Now We Know Why Penis-Size App Predicktor Wasn’t Called the Chubby Checker
Last week, Betabeat highlighted the work of a Canadian doctor who developed a smartphone app to predict the size of
View ArticleChubby Checker Can Sue HP Over Dick Measuring App That Bears His Name, Judge...
It’s hard out there for a 1960s R&B star, especially when his name is another word for an erection. In
View ArticleReport: Internet of Things Devices Have 'Alarmingly High' Number of Attack...
Thinking of outfitting your home with some snazzy smart devices? Perhaps it’s time to think again — and no, not
View ArticleMichael Bastian Adds Womenswear to His Namesake Label
Michael Bastian announced his plans to roll out a women's collection under his namesake label.
View ArticleInside Michael Bastian’s Post-Show Dinner With GMC
After a 7:30 AM call time for his New York Fashion Week: Men's showing, Michael Bastian was admittedly tired, but still found the energy to host a dinner last night at The Gramercy Park Hotel rooftop...
View ArticleHow Top Computer Makers Are Differentiating Themselves As Windows 10 Releases
Windows 10 releases to the public for personal computers tomorrow. New versions of windows inevitably yield buzz and sales, so computer makers are trying to distinguish their new products in the market...
View ArticleNerds Awaken! Lucasfilm Wants Your Star Wars Art
Star Wars-themed art show coming to a galaxy near you.
View ArticleMakerBot Is Laying Off 20 Percent of Its Staff
Two new hires hope to boost company culture, and a new mission and location are also in the cards, according to changes announced today.
View ArticleThe Smart Home Is an Unholy Mess
With every new smart device I add to my home, it gets a little dumber.
View ArticleAt Yahoo, a Case Study in Death by Leadership
An Internet pioneer circles the drain after years of serial mismanagement.
View ArticleIn Defense of ‘The Cursed Child’
I’m impatient and impulsive, and so I’m pro-spoiler by default—choosing just to lean in to my perpetual habit of flipping to the end of books to find out who survives and reading the Wikipedia summary...
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Booting Up: Is Your News Feed About to Get More Crowded?
The FTC is said to be wondering whether it can actually pull off an antitrust case against Google, as consumers don’t seem too bothered by the company’s putting its own services before those of...
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The HP Fraud Kerfuffle Gets Even More Embarrassing As Autonomy CEO Mike Lynch...
The nuts and bolts of HP’s $11.1 billion acquisition of Autonomy are pretty wonky. But we know a good scandal when we see one, and this $8.8 billion loss and the whole “fraud” debacle are shaking up...
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Autonomy Founder Crosses Meg Whitman Off His Christmas Card List
Ever since Hewlett-Packard delivered its bombshell allegations against Autonomy, the search engine maker that HP acquired for $11.1 billion last year, the dispute between the sides has fallen into a...
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Booting Up: Happy Birthday to You, 2013
Vint Cerf is wishing the modern-day Internet a happy 30th birthday today. [Google] Reddit had 37 billion page views and 400 million unique visitors in 2012. [Reddit] If the New Year left your brain...
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Booting Up: Sheryl Sandberg is Leaning in on Women, Work and Leadership
Former Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill once asked Sheryl Sandberg if she was a “pom-pom girl.” If Mr. O’Neill were alive today, the Facebook COO would tell him she’s “a pom-pom girl for feminism,”...
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These Fan Theories Will Completely Change the Way You Think About Harry Potter
Madam Pince and Madam Pomfrey were in a secret lesbian relationship. The restricted section also contained Professor Dumbledore’s enormous personal collection of Japanese erotica. The muggles actually...
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A Data-Backed Look Into Silicon Valley’s Gender Equality Problem
Silicon Valley’s “bro culture” has been complained about for years. Women entrepreneurs face enormous challenges raising venture capital; tech startups are stereotypically dominated by men; and female...
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Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman Will Leave Company in February
Meg Whitman, CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), announced last night that she is leaving the company as of February 1, 2018. Whitman, who joined HP in 2011, will be replaced by the company’s...
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