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December 3, 2015
Today in Tabs: Tab By Numbers
Do you know why they call me The Count? It's because I'm Carpathian Royalty. Also I love math.
Apparently structure is the only thing that can keep me from writing a lazy 1,200 words every day this week, so here is a numbered list:
Why Spotify's Discover Weekly Playlists Are Such A Hit
Five months in, Spotify's personalized playlists have shown that new music discovery isn't just for hipsters.
When Spotify first debuted its Discovery Weekly personalized playlist in July, it felt like a hit. On Twitter and in real-life conversations, even casual music listeners could routinely be heard singing its praises. Well, now there are some numbers to back up the hype: In its first five months, Discovery Weekly resulted in 1.7 billion streams.
Facebook Must Stop Sending Personal Data From Europe To The U.S., Says Activist
Max Schrems, who helped nullify the Safe Harbor agreement that protected data transfer, claims Facebook has not complied with the ruling.
U.S. tech companies, which have been facing increased scrutiny over data privacy in Europe, suffered another blow in October, when the Safe Harbor agreement that protected the transfer of user data from Europe to the U.S. was struck down. One of the architects of that ruling—Austrian privacy advocate Max Schrems, who filed the suit—has now flagged Facebook and asked that European data protection bodies halt the company's transfer of personal data.
Yahoo Retools Its Messenger App For Today--And Tomorrow
It's one of the net's most venerable ways to chat with friends. And it doesn't want to get left behind as messaging evolves.
Just how old is Yahoo Messenger? Well, when the service debuted in 1998, it was initially known as Yahoo Pager—and at the time, there was nothing silly or retro about it having a word like "Pager" in its name.
Screw FICO: How Social Underwriting Could Expand Access To Credit
With Kiva Zip, Kiva is growing its U.S. operations to provide loans to entrepreneurs who can't get money from banks.
Financial institutions normally decide loan eligibility based on factors like your credit score, cash flow, and the amount of collateral you have. On Kiva Zip—the micro-lender's platform for U.S. entrepreneurs—it's different. What matters is whether you're trusted by the community, whether you're willing to "pay it forward," and whether you're prepared to do some fundraising yourself.
Why Detroit Needs User-Centered Design
U.S. car makers could learn a thing or two from the design minds and methods of Silicon Valley.
Last month, I attended the Connected Car Expo at the L.A. Auto Show. This was my first CCE/LA, and I went to better understand how automakers are thinking about the future—specifically the emerging relationship between automobiles and technology that is poised to transform both business and society at a massive scale. From autonomous vehicles to augmented reality, ubiquitous sensors to machine learning and pervasive computing (to name just a few), the future of the connected car is up for grabs.
The Food Network's Duff Goldman Tells Us How To Become Famous
And the one thing you shouldn't do if you want to be famous.
We sat down with the Food Network's Ace of Cakes star and Charm City Cakes owner Duff Goldman and asked him for advice on how to become famous doing what you love. Goldman gives us incredible advice on following your passion and having integrity, and why you should, above all, not pursue fame itself. Watch this video, and let us know what you think at #BehindTheBrand.
December 2, 2015
Australia: China Hacked Our Weather Service
The Australian government claims Chinese hackers are responsible for a "massive" breach.
Australian authorities are alleging China is behind a massive cyberattack on the country's weather service, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reports. The hack of the Bureau of Meteorology's computers accessed a large amount of proprietary data as well as a high-performance supercomputing center that is used by a host of other Australian government agencies.
Today in Tabs: Grizzly, Man
The Zuckerbaby cometh.
"No!" shouted the goblin. "No Facebook shares can settle our debt. The child is mine!"
Now Hoverboards Are Catching On Fire
One woman in the U.S. says that her self-balancing scooter caught fire and that she lost her house in the blaze.
Hoverboards are one of the hottest new gifts for the holidays but new reports that they may catch on fire are raising concerns among consumers.
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