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Stanford uses Twitter to map out where earthquakes have been

It's easy to tell when an earthquake hits an area full of Twitter users -- there's frequently a rush of panicked tweets within seconds of the ground shaking. If Twitter and Stanford...

Scientists create the world’s first solar jet fuel

The dream of producing hydrocarbon fuels from carbon dioxide and sunlight is one step closer thanks to chemists in Europe who have made jet fuel from scratch in a solar...

Amazon puts its global customer service chief in charge of Amazon Fresh

Tom Weiland, Amazon’s head of global customer service, has been put in charge of managing Amazon Fresh, according to his LinkedIn profile. Amazon is currently in the midst of rapidly expanding its...

Snapchat’s video chat is powered by a secret AddLive acquisition

Snapchat has just confirmed its first acquisition, a big step for the Santa Monica, California-based startup. As part of its update yesterday, the company rolled out two major new features in its...

Comcast and EA reportedly finalizing cloud-powered game-streaming deal

Comcast is planning to stream games from publisher Electronic Arts to cable TV customers via set-top boxes. After two years of testing, Comcast and EA, one of the largest companies in...

OnePlus alters its “Smash the Past” contest rules

Asking 100 people to smash their current smartphones in exchange for the new OnePlus One may have seemed like marketing gold at one point, but the contest quickly hit a speed bump when critics...

Researchers create gadget that uses foldable screens to change sizes

Phablets - a cross between a phone and tablet - have typically divided gadget fans, either they’re too big, too small or not powerful enough. A team of researchers in Canada...

AllCast for Fire TV to support audio/video splitting

The idea of using a device as wireless headphones isn’t really anything new. Some Roku boxes have a headphone port on their remotes, allowing for a private viewing experience. The...

Robotic toy maker Orbotix raises another $20 million in funding

Orbotix, the company that makes fast-moving, robotic toys that you control with smartphone apps, has raised another $20 million in funding. This brings the total raised by maker of the...

SupportPay raises $1.1 million to assist with child support payments

SupportPay, the first and only platform to automate child support payments and related expenses, announced that it has closed a heavily oversubscribed seed round. The startup raised over $1,100,000 from many of...

Mars candy company wants to power all 37 of its factories with wind

The Mars candy company, in partnership with Sumitomo Corporation of Americas, announced an agreement on a new 200 MW wind farm that will generate 100% of the electricity needs of...

Engineers create billboard that purifies 100,000 cubic meters of air daily

Billboards of the world, you can aspire to be more than signs pointing to cheap motels and sleazy roadside attractions. An engineering team in Peru has created a billboard that...

The White House wants better privacy regulations for big data

The White House is asking Congress to pass new privacy laws that would add more safeguards for Americans’ data and provide more protections for emails sought in the course of...

Xiaomi’s Redmi Note has racked up over 15 million pre-orders

Popular Chinese phone-maker Xiaomi announced its first phablet, the Redmi Note, last March before opening up pre-orders on the device a few days later. Now the company tells Business Insider it has racked up...

Sony to open 350 mini-stores within Best Buy stores

Both Samsung and Sony are readying retail spaces inside of Best Buy stores to showcase new home theater items featuring 4K ultra high definition televisions inside of the big box retailer. Labeled...

Open-source video platform Kaltura acquires pay TV service startup Tvinci

In a move set to complete its transition from a largely VoD-focused company to one that has an equal emphasis on live/linear programming and an authenticated Pay OTT TV experience,...

Samsung announces health-focused event for May 28th

Samsung has just announced a health-focused event that will take place on May 28th, just days before Apple is set to unveil its next-generation mobile and desktop operating systems at WWDC. We’re going...

Samsung’s newest app is literally nothing but LeBron James

No matter how big a LeBron James fan you might be, chances are you still won’t need to clutter your already bloatware-filled Galaxy device with a new application from Samsung. On the off chance you actually want...

Worldwide tablet sales are beginning to slow down

The global market for tablet computers went into hibernation in early 2014, ending a long run of sizzling growth, a survey showed. The IDC report said sales of tablets including newly...

Livelens raises $2 million to allow fans to watch live streams

Livelens, a platform that allows anyone to easily stream video live to their existing followers and friends and schedule upcoming live events, today announced the launch of their mobile application. The Livelens...