA PLAYOFF PREVIEW: The One Thing You Need To Know About Every Series
The NBA playoffs start on Saturday.We're still a few weeks away from the marquee match-ups we all want to see (Heat-Pacers III, anything in the West). So consider this your basketball appetizer.We went...
View ArticlePeople In San Francisco Are Getting Evicted For Using Airbnb — Now They're...
An Airbnb host started a petition challenging San Francisco lawmakers in light of Airbnb hosts getting in evicted or fined in the city. The petition, which currently has over 22,000 signatures, calls...
View ArticleThis Is What The Next iPad Air's Screen Will Look Like, According To A Leaked...
A newly leaked image claims to show the front casing for Apple's next-generation iPad Air, hinting that it may be even thinner than the current generation model.The leaked image, which was published by...
View ArticleHere's How Money CAN Buy Happiness
We're always looking for quick ways to be happier.So here's one: Spend some money.According to a new infographic from Happify, money can buy us a certain amount of happiness — depending on how you...
View ArticlePeople Are Watching A Surprising Amount Of Long-Form Video On Their Phones
Mobile video continues its massive surge as users rapidly adopt tablets and smartphones as mainstream devices for video viewing. And the switch to the smaller screen hasn't lessened the appetite for...
View ArticleThe Worst Places In The US For Seasonal Allergies
If you suffer from seasonal allergies, you may have noticed some cities make you suffer more than others. Every spring, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America ranks which cities are the worst....
View ArticleHere Are Sample Questions From The Redesigned SAT
College Board announced changes to the SAT in March, refocusing the college entrance exam on more practical questions that ideally will compliment what students are learning in school.The essay portion...
View ArticleThe Founder Of A Dot-Com Disaster Is Giving His Old Grocery Delivery Idea...
Webvan, the online grocery business Louis Borders founded in 1999 in the thick of the dot-com bubble, went bankrupt only two years after it IPO'd. The company collapsed when it tried to expand outside...
View ArticleMacy's CEO Explains Why He's Against Raising The Minimum Wage
Macy's CEO Terry Lundgren believes that raising the minimum wage would result in fewer jobs for Americans. "We did this in 2009, that was the last time, and I think there was half a million jobs lost...
View ArticleThe Easiest Way To Core A Head Of Lettuce
Please enable Javascript to watch this video Here's a quick, fun, and easy way to core a head of iceberg lettuce..Produced by William WeiSEE ALSO: 9 Things You Didn't Know About Trader Joe'sFollow Us:...
View ArticleGoogle Is Planning A $100 Smartphone [Report] (GOOG)
Google is planning a low-budget smartphone that may retail for as little as $100, according to rumors coming from Taiwanese supply chain sources.We saw the news on 9to5Google but you can read more...
View ArticleHere's Why Europe's Far-Right Loves Putin
Why Europe's populists and radicals admire Vladimir Putin.If Europe's far-right parties do as well as many expect in May's European election, no world leader will be happier than Vladimir Putin. For a...
View ArticleThe 50 Best Employers In America
When faced with the decision of choosing between a job you love and a job that pays well, remember this: You can have your cake and eat it too.The second annual list of the best employers in America by...
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