Amazon: Thief! Amazon has some awesome new gadgets for sale — including the Echo Show, a touchscreen device for the home. But where exactly did this device come from? A start-up CEO named Jonathan Frankel says he has the answer » Why Colonizing Mars Depends on Making Food Taste Better in Space…
A $2.5 Million Kickstarter Blanket Weird offerings aren’t unusual on Kickstarter. Successful past campaigns, for example, include a “potato salad party,” which raised more than $50,000. But a new campaign we saw recently is a real head-scratcher » Buffett Reveals His #1 Biggest Mistake Buffett owns a huge stake in…
If You Can’t Beat Russian Hackers, Hire One Sergey Pavlovich was 14 when he discovered how to get rich in Belarus. He became a hacker and tapped into Americans’ credit cards. By the time he was sent to jail at age 21, he was a millionaire. But now he’s working for…
NASA’s Emergency Asteroid Plan Is Shockingly Bad Think our government would save you if a stray asteroid headed towards Earth? Think again. Here’s NASA’s big plan » Apple Threatens To Kick Uber off the iPhone “So, I’ve heard you’ve been breaking some of our rules,” Apple CEO Tim Cook said…
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How Expedia and Priceline Are Stealing Your Money Most of us rely on “metasearch” travel sites like Priceline, Expedia, or Travelocity. But as it turns out, these sites have a nasty secret » Will Home Prices Rise Forever? Driven by the influx of foreign money, especially from China, home prices…
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Meet Sally, Silicon Valley’s Weirdest Celebrity Chef Sally will make you the most delicious and perfectly proportioned meal you’ve ever had. There’s just one thing a bit weird about her. She’s a robot » You’re Being Overcharged for Your Uber! Uber tells you what a trip will cost before you…
“Bro, I’m Going Rogue” Guy Gentile is a Wall Street informant who double-crossed the F.B.I. “Remember the movie American Hustle?” he said. “It’s kind of like that, with way more dirt and twists.” Get your popcorn » Your Internet Browsing History Is Now For Sale The Senate just voted to…
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Elon Musk Is Scared Of Demons Elon Musk, founder of Tesla and SpaceX, is famous for his risky and futuristic gambles. But lately he’s been running scared—and he thinks you should be scared, too. Here’s why » [Video] But Will It Blow Up In Your Face? In a few weeks,…
The Secretive Billionaire Who Toppled Apple in China The founder of Chinese smartphone brands Oppo and Vivo is convinced that Tim Cook didn’t have a clue who he was two years ago. My how things have changed » These Are YCombinator’s 52 New Start-ups Y Combinator had its 24th “Demo…
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Leonardo DiCaprio Wants to Sell You Some Fish Celebrity environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio didn’t get enough of the sea during his role in “Titanic.” Now he’s got a new business—and it smells pretty fishy » Big Tobacco Catches Start-up Fever For a company that sold more than $26 billion worth of…
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