Asshole Gets Busted Because Yik Yak’s Not Really Anonymous

Police arrested a suspect today for posting threats against University of Missouri students on bulletin-board style messaging app Yik Yak . This isn’t the first time a jackass has been arrested in connection with making threats on the app—because Yik Yak is not anonymous . Read more…

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23AndMe Is Going to Mine Its DNA Data to Invent New Drugs

DNA testing startup 23andMe has been doing brisk business collecting genetic samples from over 800, 000 customers. But the company just announced a new plan that’ll launch it into the big pharma world: 23andMe is going to invent its own pharmaceutical drugs using the data it collects from customer DNA. Read more…

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23AndMe Is Going to Mine Its DNA Data to Invent New Drugs

Amazon’s Next 7 Pilots Will Be Out in Early 2015

Amazon Studios just announced its next slate of television pilots, which will debut sometime in early 2015. Once they’re released, feedback will help decide whether Amazon will order them to series, the same as previous pilot rounds . Read more…

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Amazon’s Next 7 Pilots Will Be Out in Early 2015