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January 28, 2015
Amazon's Enterprise Email Service WorkMail Goes After Microsoft
Amazon has a new enterprise email service called WorkMail.
Despite a growing list of failed products from Amazon recently—the Fire phone and in-house diapers, notably—one thing it does better than nearly any other company is cloud services. That's why its newly announced enterprise email service, WorkMail, should be considered a serious threat to Microsoft and its Exchange email service.
Facebook's Fourth Quarter Results Are All About Mobile
Once criticized for its lack of mobile chops, Facebook has transformed into one of the biggest players in mobile ads and app ecosystems.
On today's Facebook earnings call, one theme is clear: it's all about mobile.
See The World's Largest Animated GIF
Street art for the GIF generation.
The space where creativity meets technology is Fast Company's sweet spot—so you can imagine how excited we were when we first saw these images by INSA, a "GIF-iti" artist who is updating street art for the meme generation.
Watch As Babies Ride Through Tunnels--And Become Cute, Confused, And Hilarious
The horror...the adorable horror.
Chance are you don't remember what it was like going through tunnels as a wee baby. But judging from this video, we're guessing the experience landed somewhere between "abject terror" and "hopeless confusion."
Can Magnets Make You Stop Dwelling On Depressing Thoughts?
A new study shows how magnet therapy can help rewire the depressed brain.
Magnets. Precisely how they work remains a mystery of modern science, yet their usefulness only seems to expand as time goes on. Consider this: Magnets have been shown to alleviate depression and other mental ailments. A new study may have just shined some light on exactly how.
Cyber Thieves Stole $215 Million From Businesses By Using Hacked Email Addresses
Scammers target companies that regularly use wire transfers.
Here's a nightmare scenario: You're working in the accounts department, when you receive an email from your boss, asking that you urgently wire one of the company's foreign suppliers a five-figure sum that has been somehow missed. You do, and then you email your boss to let him or her know—only to receive an email back that reads, "Which wire transfer?"
300 Hours Of Footage Per Minute: Google Explains Why Policing YouTube Is So Tough
Close to two weeks' worth of footage is uploaded to YouTube every single minute.
Roughly 300 hours' worth of video material is uploaded to YouTube every single minute—leaving employees at the video-sharing website struggling to crack down on the publishing of extremist propaganda and hostage videos.
Why NASA Is Firing Rockets At The Northern Lights
NASA and Utah State University have aimed their tiny probes at the aurora.
In the middle of the night on January 28, a team of NASA and university scientists found themselves doing something a bit different: firing rockets at the aurora borealis, better known as the "Northern Lights." The rocket launch fired six disposable probes into a Northern Lights display in Alaska, with the goal of learning more about the heating and expansion of Earth's thermosphere during the aurora. Because auroras are closely related to phenomenon known as "solar storms" that can impact the behavior of satellites and electrical systems on Earth, information gained from the project will directly benefit the space agency.
Fast Company Is Hiring a Web Producer!
The web producer is responsible for supporting the production process for the print-to-digital workflow of the magazine. Additionally, the web producer may manage special digital projects for the Fast Company family of websites or help develop new features across mobile, app, and web properties.
The web producer is responsible for supporting the production process for the print-to-digital workflow of the magazine. Additionally, the web producer may manage special digital projects for the Fast Company family of websites or help develop new features across mobile, app, and web properties.
Uber Launches HIgh-Tech Insurance System For UberX Drivers
Uber is hoping that UberX drivers will plug in—literally—to a new insurance policy.
In a move that is sure to have repercussions for Uber's ongoing war with regulators and the taxi industry, the ride-sharing giant is rolling out specialized insurance for UberX drivers. Uber and Metromile, an insurance company that produces a special "smart dongle" for cars that tracks mileage, made the announcement in San Francisco on Wednesday. The new insurance product will be available in California, Illinois, and Washington state in the coming months.
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