| Learn About Overfishing With This Interactive Web Aquarium | | Friday, May 17, 2013 9:08 PM | Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai |
| The human race has had a profound effect on the planet. Unfortunately, it hasn't always been positive. One of the overlooked issues we've caused is overfishing. By fishing too much, we have diminished the population of fish in a way that, according to many scientists, can even threaten oceanic ecosystems.
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| Nintendo Will Get Revenue From All YouTube Videos Featuring its IP | | Friday, May 17, 2013 7:51 PM | Chelsea Stark |
| Nintendo will collect revenue from fan-made YouTube videos that feature content from its games, according to a statement by the company. That means any time someone uploads a walkthrough or "let's play" video — a popular format where players demo the first 10 to 30 minutes of a game — Nintendo will be able to collect royalties on it.
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| Does Tumblr Lose Its Cool If It's Acquired? | | Friday, May 17, 2013 6:27 PM | Christina Warren |
| In the news business, when you start seeing enough reports about something, it usually means that at least part of those reports are true. That's why the media and tech worlds are in such a tizzy today, with multiple reports surfacing that Yahoo is close to acquiring Tumblr for as much as $1 billion.
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| Watch Steve Aoki's New Music Video Featuring Ray Kurzweil | | Friday, May 17, 2013 4:10 PM | Todd Olmstead |
| Electronic musician Steve Aoki is a self-professed "Apple geek" and otherwise a big fan of technology. For his new music video for the track "Singularity," which Mashable is presenting for the first time exclusively, he recruited futurist and technologist Ray Kurzweil to participate.
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| Instabeat Is Google Glass and Nike FuelBand for Swimmers | | Friday, May 17, 2013 3:30 PM | Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai |
| Wearable gizmos are the next frontier in the world of technology. And fitness trackers like Fitbit or Nike+ FuelBand already give runners a great way to track their workouts. But what about swimmers? Until now, they've been left out of the gadget tracker fad. But Instabeat, a wearable accessory for swimmer's goggles, might change that. Think of a mix between Google Glass and a Nike+ FuelBand and you get Instabeat.
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| When Will Humans Upload Their Brains to Computers? | | Friday, May 17, 2013 3:16 PM | Discovery News |
| In the new techno-thriller Upload, a young computer scientist with a sketchy past and distrust of society decides to take the ultimate leap forward by scanning his brain and uploading his memories, personality and consciousness into a simulated world of his own making. Raymond wants to live forever, controlling his environment and interactions with other humans as a god-like being.
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| Huge Rock Crashes Into Moon, Sparks Giant Explosion | | Friday, May 17, 2013 1:29 PM | Space.com |
| The moon has a new hole on its surface thanks to a boulder that slammed into it in March, creating the biggest explosion scientists have seen on the moon since they started monitoring it. The meteorite crashed on March 17, slamming into the lunar surface at a mind-boggling 56,000 mph (90,000 kph) and creating a new crater 65 feet wide (20 meters).
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| Is Gamification Just a Fad? | | Friday, May 17, 2013 11:53 AM | Dani Fankhauser |
| A term called gamification has taken UX by storm over the past few years, a trend likely spurred by Foursquare's success with badges. Whether they understand it or not, app designers desire to create a gamified experience, a supposedly sure route to the elusive engagement that makes free apps valuable. Even in the news business there is a hunger for gamification.
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| Top 10 Questions Millennials Ask the Internet | | Friday, May 17, 2013 8:36 AM | Stephanie Buck |
| Millennials are a stubborn bunch. Likes: looking smart, being right. Dislikes: looking dumb, being wrong. That's why we turn to search engines to ask some of life's most pressing questions. Because when we need to learn how to boil an egg, we can't just call our moms. We're 27 and extremely competent.
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| Galaxy S4 Is Samsung's Fastest-Selling Smartphone Ever | | Friday, May 17, 2013 8:00 AM | Stan Schroeder |
| Samsung Galaxy S 4 is on track to pass 10 million in sales next week, which would make it the fastest-selling Galaxy S device in history. The not-very-precise figure comes from Samsung CEO J.K. Shin, who told it to reporters in South Korea. “We are confident that we will pass more than 10 million sales of the S4 next week. It is selling much faster than the previous model S3,” said Shin.
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