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Here's Colbert's Complete Elon Musk Interview From Last Night
Thursday night's episode of The Colbert Report included a pretty lengthy interview with multi-industry mad scientist Elon Musk. Missed it because you were asleep (old fart) or don't own a TV (commie)?...
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As Amazon Struggles, More Insiders Speak
Retail monster Amazon announced a quarterly loss yesterday, sending the stock down and causing widespread grumbling about maniacal CEO Jeff Bezos ' corporate spending habits. This seems like an...
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Google Is Still Paying Barely Any Taxes on Its Billions in Revenue
Google generated $22 billion in revenue from its Irish subsidiary. Guess what amount it paid in taxes on that revenue. Guess again, because it's even lower.Read more...
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Larry and Sergey Are Building Google Maps But For The Human Body
Last night, Google announced what the Wall Street Journal says "may be its most ambitious and difficult science project ever." Baseline Study will try to create the most comprehensive picture of "what...
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Apple Snuck Backdoor Surveillance Tools Into Their (i.e. Your) iOS
Innovation did not die with Steve Jobs. Apple has quietly installed data discovery software, including a file-relay tool that can bypass backup encryption, in around 600 million iPhones, iPads, and...
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Everything That's Wrong With Y Combinator's Sexism In Tech Post
Ever since Paul Graham stepped down from Y Combinator, the Stanford of startup accelerators has been trying to give off a more welcoming vibe. The attempts thus far have seemed awkward, half-hearted,...
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There Are Officially Too Many Apps, And Nobody Is Making Money
The new American Dream was going so well: drop out, make an app for sending emojis that disappear after 5 seconds, and collect your check. But it turns out the app gold rush is broken for almost...
View ArticleSoftware engineer Aaron Landy figured out how to get your Uber passenger...
Software engineer Aaron Landy figured out how to get your Uber passenger rating. Look on your work, ye mighty, and despair!Read more...
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Your Depressing Future: IMing with Brands
"Messaging apps"—which bring all the computing power of AIM to your smartphone—are so very in right now. The problem is, most of them don't make any money. But what if your buddy list were filled with...
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Uber Passenger Ratings Should Be Public
Uber lets its drivers rate their passengers, and its passengers rate their drivers. These scores should be public. Read more...
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Lyft in New York Is a Ghost Town
After a harrowing launch attempt and some legal wrangling with city regulators, Lyft has finally arrived in New York. Sort of. If you actually try to use the app, there are no rides to be found.Read...
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What Kinds of Stories Would You Like to See on Valleywag?
Much like the nimble startups we cover, Valleywag is open to iteration. While our inbox is a many splendored stream of tips and suggestions, we want to pose the question to the group: What would you...
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Airbnb Squatters Also Swindled $40,000 From Kickstarter
The two brothers that have been squatting on an Airbnb rental since May have a history of exploiting peer-to-peer startups. Before exploiting California tenant laws to secure months of free rent, they...
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This Guy Just Burned Marc Andreessen into the Next Millennium
One very real risk associated with never shutting the fuck up on Twitter is that you set yourself up to be humiliated on the global stage. It finally happened to the man who deserves it above all.Read...
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Another Uber Driver Stands Accused of Sexually Assaulting Passenger
Uber has been connected to a number of sexual assaults and kidnappings this summer. The latest comes from Washington D.C., where an Uber driver stands accused of molesting a drunk passenger.Read more...
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A Blank Profile Is Probably as Good as Whatever You Wrote on OkCupid
Much like Facebook , dating site OkCupid has been conducting secret social experiments on its users—not to influence their moods, but sometimes to influence their opinions of one another. In the...
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Son of Russian Oil Baron Now Runs a Clean Energy Startup
Pavel Khodorkovskiy's father was, at one time, the richest man in Russia. As the head of the now-bankrupted oil giant Yukos, Mikhail Khodorkovsky amassed a $15 billion fortune before being jailed by...
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Facebook's App Strategy Is Bad News For Anyone Who Uses Apps
Starting this week, to check Facebook messages on your phone, you'll need to download Messenger , the company's standalone chat app. This is part of a bigger Facebook strategy to create many...
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Walmart Is Gobbling Up Faltering Tech Startups For Everyday Low Prices
Yahoo may have cemented its reputation as a dumping ground for failed mobile startups , but Walmart is staking out a similar renown with shopping startups. Over the last few months, the nation's...
View ArticleGoogle just tied its all-time lobbying record, spending "$5.03 million on...
Google just tied its all-time lobbying record, spending "$5.03 million on lobbying from April through June." Reportedly, Google lobbied Washington on issues ranging from "cybersecurity, patent reform,...
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