Oculus Isn't Making Any Money On Its VR Headset
We still don't know when the Oculus Rift will be available for consumers, but Oculus VR founder Palmer Luckey has given would-be customers something to smile about: he doesn't want to make any money...
View ArticleThis 15-Year-Old Kid Made $100,000 From Bitcoin, Then Used It To Launch His...
After turning a $1,000 gift from his grandmother into a $100,000 Bitcoin fortune, entrepreneur Erik Finman cashed in.Last month he used the money to launch his education startup, Botangle, Mashable...
View ArticlePath Is Retroactively Making All Messages Temporary
Super secure social network Path is jumping on the temporary message trend — officially starting today.The 3-year-old San Francisco-based company announced this week all Path messages will last no...
View ArticleShame On The Gaming Industry: Severed Heads Outnumbered Women Speakers At The...
Nearly half of all the people who play video games are women, but you wouldn't know it by the video game industry's biggest conference.Only five women presented on stage at the major press events at...
View ArticleHere's A Rare Look At Google's Design Principles
Google is continuing to get better and better at design.For a while, one of Google's big weakness was design.But in the last couple of years, Google has made leaps and bounds in that field.It all...
View ArticleThis Startup Promises To Maximize Profit On Your Airbnb Posting
With the surging popularity of apps like Airbnb, Uber, and Lyft, the sharing industry seems to have unlimited potential. Beyond Stays aims to figure out exactly what that potential is and capitalize on...
View ArticleGorgeous Photos Of Kids Playing Soccer In Brazil's Slums
In Brazil, soccer is a way of life and part of the sport's popularity is that it transcends culture and class.If there is a ball and a little bit of space, there is a good chance there is a soccer game...
View ArticleHackers Could Have Been Abusing This Bug To Get Gmail Addresses For Years
A major bug in Google's Gmail service was recently patched, but until now, all it took to find potentially every Gmail address in the world was a few keystrokes, Wired reports.Tel Aviv-based security...
View ArticleThis Social Network Raised $2 Million To Help You Find Clothes That Fit
Finding threads that fit online just got simpler and more social thanks to the new social shopping startup, Fitbay.Based in New York, the site asks you for your arm length, torso length, and body shape...
View ArticleAfter Announcing Plans To Destroy Microsoft Windows, HP CEO Meg Whitman Pulls...
HP CEO Meg Whitman showed more than a little chutzpah on Thursday during her company's annual customer conference.Moments after HP announced its grand new plans to compete with the Microsoft Windows...
View ArticlePCs Are Selling So Well That Intel Says It Is Going To Bring In More Revenue...
Intel just gave investors some good news. It expects to reporter higher revenues than it previously promised.Intel just upgraded its outlook for its next quarter to an expected $13.7 billion in revenue...
View ArticleIt Now Looks Like Q1 GDP Was One Of The Worst Quarters In Decades
The U.S. economy may have just experienced one of its worst quarters ever.New analyst estimates of Q1 GDP have now all coalesced around a reading of -2%, meaning the U.S. economy contracted.Since 1947,...
View ArticleThe First Goal Of The World Cup Was A Stunning Own Goal By Brazil
The World Cup got off to a shocking start when Croatia took an early 1-0 lead over the host-nation Brazil with what seemed like a harmless crossing pass that was deflected into the net by a Brazilian...
View ArticleCrude Had A Huge Day
London-traded Brent crude rallied 3% to $113 today as the security situation in Iraq continued to deteriorate. The Wall Street Journal reported Iran had deployed Revolutionary Guard units to Iraq to...
View ArticleA Tea Party Firebrand Is Thinking About Making A Last-Minute Run For Majority...
U.S. Rep. Raul Labrador (R-Idaho) is considering a run to replace Eric Cantor as House Majority Leader, a person familiar with his thinking told Business Insider on Thursday. "He’s getting a lot of...
View ArticleThe Heroin Epidemic Has A Silver Lining
Can there be a silver lining to a drug epidemic that is so extreme it is deemed a public health emergency? As prescription opioid (painkiller) addictions drive individuals to heroin, there just might...
View ArticleThe Egregious Flop That Gave Brazil The Lead In Opening World Cup Match
It didn't take long for the first major controversy of the World Cup as Brazil took a 2-1 lead over Croatia late in the opening match when Fred appeared to flop in the penalty area, drawing a...
View ArticleBrazil Beats Croatia 3-1 In Wild World Cup Opening Game — Here Are All 4 Goals
Brazil overcame the worst start possible and beat Croatia 3-1 in a wild, controversy-filled opening game to the World Cup.Brazil, the favorite to win the entire tournament, did not play as well as the...
View Article13 Facts About Brazil That Will Change The Way You See The World Cup Host
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View ArticleBitcoin Prices Plunge As US Government Prepares To Auction Off Huge Stake
Bitcoin prices fell as much as 6% today, and are now back below $600 for the first time since May.The drop was likely linked to an announcement from the U.S. Marshals that it would begin auctioning off...
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