When you’re sharing an apartment with roommates, it can be a challenge to decide who takes which bedroom, and at what price. Sit down with your roommates… Read more “Divide Your Rent Fairly http://nyti.ms/2bTmP7Q”
Month: August 2016
An Email Scam Cost One of Europe’s Biggest Companies $40 Million
Earlier this month, Leoni AG, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of wires and electrical cables, informed investors that the German company lost almost 40 million euros… Read more “An Email Scam Cost One of Europe’s Biggest Companies $40 Million”
HP Put a PC Into a 360-Degree Speaker
The days of the traditional box-y desktop are numbered. Apple’s Mac Pro and Cyberpower’s Fang Trinity proved that desktops could come in strange shapes. Now HP is… Read more “HP Put a PC Into a 360-Degree Speaker”
Sphero’s BB-8 Controlling Force Band Now Lets You Wield an Imaginary Lightsaber Too
Sphero’s Force Band accessory has come a long way since it was first revealed at CES back in January. But now that the design and feature list… Read more “Sphero’s BB-8 Controlling Force Band Now Lets You Wield an Imaginary Lightsaber Too”
Tell Us Your Best Story About Exploding Technology
Earlier today, Samsung delayed shipments of its Galaxy Note 7 , allegedly due to (unconfirmed) reports that the phone had been exploding when charging. One of the… Read more “Tell Us Your Best Story About Exploding Technology”
Half the Population Will Click On Random-Ass Links
Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander University in Germany conducted a study that sent out 1,700 emails that simulated a phishing scam, and made an unfortunate discovery: around half of… Read more “Half the Population Will Click On Random-Ass Links”
A ‘Ring of Fire’ Eclipse Starts Thursday http://nyti.ms/2bWwqsc
Thursday’s event will be visible from Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Mozambique and Madagascar. The New York Times
Everyone Involved in This $1.8 Million Grumpy Cat Lawsuit Sucks Except for the Cat
The value of internet celebrity is hard to assess, but a new motion filed by the owners of the animal star known as Grumpy Cat seeks to… Read more “Everyone Involved in This $1.8 Million Grumpy Cat Lawsuit Sucks Except for the Cat”
Two-Year-Old Prodigy Finds Viciously Perfect Solution to the Trolley Problem
The trolley problem is a classic thought experiment in ethics, which asks you to imagine a trolley headed toward a track that five people are bound to.… Read more “Two-Year-Old Prodigy Finds Viciously Perfect Solution to the Trolley Problem”
