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November 7, 2014
Apple Stops Selling Fitbits In Stores And Online
Is Apple trying to ramp up expectations for its own smartwatch?
If you've been meaning to purchase a Fitbit activity tracker, you'll have to look somewhere other than Apple. The company has dropped all Fitbit products from its online and retail stores following a rumor last month that it would do just that.
Taylor Swift Finally Says Why She Pulled Her Music From Spotify
"I just don't agree with perpetuating the perception that music has no value and should be free."
When Taylor Swift yanked her catalog from Spotify earlier this week, fans knew there was trouble (x2) brewing between the multiplatinum pop artist and the streaming music service, which has been criticized for its hair-thin sharing margins.
Jerry Seinfeld Says He May Be On The Autism Spectrum
"I think I'm on the spectrum…Basic social engagement is really a struggle."
In an interview with NBC News's Brian Williams to promote the upcoming season of his web series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, Jerry Seinfeld told Williams that he believes he shares many traits with those who have autism spectrum disorder.
Marvel Subpoenas Google To Find "Avengers 2" Leaker
An anonymous user posted clips from the upcoming blockbuster on Google Drive in October.
According to California federal court documents, Marvel is dealing with a leak. The comic book publisher turned movie studio is citing the Digital Millennium Copyright Act in an attempt to subpoena Google for the IP address of a user going by the name "John Gazelle" after a clip from Avengers: Age of Ultron, the anticipated second installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe series, was posted on Google Drive on October 22. A lawyer from Marvel's parent company Disney also sent a takedown notice to Google.
Facebook Videos Are Killing YouTube In One Key Metric
A sappy Christmas ad starring a penguin is steamrolling its way across Facebook.
The holiday season doesn't officially kick off until the sappy, heartwarming ads start sledding in, which is why, every year, U.K. retailer John Lewis pulls out all the stops with its Christmas commercials, which are meticulously designed to make you shed a tear or two. This year's stars a pengwing.
Spring Wants To Reinvent The Shopping Mall For Your Phone
Co-founders David and Alan Tisch are betting that the budding m-commerce sector is ready for high fashion.
What, you ask, is that crashing noise? It's the sound of consumer resistance to mobile shopping crumbling. "Every single transactional property on mobile—whether that's Uber, or Hotel Tonight—is lowering the barrier to make significant transactions on your mobile phone," says David Tisch. If you can hail a ride and book a room, why would not also want to buy a car or lease an apartment?
These Beautiful Recipes All Have One Common Ingredient: Pot
Serve a fancy meal, complete with "medicated butter nut squash soup," and get your guests extra giggly.
The typical homemade marijuana meal is often less a meal than a crafty excuse to cover up the bitter taste of cannabis while getting all the extra-intense benefits of consuming it via the digestive system. Somewhat edible brownies, cookies, and "space cakes" are mainstays of the genre.
Can Data Make You Better At Text Messaging?
A newly single data wonk is trying to solve a modern dating conundrum: What's the right way to keep in touch?
When Lauren Talbot broke up with her long-term boyfriend last year, she entered an unfamiliar digital dating scene. Some parts of it were good: Dating apps made it easy to meet people, and Talbot—who is 27 and has jet-black hair, wide lips, and a tendency to giggle over anything—excelled on face-to-face dates.
The 10 Most Innovative Mustaches In Business and Tech
Celebrating Movember? Get inspired to reach new facial hair heights by these men who have disrupted mustache growing.
In a sacred tradition as old as 2004, "Movember"—also known as "No-Shave November"—welcomes beards and mustaches of all creeds into the world for one month. These valiant efforts began as support for men's health awareness, sacrificing their faces to much itchiness and risking potential for patchiness.
Will 20 Minutes Of Exercise Make Us Happier And More Productive?
Research says exercise improves our memories and mood, but if we make time for the treadmill every day will we really be more productive?
We know that exercise is good for us.
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