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November 6, 2014
Aereo Will Shut Down Its Boston Office Next Week
About a dozen executives remain employed by the company.
Aereo is closing down its Boston office and laying off 43 employees next Wednesday.
CBS Launches Streaming News Network
The new service will broadcast 15 hours a day.
CBS News is now streaming its own digital news network featuring live, anchored coverage throughout weekdays. An ad-supported network, CBSN is available on several platforms, including CBSNews.com, its mobile website and app, and Internet-connected TVs such as Amazon Fire TV and Roku TV.
Feds Charge Man For Creating Silk Road Copycat
"Let's be clear—this Silk Road, in whatever form, is the road to prison."
Federal authorities have arrested a San Francisco man for creating a website dubbed "Silk Road 2.0."
Want To Get Elected? Hit The Gym, Study Says
The latest research indicates that we're partial to leaders who boast a healthy glow.
Put down those fake glasses: A new study published in the journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience reports that we value good health and a fetching visage more than the appearance of intelligence.
Facebook Looks To Users To Help Fight Ebola
The new initiative includes donation options, information on Ebola, and communication technology for health workers in affected areas.
Facebook wants you to help in the fight against Ebola—and then share your generosity on the social network, if you so desire.
What Vimeo's First Step Into Original Content Looks Like
The makers of the hit web series High Maintenance turned down cable TV offers, to take a bet on better video.
After its first season debuted on Vimeo, the web series High Maintenance earned what seems like the goal of every web creator: Established media offered a warm, moneyed embrace. There were reportedly discussions with FX, Comedy Central, and others with deep pockets.
Apple Shows Off A Flatter Mac Store
Apple is eschewing skeuomorphic design for a flatter aesthetic.
The world is flat—at least when it comes to design these days, thanks to Apple. Extending the anti-skeuomorphic aesthetic it introduced in iOS 7, Apple has refreshed the Mac App Store for users running OS X Yosemite.
Zynga Founder Mark Pincus Launches A Startup Factory
The social gaming vet is working on… something new
Former Zynga CEO Mark Pincus has joined the long list of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs who leave the companies that made them famous to work on personal projects under their own umbrella. Dubbed "Superlabs," Pincus's new outfit, a San Francisco-based quasi-incubator, is working on a slew of concepts that Pincus has been thinking about since leaving behind his top role at Zynga in the summer of 2013.
November 5, 2014
Google Maps Redesign Includes Easy Restaurant Reservation And Improved Uber Options
The update, for both iOS and Android, reflects Google's new unified design language.
Google Maps's new redesign, rolling out this week, features bold colors, images, built-in restaurant reservations through OpenTable, and better Uber integration.
Need Inspiration? Don't Think Too Far Outside The Box, Study Says
Searching for solutions far from the problem doesn't increase creativity, according to new research.
Conventional wisdom on problem-solving says to "think outside the box," but a new study on creativity suggests that the best ideas are often close at hand.
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