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November 17, 2014
Why Airbnb Is Launching A Print Magazine
The glossy new publication is part of Airbnb's grand strategy to bring its brand offline.
Later this week, Airbnb will release a glossy new print quarterly called Pineapple. At first glance, the publishing effort might seem a strange venture for the online accommodations marketplace, but it's actually the next logical step in Airbnb's master plan to make its brand as omnipresent in the real world as it is online.
Facebook May Release An Office Messaging App
"Facebook at Work," the company's internal productivity tool, could soon become a real product.
Most people use Facebook to waste time at work. Facebook employees, however, use it to get work done, reportedly using a special internal version of the social network to send messages, collaborate on documents, and upload files.
This Comic Book Makes Important, Boring Data Fun To Read
Terms of Service ingeniously harnesses the power of comics to keep readers engaged.
Terms of Service is a newly published digital graphic novel from Al Jazeera that explores the turbulent relationship technology users today have with services provided by big data companies.
Vibrating Watches, Tiny Chargers, Inverted Umbrellas: The Best Personal Accessories Of 2014
Your holiday gift guide starts here with goodies ranging from tiny laptop chargers to cozy blankets by a former Apple designer.
Personal accessories like watches, cameras, and jewelry can seem like unoriginal gifts to give over the holidays. But not if they come with a twist. Here are 15 products we came across in 2014 that offer unexpected spins on everyday objects: clocks that shift your perception of time, inverted umbrellas, cameras that fuse analog and digital photography, sneakers printed with surrealist paintings, and more.
This Office Has A Running Track
Get up, you sloth, and RUUUUUN.
Sitting at work all day is bad for your health. Plenty of research says so. But how many people can pick up during the day and trek to the gym? Enter Onefootball, which has a running track smack dab in the middle of the office.
November 14, 2014
FCC Gives AT&T A Week To Prove Its Fiber Investments Would Be Unprofitable Under Net Neutrality
Or was AT&T all talk?
Amid the uncertainty over net neutrality's future, AT&T said earlier this week that it was halting investments into its high-speed fiber network. Challenging the telecommunication company, the Federal Communications Commission shot back Friday with a letter demanding proof that fiber would be an unprofitable business for AT&T under net neutrality.
Can Bjarke Ingels's Ambitious, 20-Year Plan Revitalize The Smithsonian?
The Danish architect faces a big challenge in bringing his eclectic style to a stodgy site.
Bjarke Ingels, who, at 40, is the architecture world's wunderkind, has been tasked with the immense project of renovating and revitalizing the Smithsonian Institution on the south side of the National Mall in Washington, DC. The project, which could take up to 20 years and $2 billion of both public funding and private donations to complete, combines the necessary replacement of old infrastructure, such as earthquake-proofing the historic Castle, and aesthetic re-imaginings, making it easier to navigate and more accessible from the Mall. The project will be the first major renovation of the Smithsonian site in more than 100 years, and it is a serious undertaking.
In Time For The Holidays, Walmart Stores Will Match Amazon's Prices
About half of its stores had already done so.
Walmart wants customers to stop using its 4,300 stores in the U.S. as a showroom—where they look at products in person, and then buy them online for cheaper. Beginning Friday, the retailer said it will match prices against online retailers, including Amazon.
A Typeface For Dyslexics? Don't Buy Into The Hype
Lucida creator Chuck Bigelow argues that Dyslexie and other similar fonts are statistically no better than Arial.
After being featured at the Istanbul Design Biennial, Dyslexie, a typeface designed with dyslexics in mind, is getting a lot of press. It trended on Facebook earlier this week and has been covered by the Guardian, NPR, CBS, and more. But according to Chuck Bigelow, creator of the Lucida Family there's just one problem: statistically speaking, Dyslexie doesn't work.
Google Boosts Turing Award Prize To $1 Million
The "Nobel Prize of computer science" will now match the Nobel financially.
The Association for Computing Machinery announced Thursday winners of the A.M. Turing Award will now take home four times as much prize money: $1 million, thanks to new backing from Google. It's yet another boon to the industry and the award itself, which is seen by many in the field as computer science's answer to the Nobel Prize.
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