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How Obamacare Drives The Sharing Economy
Health care, but for Uber. The White House Pete Souza/John Gara for BuzzFeed President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law in late March of 2010, about three months before Uber...
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Police Use Find My iPhone App To Find Woman Trapped In A Ravine
Police used the app to track down a 28-year-old woman who was trapped overnight after her car rolled hundreds of feet down an embankment in California. AP Photo/Ted S. Warren A Northern California...
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Uber Competitor Gett Now Offers Drivers Double What Uber Pays
One day after Hailo backed out of the app-based car service market in North America, Gett announced it would pay its drivers $.70 per minute. Gett Press Kit Gett, the app-based car service that...
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This Artist Built A Manual Typewriter That Can Only Type In Comic Sans
It’s called “Sincerity Machine”. Jesse England Jesse England is a Pittsburgh-based artist probably best known for "backing up" an entire e-book of George Orwell's 1984 by machine-copying the entire...
View ArticleAnita Sarkeesian Cancels Speech After Threat Of "Massacre-Style Attack"
The creator of popular video blog Feminist Frequency canceled an appearance at a Utah university after receiving a threat of a mass shooting. Anita Sarkeesian, creator of the popular video blog...
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22 Times Quora Users Were Probably Not From Planet Earth
“How can I improve my handshake?” Columbia Pictures Quora is a popular question and answer platform; the site positions itself as kind of like Yahoo Answers, but not for 13 year olds. Fantastic!...
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Tomorrow's Taxi Commission Hearing Could Limit How Uber And Lyft Operate In...
The TLC is holding a public hearing to discuss their proposed regulations to close a loophole that will directly affect Uber and Lyft. taratata/taratata The Taxi and Limousine Commission will be...
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Facebook Launches "Safety Check" Feature For Major Disasters
The social media giant has announced a feature which allows users to let family and friends know they’re safe if they’re located in a disaster zone. Facebook has announced a new "safety check"...
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The Man Who Sparked GamerGate Regrets The Harassment, Says He'd Do It Again
Eron Gjoni reflects on the “internet warfare” he accidentally created. Via Twitter: @eron_gj Eron Gjoni, the 24-year-old whose incendiary blog post precipitated GamerGate, the explosive and...
View ArticleEverything You Need To Know About Today's Medium-Size Apple Event (And Plenty...
There will be new iPads…and…uh, maybe something else. View Entire List ›
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Apple CEO Says He's "Very Bullish" On The Future Of The Tablet
“We’ve sold more iPads through the first three years than we have sold iPhones,” Tim Cook tells BuzzFeed News. Apple CEO Tim Cook holds an iPad during a presentation at Apple headquarters in...
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Here's Why You Should Never Try To Predict The Future Of Technology
A cautionary tale. money.cnn.com One of the perils of writing on the internet is that it has a long and easily accessible memory. This is especially true with tech writing, where the take is currency...
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New York Taxi Commission Postpones Controversial Ride-Sharing Vote
At a public hearing this morning, the TLC fielded comments and arguments for and against the rules the commission proposed. Uber NYC general manager Josh Mohrer addresses the TLC at a public hearing...
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Uber Canceled A Driver’s Account For Tweeting Negative Things About The Company
“Your account has been permanently deactivated due to hateful statements regarding Uber through Social Media.” UPDATE: Uber says it canceled the account because of “an error by the local team” and has...
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How My 98-Year-Old Grandfather Embraced The Internet
And what I’ve learned as a result. Jenny Chang / BuzzFeed Hi, Another mystery for me. Do I have Twitter ? Should I have this account ? If so what is it for ? How do I set it up ? Thanks Grandpa That...
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Snapchat Says Its First Ads Are Coming This Weekend
The company says they will appear in “recent updates,” and users can choose to view them if they want. Snapchat also says they are trying to make ads that aren’t “creepy.” Lucy Nicholson / Reuters...
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Facebook Rebukes DEA For Impersonating Woman Online
After BuzzFeed News revealed that the Drug Enforcement Administration had created a phony Facebook page using a real woman’s name — without her knowledge — the company has told the agency it committed...
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Amazingly Neat "Umbrella" Uses Air To Propel Rain Away From You (And Onto...
The Kickstarter for the Air Umbrella has already raised eight times the projected goal. Facebook: wang.chuan.779 You'll be the hit of the sidewalk! (Don't quote me on that.) "If nearby pedestrians do...
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Google Launched A New Domain For Latinos That People Think Is For Vegans
.SOY! Both Latinos and vegans feel a strong claim to the word. But does this new offering work? Soy, which means "I am" in Spanish, means a lot to Latinos, Google contends. "The word soy describes the...
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Welcome To The Future: I Just Bought Chicken Nuggets With My Dang iPhone
What it’s like to use Apple Pay out in the world. Throw out your wallets. Cut up your credit cards. Burn all your paper currency. Your wallet-less future begins NOW. Today, Apple finally rolled out...
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