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August 5, 2015
This Shape-Shifting, Zero-Energy House Transforms In Tune With The Weather
Watch out when it gets hot, because your walls will be moving.
On a hot day, instead of cranking up the air conditioning, this house transforms: A screen and shell move out to wrap around the entire home, shading everything so it cools down.
How The Natural History Museum Is Changing The Ratio Of Women And Minorities in STEM
Beyond the dioramas and dinosaurs, the American Museum of Natural History is working behind the scenes to boost equality in STEM.
We know the problem: there aren't enough women pursuing STEM careers and there are about to be a lot fewer. There are fewer women earning engineering and computer science degrees than there were 10 years ago.
August 4, 2015
Drones Are Delivering Contraband To Prisons
Smugglers are airlifting drugs into prison yards using drones. One such incident caused a fight to break out in an Ohio prison last week.
A drone transported nearly half a pound of drugs into an Ohio prison on July 29, sparking a fight among inmates. Unknown parties coordinated the drop and flew the drone into a prison yard at the Mansfield Correctional Institute.
NHL And Major League Baseball Announce Digital Content Partnership
A la carte programming makes for strange bedfellows.
Ever since the National Hockey League started hosting outdoor games in Major League Baseball's most storied parks—like the New York Rangers taking on the New Jersey Devils in Yankee Stadium in 2014—the two leagues have shared a cordial but distant relationship. Today, however, they got a lot cozier.
Instagram Just Stepped Up Its Advertising Game
Instagram's advertising API makes it much easier for advertisers to buy Instagram ads.
Instagram officially debuted its advertising API this week as part of a major push to turn the app into a major mobile advertising platform.
Netflix Is Launching In Japan, Chasing International Growth
In October, the streaming platform will expand to Italy, Portugal, and Spain.
Netflix, which is already available in more than 50 countries, has finally cracked a major new market. According to VentureBeat, Netflix is making its way to Japan on September 2. The launch is Netflix's first in Asia, and is part of a major push to operate in at least 200 countries by the close of 2016.
Can Two Amazing Beatboxers Make Corporate Jargon Sound Cool?
If you have the bandwidth, we suggest you watch this now. Or circle back. Whichever.
Every office has at least one person who does the most offensive thing imaginable: They overuse corporate jargon. There are certain phrases we wish would disappear altogether from our professional life. Until that time happens, we brought in two New York City beatboxers to see if even they could make business jargon sound cool. So before you pivot, watch the video, reach out to your friends and share it, then circle back with them to see how they liked it. And make sure to cast your vote each day this week for the worst business jargon of all time in our bracket
VC Firms To Obama: We Will Fund More Startups Led By Women And Minorities
During White House Demo Day, Obama will announce that leading venture capital firms in the U.S. have pledged to promote diversity.
The most prominent venture capital firms in the tech industry have committed to promoting diversity in the VC space and funding more startups led by women and minorities. President Obama will make the news public during the inaugural White House Demo Day on Tuesday.
Taylor Swift Burns Spotify, Praises Apple (And Her Mom)
In a new interview with Vanity Fair, Swift reveals more about how she persuaded Apple to give artists a fair shake.
The future of music won't be shaped by record labels and tech industry executives alone: Taylor Swift is going to have her say too. That much was made clear earlier this summer when the ultra-influential pop star penned an angry letter and persuaded one of the biggest companies in the world to adjust its strategy. At the last minute, Apple decided it would pay royalties to artists during the free trial period of Apple Music after all. Now we're learning more about how the whole thing went down.
This Cookie Cutter Looks Like...Something Else
Just sayin'.
Cookies are delicious. Rainbows are pretty. Pots of gold are cool. And penises? Sure, why not!
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