| Yahoo Responds to Controversy Over Work-at-Home Ban | | After widespread criticism of Yahoo's decision to ban employees from working at home, the company has addressed the controversy in a vague statement. "This isn't a broad industry view on working from home," it said.
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| The Madness of Guns and the Digital Cure | | We often think technology is a silver bullet — it solves problems. Bored on the bus? Done. Need help to quit smoking? Done, too. How about medical breakthroughs? One size fits all. But what about mass shootings? The tragedy in Newton, Conn., the latest in a string of incidents, highlights the complexities of the problem.
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| Armband Lets You Wirelessly Control Devices, 'Unleash Your Inner Jedi' | | It's like harnessing the Force: A new armband uses the electrical activity in your muscles to let you wirelessly control digital devices. Called the Myo, the armband was developed by Canadian startup, Thalmic Labs. Sensing the wearer's muscle movements and motions, it detects changes in hand gesture "right down to each individual finger," as well as "subtle movements in all directions," according to the company.
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| Pearson Launches EdTech Incubator for Startups | | Tuesday, February 26, 2013 10:57 PM | Camille Bautista |
| Publishing giant Pearson launched an incubator program for edtech startups, following in the footsteps of other educational companies like Kaplan. Pearson Catalyst, the new program, will match educational startups with Pearson brands and resources. The company's vast amount of content will be available to participants who can further develop their products to target and personalize online learning.
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| Tour Google's Swanky New Headquarters | | Tuesday, February 26, 2013 8:48 PM | Emily Price |
| Google is building a new headquarters. Located near its current HQ, the 1.1 million square foot “Bay View” complex is being built in Mountain View, Calif., and it's like nothing you’ve ever seen before. A watercolor drawing created by the architects at nbbj shows off Google’s plans for the building, which include a place to jog, bike, and ride scooters — all on the roof.
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| Real 'Argo' Hostage Responds to Big Oscars Win on Facebook | | Tuesday, February 26, 2013 8:08 PM | Brian Anthony Hernandez |
| Two days after the political thriller Argo snagged best picture honors at the Oscars, one of the hostages whose experience inspired the film felt the urge to react to the big win on Facebook. "The substance of what I wrote really just came to me this morning," Mark Lijek (played by Christopher Denham in Argo) told Mashable.
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| Father Recreates Classic Paintings With Daughter's Portraits | | Tuesday, February 26, 2013 7:42 PM | Neha Prakash |
| Everyone thinks pictures of their kids are the most beautiful things in the world and, if it were possible, would hang them in museums for public viewing (instead, they just subject us to Facebook viewings). But photographer, and father, Bill Gekas can actually make the claim that the pictures of his child are true masterpieces. Modeled after classic European paintings, Gekas' series of portraits of his daughter are stunning.
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| See the Amazing Connections Between All TED Talks | | Tuesday, February 26, 2013 7:16 PM | Chris Taylor |
| Like watching TED talks? You're not alone. Every month the intriguing series of 15-minutes-or-less talks from experts get another 60 million views. Since 2006, when the nonprofit-owned TED organization started putting its talks online, they've garnered a grand total of 1.1 billion views. That's not just a great educational resource; it's a tremendous data set for researchers.
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| 12 Standing Ovation-Worthy 'Five Word TED Talks' on Twitter | | Tuesday, February 26, 2013 6:41 PM | Annie Colbert |
| TED comes back this week to inspire, delight and make people clap at Power Point slides. Twitter celebrated the return of inspiration seekers' favorite conference with a 2013 version of the hashtag "Five Word TED Talks." Why bother listening to an entire TED talk when you can get the basic gist in a couple seconds? Answer: Don't bother. SEE ALSO: Why We Can't Get Enough TED Talks Peruse 12 of our favorite #FiveWordTEDTalks below.
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| 9 Apps Built by Self-Taught Coders | | Tuesday, February 26, 2013 6:20 PM | Dani Fankhauser |
| You can access plenty of service online when learning to code: Codecademy, Skillshare, Treehouse, Code School, Learn Code The Hard Way, Udemy, General Assembly, Udacity and the list goes on. Some charge per class or by monthly membership, while others are free or accept donations. But still, learning anything outside traditional education requires personal initiative.
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| Bono: Extreme Poverty Set to Vanish by 2028 | | Tuesday, February 26, 2013 5:18 PM | Chris Taylor |
| U2 frontman and global anti-poverty activist Bono says that "extreme poverty" — that is, the number of people around the world living on less than $1.25 a day, counting inflation — is "on a trend line to vanish" by 2028. "This isn't Pollyanna-ish rockstar nonsense, it's real," Bono told a small gathering of press at TED 2013 in Long Beach.
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| Kenyan Boy's Invention Scares Off Lions | | Tuesday, February 26, 2013 5:08 PM | Discovery News |
| Thirteen-year-old Kenyan Richard Turere faced a serious problem: Hungry lions were attacking his family’s precious herd of cattle. So the enterprising boy came up with an ingenious, low-tech solution to keep them away. SEE ALSO: Lions Captured in the Wild by ‘BeetleCams’ Lions are a constant threat to farmers around Nairobi National Park in Kenya. Cattle were their preferred late-night snack.
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| Outbox Makes Your Snail Mail Digital | | Tuesday, February 26, 2013 4:57 PM | Emily Price |
| Many of us check our email constantly, but when it comes to snail mail, our inbox gets a little neglected. A company called Outbox is looking to change that, turning the traditional mail you receive in your mailbox into a digital format you can read anywhere. Here’s how it works: Once you sign up for Outbox, the company will visit your mailbox three times a week and collect your mail on your behalf.
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| Ads Worth Spreading: TED Announces Winners of 2013 Marketing Challenge | | Tuesday, February 26, 2013 4:42 PM | Matt Petronzio |
| TED, the non-profit organization known for showcasing "ideas worth spreading" through its set of global conferences, announced the winners of its annual Ads Worth Spreading challenge Tuesday. The challenge highlights 10 advertisements that go beyond creativity by establishing meaningful connections with their audiences.
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