“Too Big to Fail” banks played a key role in causing the last financial crisis. Not a single executive has been prosecuted, despite their rampant lawbreaking, which means that there’s been no effective deterrent against reckless and illegal behavior.
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Stevie Ryan stops by the What’s Trending studio to chat with Shira Lazar and Ethan Newberry about her VH1 series, “Stevie TV,” personal inspirations, and best tips for twerking!
Now that season 2 of “Stevie TV” is well under way, Ryan is busy promoting the show, but she admits, “I literally go crazy,” during the hiatus between seasons of her shows.
“Game of Thrones” has the dubious title of being the most pirated television show this spring, with more than 5 million people downloading the Season 3 premiere alone, according to TorrentFreak.
Sony is shipping its Bravia X9 line of 4K TVs in the UK this week, and it wants to convey the advantages of all those extra pixels. The solution? Advertising that’s as finely detailed as the screens themselves. It’s putting micro ads on the fingernails and uniform of tennis player Anne Keothavong as she makes her way through Wimbledon, showing how the extra detail pays off. Few of us will get to see the ads in full clarity, however — while Sony and the BBC are recording some of the event in 4K, they’re playing that footage at an experience zone on the Wimbledon grounds. We’re not looking at a decisive marketing coup, then, but those left squinting at home will at least know what they’re missing.
Filed under: Home Entertainment, HD, Sony
Via: The Next Web
Source: Sony
There had always been a underbelly of belief that the government spies on Internet activity, Facebook statuses, and other such digital forms of communication. It all exploded out into the public eye, however, when Edward Snowden leaked information on a program called PRISM that collects vast quantities of information with little oversight and many provisions
On its blog today, Rdio announced that it will now support up to five people on its family plan. Previously, only three customers were able to buddy up on the music-streaming service, with monthly pricing set at $17.99 for two users and $22.99 for three. Fees for two and three users will remain the same, while four members cost $27.99 and maxing out with five listeners will set you back $32.99 per month. If you already have an account and want to get your sibs in on the actions, head to your Rdio settings and select “Unlimited Family.” From there, you can invite the family to sign on.
Filed under: Internet
Via: The Next Web
Source: Rdio Blog
Sure “Headless Animal Stools” would make a great band name but they make even greater ottomans and end tables, assuming your idea of room décor is more than a little weird.
Though this prank video is an obvious attempt at force inducing viral-ity by Pepsi Max, it’s still a pretty fun watch. The magician Dynamo tricks people into thinking he can levitate by ‘magically’ following a bus around as it moves across London. Watch people freak out when they see him float.
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Microsoft’s been quick to point out how it’s beefing up the Xbox Live Cloud in preparation for its next wunderconsole, and now Respawn Entertainment is stepping in to detail just what Redmond’s architecture means for multiplayer on Titanfall. The firm’s Jon Shiring, who works with the game’s cloud computing integration, says that the next-gen title boasts vastly improved online play since it leans on Ballmer and Company’s cloud hardware instead of users to host sessions. By taking advantage of Microsoft’s servers, the futuristic shooter benefits from more reliable bandwidth, snappier matchmaking times, extra CPU power and the elimination of latency-based host advantage and hacked-host cheating, to boot. Naturally, using dedicated servers can cost a ton, but Respawn says Microsoft managed to keep things comparatively inexpensive for developers, in part thanks to its Azure tech. For the dev’s comprehensive write-up on just what this revamped Xbox Live architecture may mean for gaming, click the source link below.
Filed under: Gaming, HD, Microsoft
Source: Respawn Entertainment
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