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March 23, 2016
Some Said It Couldn't Be Done, But Free VR Porn Is On Its Way
Pornhub is partnering with BaDoinkVR on a new channel offering free VR porn.
If you were worried that VR porn would never be free, fear no more: Pornhub has your back.
Twitter And Netflix Execs Back BLM's DeRay Mckesson In Mayoral Run
Activist Mckesson used Twitter as a platform for social change in the Black Lives Matter movement.
Executives from major technology companies including Twitter, Netflix, Slack, and YouTube have donated to the Baltimore mayoral campaign of Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson, Re/code reports. Mckesson came to prominence for his role both offline and online in the Black Lives Matter movement that began as a social media campaign on Twitter last year.
Gawker Founder Nick Denton: Hogan Sued To Hide His Racist Tirade
In a post responding to the $140 million lawsuit against Gawker, Denton explains what he thinks motivated the wrestler to sue.
Hulk Hogan didn't sue Gawker over a sex tape, the site's founder Nick Denton argued in a post published yesterday. Rather, says Denton, the pro wrestler filed a lawsuit against the publisher in order to prevent the release of other, much more damning video footage.
Tesla Discontinues One Of Its Powerwall Batteries
It will stop selling its 10kWh capacity Powerwall due to lack of interest.
Tesla has confirmed that it will stop selling its 10 kWh capacity Powerwall battery due to a lack of interest from customers, reports Greentech Media. Tesla confirmed the discontinuation of the home battery backup device in a statement emailed to Greentech.
Even With Apple Case On Hold, America's Encryption Debate Is Not Going Away
Even if the FBI can unlock Syed Farook's iPhone without Apple's help, the debate will keep coming up until Congress takes action.
The FBI vs. Apple encryption feud may be on hold for now, but America still needs a serious discussion of how to balance our privacies with the government's need to protect us in an age of organized international terror.
Amazon Hosted A Secretive Robotics Conference In Florida
"MARS" event brought together AI, space exploration, and robotics experts.
Amazon hosted a secret robotics conference in Palm Springs, Florida last weekend, reports Bloomberg. The conference, dubbed "MARS," which stands for "Machine-Learning (Home) Automation, Robotics and Space Exploration," was an invite-only event held at the Parker Palm Springs that brought together experts in the fields of robotics, artificial intelligence, space exploration, and home automation.
Rent The Runway Launches Unlimited Service
The $139 monthly subscription promises fashion mortals catwalk-caliber prowess. We try it out—and assess how it may impact the company.
The sharing economy, once billed as a throwback to American thrift, is moving upmarket.
Two Items That Aren't On Your Meeting Agenda, But Should Be
A study of effective meetings finds that social time isn't wasted time, and asking what worked will quickly make things work better.
In this era of frequent testing, schools get a dizzying quantity of data about their students. Figuring out what to do with it, though, is more complicated than collecting it.
March 22, 2016
This Chart Explains Why Music Services Want You To Pay Up More
Music consumption is exploding, but free, ad-supported streaming still doesn't pay.
Over the course of the next year or two, expect your favorite free music apps to start hitting you up for cash more often. YouTube may show more ads urging you to sign up for its YouTube Red service. Services like SoundCloud and Vevo will add their own subscription tiers. Pandora is reinventing itself as an on-demand service. Spotify might even start hiding new albums behind a paywall (although the company denies this).
In Its First Year, Has Apple's ResearchKit Revolutionized Medical Research?
100,000 people have participated in studies powered by the service.
It's been just under a year since Apple launched ResearchKit, its first service for medical researchers to develop iPhone-based studies. These apps are currently being used to study a variety of ailments, including diabetes, breast cancer, asthma, and heart disease.
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