Facebook kicks off 90 day water taxi pilot program

Following a Google experiment of the same nature, Facebook has kicked off a 90-day water ferry pilot program that shuttles its employees to work over water. The program — taking … Continue reading

Amazon exec the face of new toiletry line amid trademark dispute

It’s not often you see a company take an argument far enough to make a cosmetics line about it, but that’s exactly what’s happened here with Amazon UK and the … Continue reading

Comcast tipped to acquire Time Warner Cable [UPDATE: Confirmed]

Comcast is slated to acquire Time Warner Cable in what would be a merger of the two largest cable operators in the United States, according to sources that spoke with … Continue reading

Beer Vending Machines In Sochi Spread Canadian Generosity

You don’t have to look to far past television sitcoms, or big-screen
comedies to see Canadians presented as generous, polite, and friendly
human-beings. As an actual Canadian, won’t burst your bubble and imply
that these social perspectives aren’t universal norms. Instead, I will
further promote that ideology by showing you what Canadian is doing to
encourage global connections in Sochi – through beer.

Former Valve director Jason Holtman leaves Microsoft

Jason Holtman, who spent several years working for Valve and was the company’s Director of Business Development, took up a job with Microsoft in the latter part of 2013, a … Continue reading

Google acquisition of Nest finalized: Fadell into the fold

This week it’s been made apparent that Google’s regulatory final step in acquiring hardware company Nest has been finalized as of February 7th. In an SEC document made public today, … Continue reading

Binge Busting Bra Monitors Stress And Unhealthy Eating

Stress is closely linked to unhealthy eating habits. For some Americans,
that can mean binge eating;  and for others, that can mean going days
without eating a bite. Disordered eating habits can occur on a regular
basis when people fail to recognize or acknowledge their stress, or
their resulting behavior. Stress monitoring devices are available but
they’re neither discreet nor fashionable traditionally.

Apple iPad, Mac VP retires, Human Resources change-up

Just this morning several change-ups in Apple’s higher-up staff ranks have come to light, starting with the retirement of Rita Lane. This retirement moves out the Vice President of operations … Continue reading

New Internet throughput data could reveal the ugly side of peering

Getting content delivered to your PC, TV or mobile device via the Internet is no simple matter, but the business ecosystem working behind that can be even more convoluted. While … Continue reading

Apple CEO Tim Cook talks business and Macs of the future

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal today, Apple CEO Tim Cook talked extensively on a variety of topics, ranging from business in general to product specifics. Among them … Continue reading