Three decades after its release, Ridley Scott’s movie of the Philip K. Dick novel remains an icon of knotty science-fiction film mastery.
via Blade Runner at 30: Celebrating Ridley Scott’s Dystopian Vision | Entertainment | TIME.com.
After Facebook Debacle, Can Investors Trust the IPO Process?
It’s been over a month since Facebook’s troubled initial public offering, and the fallout continues to reverberate from Wall Street to Capitol Hill.
via After Facebook Debacle, Can Investors Trust the IPO Process? | Business | TIME.com.
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Nara Wants to Be the Web’s Recommendation Engine
Ambitious Boston-based startup Nara is developing artificial-intelligence technologies such as neural networks designed to provide consumers with information on topics of all sorts tailored specifically to their interests. But …
DryBath: How to Take a Shower Without Using Any Water
A South African college student’s new invention could change the world for those of us too lazy to shower — and potentially save millions of lives.
via DryBath: How to Take a Shower Without Using Any Water | NewsFeed | TIME.com.
Is Apple Underpaying Its Retail Employees?
Is Apple underpaying its employees? There are a few standards by which we can answer this question.
via Is Apple Underpaying Its Retail Employees? | Business | TIME.com.
Firefox for Android: All-New and Much, Much Better
In the latest version of Firefox for Android, Mozilla basically threw out everything but the rendering engine, and started over.
It was a necessary change, given how unenjoyable the previous versions of mobile Firefox were. …
How to Replace (or Hide) Your New Facebook.com E-mail Address
You may have noticed that the e-mail address displayed on your Facebook profile – if you’ve set your e-mail address to be viewable by others — has recently been changed to a Facebook.com e-mail address. Here’s how to switch …
ReDigi Lets You Resell Used Digital Music, but Is It Legal?
Your music collection: a hodgepodge trove of CDs and cassette tapes or digital songs you downloaded from iTunes and maybe even digital versions of some of those CDs you ripped yourself.
Also: an altar to bygone eras, like that …
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Live Blog Coverage of Two–Count ‘Em, Two–Google Keynotes This Week
Apple’s Retina MacBook Pro, Mountain Lion and iOS 6. Microsoft’s Surface and Windows Phone 8. June has already been one of the newsiest months in tech that I can remember, and it’s not over yet. Google is holding its annual …
Why Facebook Shouldn’t Have Pulled the ‘Find Friends Nearby’ App
Imagine this scenario: You’re out with friends at a bar and you meet a group of fun people. At the end of the night, you decide that you all want to keep in touch. While business cards might seem too formal and exchanging phone …
Apocalypse Marketing: Top 10 Products and Services for the End of the World
Though a bummer in general, it turns out the apocalypse can sometimes be good for business. Here are ten products and services that play off consumer fears and fascinations.
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Seagate’s New External Hard Drives: Back to Basics
For years, hard-disk kingpin Seagate has tried to jazz up the image of the humble hard drive. For a while, it used the slogan “Your on,” which led insufficiently hip people to wonder if it had made an embarrassing typo. It also …