| Google's 'Star Trek Computer' Voice Search: Hands On | | Google engineers sometimes like to say the Star Trek computer is the ideal search engine. You can talk to it like it were a person, ask it anything, and it'll tell you the answer — verbally. During the keynote at Google I/O developer conference, the company demonstrated how it's bringing exactly that technology to the Chrome browser. Although the upgrade isn't available yet, Mashable got some hands-on time with it at the I/O.
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| Is Marissa Mayer About to Buy Tumblr for $1 Billion? | | Thursday, May 16, 2013 10:02 PM | Chris Taylor |
| In a deal that would vault Yahoo into the premiere league of social media, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is said to be closing in on a $1 billion acquisition deal with David Karp, the CEO of New York-based Tumblr. Details of the talks leaked out earlier Thursday via AllThingsD, a site which prides itself on its Yahoo sources in particular. A later report in AdWeek, via its own sources, cited $1 billion as the figure currently under discussion.
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| Bill Gates Is World's Richest Man Once Again | | Thursday, May 16, 2013 5:00 PM | Todd Wasserman |
| Thanks to a recent stock surge, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is once again the world's richest man, a title he hasn't held since 2007.
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| 9 Management Lessons We Learned From Michael Scott | | Thursday, May 16, 2013 4:49 PM | The Daily Muse |
| After nine long years, The Office is coming to an end Thursday night. And while there are plenty of things we'll miss — Jim and Dwight's pranks, Kevin's one-liners, and all the Andy drama — no one will ever replace the man who started it all. In honor of the show's finale, we decided to review the management stylings of Michael Scott and share a few nuggets of workplace wisdom we’ve gained from him over the years.
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| 30 Unconventional Business Cards | | Thursday, May 16, 2013 12:41 PM | Vignesh Ramachandran |
| Looking to spruce up your branding and marketing? Check out our gallery of creative business cards that leave quite the lasting impression.
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| Microsoft Internal Video Lampoons Chrome Ad | | Thursday, May 16, 2013 12:28 PM | Todd Wasserman |
| An internal Microsoft video spoofing Google's Chrome ads has surfaced, warning consumers that the browser will track them across multiple devices.
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| Saudi Arabia Religious Police Say Twitter Is the Path to Hell | | Thursday, May 16, 2013 10:59 AM | Alex Fitzpatrick |
| Hell is other Twitter users — according to the head of Saudi Arabia's religious police force, anyway. Sheikh Abdul Latif Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh said Wednesday that Muslims who use Twitter or other social media have "lost this world and his afterlife," as quoted by BBC News. Saudi Arabia has a complicated relationship with social media as its usage skyrockets in the country.
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| Police Break Up Fight Between 'Star Wars' and 'Doctor Who' Fans | | Thursday, May 16, 2013 7:07 AM | Stan Schroeder |
| Police were called to calm Star Wars and Doctor Who fans at a science fiction convention in Norwich, UK, after the two groups got into a heated argument, the BBC reports. A Norfolk Police spokesman said the police responded to claims a man was assaulted at the convention, held at the University of East Anglia, organized by the Norwich Star Wars Club.
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| 5 Security Tips for Facebook Mobile | | Thursday, May 16, 2013 6:55 AM | Bob Al-Greene |
| You are your Facebook account. Public or private, its contents define you in a professional, commercial and social nature. Your photos are keepsakes, and personal messages can be confidential exchanges. Either way, it's an identity you want to protect. SEE ALSO: How Facebook Updates Would Look in Real Life But you probably aren't doing everything you can to secure your account.
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