11 Ways to Elevate Your Brand Beyond Just Likes and Followers
Gaining likes or followers shouldn’t be the goal of your personal branding.
The Download: how to clean up AI data centers, and weight-loss drugs’ side effects
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. This battery recycling company is now cleaning up AI data centers In a sandy industrial lot outside Reno, Nevada, rows of battery packs that once propelled electric vehicles are now powering a small…
Study Shows People Who Sleep Late May Die Earlier
Night owls who wake up late have a 9% higher chance of dying sooner than early birds.
The Secret Roadmap to Franchise Success, from Startup to Sale — A Blueprint for Growth Into a Multi-Billion Dollar Business
Turning an idea into a multi-billion dollar business requires original thinking, careful vetting of the concept and franchisees, and old-fashioned customer service.
Get Some Shut-Eye With This Wireless 3D Sleep Mask and Bluetooth Headphones for Only $20
Take advantage of this low rate during a limited-time price drop for the holiday shopping season.
Video Shows Motorists Blocking Traffic, Banding Together on Busy New York Highway to Save Runaway Chihuahua
A little dog named Bean escaped from its Staten Island home and turned the rush hour commute into a rescue.
Circuit City, angling for a comeback of sorts, hopes to raise $25M
At the risk of dating myself, I’m old enough to remember the days when Best Buy had a formidable rival in superstore chains: Circuit City. A cross between an appliance store (at least until it stopped selling appliances) and all-around electronics retailers, Circuit City was the place to be for nerdy, tech-obsessed kids like myself […]
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Apple will no longer give police users’ push notification data without a warrant
Apple said it will no longer give over records of users’ push notifications to law enforcement unless the company receives a valid judge’s order. In its law enforcement guidelines updated this week, Apple said law enforcement and government agencies can now obtain push notification records with a court order or a search warrant, both of […]
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Vertex will pay tens of millions to license a controversial CRISPR patent
Vertex Pharmaceuticals has agreed to buy rights to use a dominant CRISPR patent owned by the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, avoiding a potential lawsuit over its new gene-editing treatment for sickle-cell disease. The agreement allows Vertex to start selling its treatment, approved last Friday, without fear of patent infringement claims. The one-time treatment…
Spotify u-turns on Uruguay exit after government gives assurances on artist payments
Spotify has reversed course on a decision to exit the Uruguayan market, after gaining assurances from the government that copyright law changes it’s introducing won’t result in Spotify incurring extra costs. For those not following all the goings-ons in Uruguay’s music-streaming scene, the saga unfolded something like this. Last October, Uruguay passed a new law […]
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Early Bud Light Boycotter Kid Rock, Who Fired a Rifle at Cases of the Beer, Just Changed His Stance — Here’s Why
The musician announced he’s changing his tune — but photographic evidence suggests his boycott was tenuous from the start.