The New Tinder Service Will Charge You More Money If You're Aged Over 28
Tinder Plus will charge you three times more if you’re older than 28. A new service offered by Tinder allows users to use the app when they travel abroad and reverse right-swipes – but it's charging...
View ArticleIf Every Tech Conference Were Like Lesbians Who Tech, Tech Would Be A Much...
Hula hoops and good hair at the most diverse conference in tech. It took exactly 26 seconds from the time the lights dimmed for the organizers of this weekend's Lesbians Who Tech summit to stake out...
View ArticleTwitter’s New Abuse-Reporting Worked For Curt Schilling, But Will It For The...
A week after the company tightened its abuse-reporting procedures, it’s claiming a partial, high-profile victory. But the real test comes when someone who’s not a world-famous athlete is harassed....
View ArticleIs Lyft Luring New Drivers With A Bait-And-Switch Bonus Offer?
Lyft offered drivers a $1,000 bonus last week but is now telling drivers that if their background checks don’t process before March 5, they might not get the bonus. Lyft email to drivers In an email...
View ArticleHow This Winter's Blizzards Slowed Down New York And Boston
Using fitness apps to track a city. Human is a fitness-tracking app that uses the increasingly sophisticated motion sensor in your smartphone to give you data about your physical activity. It runs in...
View ArticleThis Chrome Extension Wants To Save Your Career
Never tweet. But if you must… Tweeting is great and you should totally do it. Seriously, get on out there and share some links, you little scamp! Make some friends. Promote your hard work. But know...
View ArticleHow To Become A Young Billionaire: Be Mark Zuckerberg Or Be His Friend
Billions are even cooler when shared among buddies. Sony Pictures / Via youtube.com Mark Zuckerberg Alfredo Estrella / Getty Images Dustin Moskovitz Getty Images Entertainment/Araya Davis View Entire...
View ArticlePregnant Women Are Finding Out They Have Cancer From A Genetic Test Of Their...
Sequenom Laboratories revealed today that its prenatal genetic tests have uncovered cancer in at least 26 pregnant women. These cases, though extremely rare, are raising ethical questions about the...
View ArticleThe Health Care Establishment Is Starting To Embrace Tech
For the first time, the CDC says that online tools can prevent type 2 diabetes. It’s a recognition that “digital therapies” can actually work. Joseph Kaczmarek / AP There's no shortage of apps and...
View ArticleWaiting On The Watch: Apple's Unprecedented Moment
The Apple Watch launch is fraught with expectation and desire in a way no other new product from the company ever has been before. All images: Apple There's a fascinating moment in the New Yorker's...
View ArticlePoll: When, Precisely, Did Twitter Stop Being Fun?
What event divided the epochs of Good Twitter and Bad Twitter? Will Ellis / Via abandonednyc.com You probably can't put your finger on it either, but something about Twitter lately just feels..... I...
View ArticleThis Year’s SXSW Will Be A Staging Ground For Location Technology
How iBeacons could change the way you interact IRL. SXWS Go 2015 might be the year that geolocation gets more accurate. If it does, it will be because of the Austin, Texas, festival South By...
View ArticleGoogle Silent After Former Employee Tweets About Sexual Harassment From...
Kelly Ellis, a software engineer at Google for more than four years, tweeted Saturday about recurring sexual harassment at the company. Despite multiple attempts to contact Google, the tech giant...
View ArticleIf You Don't Want To Read About The Apple Watch, Read This Guide To The Dark Web
I spent a week with the scammers, drug dealers, and endearing dorks inside the Dark Web. Here’s what I learned. Last month, a federal jury in New York convicted Ross Ulbricht on seven drug and...
View ArticleApple Unveils New Watch; HBO Now Coming To Apple TV
Apple rolled out its new, highly anticipated watch on Monday, along with updates to its Macbook series and Apple TV. Here’s a full rundown: View Entire List ›
View ArticleHBO Announces Standalone Streaming App Exclusive To Apple
“All you need is an broadband connection and an Apple device.” HBO Today, Apple announced a partnership with HBO. CEO of HBO, Richard Pepler joined Cook on stage and detailed the plan. There will be a...
View ArticleApple's ResearchKit Allows Users To Participate In Clinical Trials
“The most profound change and possible impact we can make is on our health,” CEO Tim Cook said at today’s Keynote. Apple announced today that it has partnered with universities and hospitals to allow...
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View ArticleApple's ResearchKit Will Turn Your Phone Into A Medical Diagnostic Device
And the Apple Watch will put health-monitoring software on your wrist. Together, these tools represent a major step into health care for the tech giant. ResearchKit Via Apple In its boldest step yet...
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