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Feed SubscriptionThe Click Clique: Apple, Microsoft, And Others Don’t Care About Your New TV Remote
Television remote controls are evolving more than they have at any time in the past 60 years--but where we're going, we may not need them. The question of how remote controls may change in our smartphone and tablet era is actually moot. Forget evolving them from a crazy array of buttons to a smart touchscreen UI...the TV remote may be about to achieve its Nirvana, and dissappear into the ether
Read More »Conjoined twins successfully separated in Chile (PICTURES)
Conjoined twins Maria Paz and Maria Jose were born sharing internal organs and urinary system
Read More »World’s oldest stockbroker trading strong at 105
New York City firm managing $700M has centenarian, Irving Kahn, on-board; He's being studied for longevity supergene
Read More »A Singular Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4, but It’s Not for Driving
The all-new Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 represents the pinnacle of Italian design, dynamism, and passion from the raging bull brand of Sant’Agata. But for those who feel the car’s projected production run of roughly 4,000 is just too commonplace for a true collector, Robert G
Read More »The One Resolution You Need To Make In 2012
As the New Year approaches, many of us are thinking about our resolutions. What will we vow to do this coming year to be better--both at what we do for a living, and as members of the human race
Read More »FDA warns gastric band surgical centers over misleading ads
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Read More »Indoor tanning tied to common skin cancer: Report
Previous research tied tanning to deadly melanoma, new study found increased risk for more common basal cell carcinoma
Read More »Video: Single best thing we can do for our health?
Using white board and markers, Dr. Mike Evans shows single best way to reduce disease risk and boost quality of life
Read More »New York City’s Digital Deficiency
Sure, it would be neat if an app could help me find a local pickup game in my neighborhood, but is that something residents of New York City actually need?
Read More »Study "officially" ties drinking alcohol to unsafe sex
For every 01. mg/mL blood alcohol level increase, participants were 5 percent more likely to have unsafe sex
Read More »Zero malaria deaths by 2015: WHO sets new goal
Health officials failed to meet 2010 goal of cutting disease in half, but hopes high after rates fall
Read More »Scientists Make "God Particle" Announcement, Brazil Gets iTunes Upgrade, Google Maps Street View Explores Post-Tsunami Japan
Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day. Opposing SOPA, Wikipedia Considers Blackout . As a message to legislators who'll vote on the Stop Online Privacy Act (SOPA) in the next few days, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has threatened to blank out the pages of Wikipedia
Read More »WTF, Indeed: Politico’s Ben Smith Joins BuzzFeed To Build A "Social News Organization"
Why did the meme factory hire the serious political reporter? They saw eye-to-eye on one important thing: the social network optimization of the news.
Read More »Why Your Car Is The Next Advertising Battleground
Those hours you spend driving each day will soon be interrupted with contextual advertising, pointing you to that Starbucks around the corner or the McDonald's just down the street. Imagine this: You're taking the family for a ride in your new Toyota, when you experience something unnerving
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