Earlier today, RadioShack stumbled one step closer to death with the news that the NYSE is trying to delist its stock — basically, the company is fucked. And according to Bloomberg , Amazon — which is, let’s be honest, the number one RadioShack murder suspect — might buy up some of their retail stores. Read more…
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Report: Amazon Might Buy Up Radioshack Stores
The Silk Road trial is back on, and we still don’t know if Ross Ulbricht is going to go down for the crimes of the Dread Pirate Roberts. Today, the trial focused on DPR’s interactions with the Hells Angels, who he allegedly hired to kill a rogue drug vendor. Read more…
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The Hells Angels Are Old Pros at Encryption
Uber, which is notorious for more or less ignoring its drivers’ needs already , is apparently looking to one-day cut out the middleman entirely. According to a report from TechCrunch, the on-demand car service is building a robotics research lab to ” kickstart autonomous taxi fleet development .” Because at least robots won’t get all uppity about sketchy loans and unfair wages . Read more…
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Report: Uber Is Building a Robotics Factory for Self-Driving Cars
Google Earth Pro , the premium version of Google’s popular Google Earth service, is now free. Google sliced the price from $400 a year, so this is a pretty solid deal. If you like to make 3D measurements or create HD videos of virtual trips around the world, I’d jump on this. You can download the software key directly from Google and start an online global journey. Read more…
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Google Earth Pro Is Now Available for Free
August, 13, 1944. The British 8th Army occupies Florence. The Allies finally break out of Normandy. Meanwhile, somewhere in the south of Tuscany, a soldier writes this encrypted message and hides it inside a bullet. In 2015, someone found it and deciphered it. It was the end of a hilariously absurd story. Read more…
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Secret message found inside WW2 bullet is the end to a very funny story
Update, 2:57 pm: Looks like it’s down again. Will report back when I hear more about the outage. Read more…
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The Pirate Bay Is Back (Update…And It’s Down)
Don’t click any porn links on Facebook. Just don’t. It’s a good rule of thumb, but there’s an extra good reason right now. There’s a troubling type of porn-based malware that’s apparently infected over 110, 000 Facebook users in two days. And you could get the same Click Transmitted Disease. Read more…
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Beware: Porn-Based Malware Is Sweeping Across Facebook
Jay-Z is buying the Scandinavian music streaming company Aspiro—which currently runs to music services—for $56 million, in a bid to take on Spotify. Read more…
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Jay-Z Is Taking on Spotify By Buying Aspiro For $56m
According to a story from the UK edition of Vice (a story which, I hasten to add, relies on a source named ‘K2’ and should therefore be taken with the requisite gallon of salt), drug dealers in the fair city of Birmingham have turned to dumphones in an attempt to evade the police. Read more…
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Drug Dealers Are Using Nokia Dumbphones To Stay Ahead Of "The Feds"
It might seem like LED bulbs are only for early-adopters hoping to cut down their monthly Con Ed power bill, but come Sunday, the energy-efficient lighting alternative will take center stage at one of the greatest spectacles on Earth. This will actually be the first Super Bowl to be entirely lit by LED bulbs . Read more…
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The First Super Bowl Played Under LEDs Will Use 75 Percent Less Power