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Bitcoin Boss Charlie Shrem Pleads Guilty
After facing federal money laundering charges, accused of aiding the notorious Silk Road drug market, bitcoin booster Charlie Shrem is taking a plea bargain. He seems very happy about it.Read more...
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The IRS Wants to Take a Bite Out Of Silicon Valley's Free Lunches
No employee perk in Silicon Valley is as cherished as the gourmet meals dished out in corporate cafeterias. But soon, Google's multimillion dollar chicken tab could come with a tax bill from the...
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iCloud Isn't Safe, Because Everyone's a Target and Apple Doesn't Care
Two years ago, tech writer Mat Honan wrote a blockbuster story for Wired, describing how a child got into his iCloud account and briefly ruined his life. You may have heard that the same thing...
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San Francisco Dreams of Google or Tesla Building on the Water
Last month, it seemed that Google's mysterious barge project was heading to the great scrap heap in the sky . But hopes for the company's floating gadget shop lives on in San Francisco.Read more...
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The Worst Airbnb in the Universe: 22 Beds in One Apartment
Airbnb is the best friend of Hurricane Sandy victims , single mom entrepreneurs trying to make ends meet, and, of course, high-class Manhattan slum lords who reserve the right to search your bags...
View ArticleYelp has been cleared of an extortion suit.
Yelp has been cleared of an extortion suit. A federal appeals court threw out a lawsuit alleging the user review company forced businesses to buy advertising or have their rankings altered, ruling that...
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If You're Too Dumb to Describe Your Own Startup, This Site Is For You
Have you ever founded a technology company, but found yourself unable to describe it to others? A website called PitchGrub (?) will generate lines for you to read to potential investors, because you...
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The Google of China Launches Smart Chopsticks
Baidu, the Chinese search engine, has launched a set of "smart" chopsticks called Kuaisou, which it claims "can detect oils containing unsanitary levels of contamination," as well as PH levels,...
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Uber Is Currently Fighting the Battle That Jitneys Lost 100 Years Ago
The mid-1910s saw an explosion of people driving unlicensed cabs. They were called jitneys (slang for a nickel, which was also what they typically cost) and cities across the U.S. scrambled to...
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Mobile Payment App Isis Changed Its Name Because of the Other ISIS
Isis is now Softcard. But probably not the Isis you're thinking about. Read more...
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Google Is Taking Its Investment In Immortality Nice and Slow
Google is inching along in its plan to "solve" that pesky mortality equation. Calico, the corporation's "life extension center," just revealed a partnership with the pharmaceutical company AbbVie to...
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Meet the "Shit Queen of Burning Man," Commander of 1,400 Porta-Potties
If you ask most Burning Man attendees what the annual MDMA and enlightenment mecca is about, they'll probably reference one of the Ten Principles laid out a decade ago by cofounder Larry Harvey:...
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Uber Is Suing Columbus, OH to Keep Its Insurance Program Secret
Uber hates rules. Laws, regulations, checks, balances—they're all barriers. The company is so accountability-averse that it's suing the city of Columbus, Ohio to keep its driver insurance plan in the...
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Ex-Googler Is Now the White House's Top Techie
Megan Smith, formerly of Google's shadowy "X" facility, is the new Chief Technology Officer of the United States, tasked with maintaining a technological edge for the entire country. Read more...
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Jared Leto Charms Tech's Sycophant Army
Jared Leto is the modern renaissance man: award-winning actor, acclaimed musician, and serial tech investor. He's only recently started hyping the latter role, but he has already charmed his way to...
View ArticleTwitter Killed Twitpic
Do any of you still use Twitpic, the image hosting service once synonymous with posting pictures on Twitter? TOUGH SHIT: the site is shutting down because Twitter threatened to sue them.Read more...
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How Apple Owns the Media
In about a week, Apple will announce a new phone. This will become national news, and coverage of a piece of metal, plastic and glass will dwarf that of human suffering here and abroad. You've...
View ArticleSome CEOs paid the people who worked for them.
Some CEOs paid the people who worked for them. Read more...
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There's a New Segway Craze In San Francisco
With every tech boom, we get an awkward and doomed walking replacement. First there was Segway, heralded by Steve Jobs as being "as big a deal as the PC" and now strictly used by gross tourists and...
View ArticleHere's something grotesquely unethical: Vox's Timothy B.
Here's something grotesquely unethical: Vox's Timothy B. Lee, rapidly becoming one of the internet's worst voices, is boasting today of how he's investing in Bitcoin, a cyber-currency propped up by...
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