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Today I learned that when it comes to drones, don’t fuck with Finland. Some Finnish farmers thought it’d be fun to attach a chainsaw to a drone and let it roam free. It’s the kind of nightmare that would make Leatherface proud if he got to messing around with new-age toys. Watch as the farmers giggle and run away from the aircraft, nicknamed Killer Drone. Cringe and sink into your seat as it beheads unsuspecting snowmen. But ultimately, Killer Drone falls prey t

Mobile is changing the very foundation of how consumers communicate, connect, and discover online. In critical moments of truth, mobile users increasingly turn to their phones with intent and expect brands to deliver immediate answers. Those brands that invest in dedicated mobile strategies stand to win big; 93 percent of people who use a mobile device for research go on to make a purchase. But it takes more than apps or responsive sites to capture and convert attention in the mobile space. Her

Let’s get a few facts out of the way: When Tesla unveiled its “affordable” Model 3 electric vehicle this week, the company opened up reservations an hour before the public even saw the car. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said at least 115,000 deposits were made before the launch event, and in a little over 24 hours, it more than doubled that number to 232,000 and counting. What’s not factual: the idea that Tesla made at least $7.5 billion in

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No company has tried to make the stylus the Next Big Thing as much as Microsoft, and it’s pushing harder than ever with the upcoming Windows 10 Anniversary Update. And though it’ll be a little while before the features arrive for beta testers through Microsoft’s Insider program – let alone general Windows customers, who will get the update this summer – I was able to get a brief hands on with the new features at Build 2016. Making digital ink accessible You mi

The week in business has been marked by surprises nobody would have expected. Google offering a landline service? Canonical collaborating with Microsoft to bring bash to Windows? Well alright then… To make things even more interesting, Spotify inked a billion-dollar deal with multiple investors. The debt financing will give it quite some firepower to take on the likes of Apple Music and other competitors. Interestingly, Spotify put pen to paper on this deal hot on the heels of Soundcloud

Do you like the people you work with? Chances are that there are a handful of people at work that you like and others that you’re indifferent about. I guess the better question is: How often do you try to get to know the people you work with? Given how busy everyone is in the day to day operations of a business, it can be hard to make time to socialize with coworkers. But did you know that research shows coworkers have the potential to increase our happiness as much as earning $100,0

Snapchat today released an update that gives users ‘more than double’ the previous character limit — a total of 80. If your mind instantly ventured into April Fool’s territory, you’re not alone. A quick test of the feature seems to work, as promised. Snapchat also took to Twitter to put any of your doubts to rest and ensure its users that this isn’t a joke. This is not a #AprilFools joke, 🍩 think we are kidding – captions on Snapchat are no

The Windows 10 Anniversary Update, announced during day one of Microsoft Build, will bring about another new feature that should get Android users excited — the ability to mirror notifications on your PC. The update already brings some highly-anticipated features, such as an entire Linux subsystem (complete with Unix’s Bash shell), easy porting of older Win32 and .NET applications to the Windows App Store and better integration between devices — a change that wo