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January 12, 2015
Today in Tabs: A Free Press (For You and Not Me)
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Rusty is currently recuperating from last week's Hot Takes. The doctors in the burn unit say his prognosis is very good. In his absence, we bring you guest-tabber and Internet Old (though not actual Old) Lia Bulaong.
#GirlBoss Sophia Amoruso Steps Down As Nasty Gal's CEO
Nasty Gal's #GirlBoss is no longer boss.
Sophia Amoruso, founder of fashion site Nasty Gal, is stepping down from her CEO role, the company revealed today in an interview with Re/code.
Can This Giant Tor Phone Finally Protect Against Hackers?
Your smartphone just entered lockdown.
As the recent embarrassing Sony hacks show, top-notch security is crucial in preserving privacy. Toward that end, one would-be smartphone player is looking to create a secure mobile device for the age of Anonymous and Cyber Caliphate.
Google Glass Is Not Dead Yet: Augmedix, A Glass For Doctors Startup, Raises $16 Million
Despite consumers' lack of interest, medical and other commercial applications for Glass are still gaining steam.
The glasshole has not yet become a regular fixture of the subway car (thank god), but Google Glass may become a more common sight in the doctor's office. Augmedix, a startup that uses Google Glass as an electronic medical record solution, just raised $16 million. The company, which is already working with five national health systems, will use the money for further product development and deployment.
Facebook Considered Investing In Smartphone Powerhouse Xiaomi: Report
An investment in the world's third biggest smartphone maker? Mark Zuckerberg "likes" this.
Facebook almost invested in Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi, according to a new report from Reuters—but a deal never came to fruition.
The Only Moments You Need To See From Last Night's Golden Globes: Tina Fey And Amy Poehler Crushing It
The superhosts have won the night three years running. A look back at their best moments.
"Good evening and welcome, you bunch of despicable, spoiled, minimally talented brats."
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This Company Will Let You Try Out A Box Of Fitness Trackers At Home, Warby Parker-Style
Lumoid is unrolling a new rental program that will let you try on Fitbits, Jawbones, and FuelBands for a week before you buy one.
Warby Parker's try-before-you-buy model continues to seep into any business small enough to fit into a mailbox. And this time, it's wearables.
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This Snazzy Packaging Looks Better From The Side Than The Front
It's bigger branding in a smaller footprint.
It's really not hard to tastefully brand a bag of coffee—choose a decent font, stick it front and center of the bag, and then contrast it against almost any monochromatic backdrop. But new packaging for Bassett Espresso, designed by Australian branding agency SquadInk, takes a unique approach.
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Twitter's Facebook Envy
. . . and vice versa. As the companies battle for social media dominance, they are studying each other's every move.
Twitter executives have always preferred that you not compare their company to Facebook. While they definitely want Twitter to become the world's biggest social media company, they say they don't want it to resemble, in any way whatsoever, the world's biggest social network. "Twitter is a real-time information network, not a social network," Twitter cofounder and then–CEO Ev Williams told Fast Company in 2010. "The fundamentals are very different." In 2013, Twitter's head of media, Chloe Sladden (who left in 2014), explained that "Facebook's approach is to dominate, destroy, break things. That wasn't us."
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The Remarkably Intimate Houses Of Father-Son Architects Eliel And Eero Saarinen
A new book focuses on the small-scale projects of the Finnish-American architecture family.
Architecture history is filled with father-son duos. In the 18th century, Jacques V Gabriel, the premier architect to the King of France, left his title to his son Ange-Jacques, who designed and remodeled many of the interiors and exteriors at Versailles. In the 20th century, Frank Lloyd Wright passed the architecture bug onto his son, Lloyd. Albert Speer, Hitler's chief architect, also had a son who went into the field. One of the most famous of these architecture lineages belongs to the Saarinens, Finnish-born architect Eliel Saarinen and his even more famous son, Eero Saarinen.
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