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September 16, 2014
NASA Gives $6.8 Billion Space Taxi Contracts To Boeing And SpaceX
The move will end U.S. reliance on Russia to transport astronauts to the ISS.
NASA announced Tuesday that it has selected Boeing and SpaceX to transport astronauts to and from the International Space Station. In total, these contracts are worth $6.8 billion: $4.2 billion for Boeing and $2.6 billion for SpaceX.
Design Debate: Is A Digital Camera Without A Screen A Good Idea?
Leica's newest camera has no screen. So is it brilliant or absurd?
Whether you're a fan of photography or just MTV's Catfish, you've heard of Leica's M line of cameras. These 35mm rangefinders have been in production for 60 years, survived through the industry's transition from film to digital thanks to a design many would call iconic.
The camera makes you feel like a better photographer. But will it actually make the photos better?
Lyft Expands Its Carpool To Los Angeles
The ridesharing startup is looking to tackle L.A.'s notoriously awful traffic.
Los Angeles has a nasty reputation as the most traffic-congested city in North America. Getting from one side of town to another in rush hour is basically a prison sentence in your car.
Tim Cook: Apple Does Not Read Your Emails Or iMessages
In interview, the Apple CEO emphasized that company makes money off hardware, not personal data.
Tim Cook has a message for Apple users concerned about their privacy: "You're not our product."
Twitch Arrives On Chromecast
With Chromecast, viewers can cast Twitch's videos to the biggest screen in the living room.
Twitch, the video game streaming startup recently acquired by Amazon for slightly less than $1 billion, said Tuesday its service is now compatible with Chromecast.
Your After-Work LinkedIn Dates Just Got A Little Bit Hotter
Looking for love? Make sure you have a sexy job first. The mobile dating app BeLinked pulls data from LinkedIn--and relaunches today.
Sam and Diane. Pam and Jim. Captain & Tennille.
Didn't Get Into Y Combinator? It's Teaching A Class This Fall, And You Can Tune In For Free
Guest lecturers include Y Combinator founder Paul Graham, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, and venture capitalists with deep pockets.
Y Combinator is taking its entrepreneurship lessons into the classroom. The accelerator said Tuesday its president, Sam Altman, will teach a class at Stanford this fall for budding startup founders. The instruction and course material will be made available online and free of charge.
Coming Soon To Netflix: A New Judd Apatow Comedy Series
Netflix reportedly beat out Amazon and Hulu to ink a two-season deal.
Get your PJs ready and carve out some binge-watching time now, because a new comedy series from Freaks & Geeks creator Judd Apatow is set to debut in 2015. The new show, called Love, just inked a "massive" but unspecified two-season deal with Netflix, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
The Surprisingly Interesting History Of The Fork
If you need some food-related fun facts to roll out at your next dinner party, look no further than the new Gastropod podcast.
Imagine trying to eat spaghetti without a fork. This was the reality for hungry medieval Italians, who didn't have much luck at shoveling in spaghetti without one, leading to the creation of the utensil.
September 15, 2014
U2 Haters Rejoice! New Album Can Be Deleted From iTunes With One Click
Apple releases a tool that allows easy removal of U2's latest album, which Apple gave to iTunes users for free.
After harsh social media backlash, Apple has relented and released an easy way for users to delete U2's new album, Songs of Innocence, from their iTunes library with a single click. The free album was deposited into around half a billion iTunes accounts in tandem with last week's launch event for the Apple Watch and iPhone 6 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of U2's custom iPod.
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