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November 5, 2014
Tinder Plans To Monetize Its Dating App By Offering An Undo Button
The dating startup is testing price points from $1 to $20 a month.
Did the potential love of your life get away because you accidentally swiped left instead of right? Turns out this is common enough a problem that dating app Tinder is hoping to monetize such missed connections with an undo button for paid users.
Preliminary Orbital Sciences Investigation Points To Faulty Soviet-Era Engine
Last week, an unmanned rocket carrying supplies to the ISS exploded seconds after launching.
Orbital Sciences will likely discontinue a Soviet-era engine that is suspected of suffering a problem resulting in the explosion of its Antares rocket last week, according to a preliminary investigation.
Why Newscasters Wear Purple On Election Day
And why that's stupid.
It's Election Day. You're a professional newscaster, a person whose job is to be as broadly palatable to as many viewers as possible. The entire political future of the country is up in the air, and you don't want to ruffle any feathers. What do you wear? Like Prince, you start wearing purple.
The Best Visualizations Of Yesterday's Elections
Yes, there's a lot of red.
Whether or not the votes go your party's way, election night always captures the feeling of progress. Part of that is because every two years, the media gets a little bit better at covering the event, treating us to better data science and visual journalism.
Apple Pay Might Be Saving Google Wallet
Google Wallet use is up 50%, according to a new report.
Here's an interesting bit of news worth chewing on. Google Wallet, the mobile payment system launched in 2011 that we last saw treading water, is experiencing something of a resurgence. And Google can thank Apple.
These Brothers Built A New Berlin Wall Out Of 8,000 Balloons For The Fall's 25th Anniversary
Lichtgrenze is the city's largest-ever public art installation. It will last three days--until all the illuminated latex orbs float away.
Christopher Bauder and his younger brother, Marc, first visited what remained of the Berlin Wall during a school trip from southern Germany in late 1989.
Facebook Data Requests From Law Enforcement Are Increasing
Requests for Facebook user information from law enforcement are up 24% since 2013.
Tech companies like Facebook and Twitter siphon up untold gigabytes of user data, which makes them obvious targets for governments and law enforcement agencies looking to gather evidence. This week in a bid for transparency, Facebook published its third ever Government Requests Report that sheds some light into the fractious and oftentimes delicate relationship between the social network and investigators.
Target Partners With Story For World's Twee-est Holiday Shop
Antler chandeliers and bedazzled ornaments? Check.
Last year around this time, with the holidays fast-approaching, Target's reputation slipped from "nice" to "naughty" after a string of bad decisions around data security allowed hackers to run off with credit card information on 40 million customers. This year, with better controls and a new CEO in place, the struggling retailer is pulling out all the stops to ensure that it wins back customers' trust with on-trend, cost-conscious designs.
November 3, 2014
Early Web Pioneer CNET Launches A Print Magazine
The tech news site will publish a quarterly magazine.
In a time when news outlets are shuttering their print presence in favor of web, CNET, a tech news site founded 20 years ago, is expanding to publish a quarterly magazine.
Christian Bale Turns Down Steve Jobs Role
The actor concluded he was not right for the part, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Two weeks ago, Aaron Sorkin, who wrote the script for the upcoming Steve Jobs biopic, said Christian Bale would "crush" the role of Steve Jobs. Now, it looks as though Sorkin's hopes of Bale playing Jobs have been crushed.
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