Now That’s a Party

There were camels in the sand, a gondolier in the pool, and a giant birthday cake in the shape of a Chinese temple. And then, at the stroke of midnight, Gwen Stefani sang Happy Birthday. But who was the birthday boy?

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Uber’s Latest Initiative: Flying Cars

Mark Moore, an aircraft engineer who spent the last 30 years at NASA, just joined Uber. His new initiative is called Uber Elevate. Will it fly? »

Russian Hackers Cheat Slot Machines—and Casinos Have No Fix

In June 2014, the Lumiere Place Casino…

This App Is Better Than Your Dermatologist

Researchers at Stanford University have created a technology that can tell if your rash is a cancer concern, or a harmless pimple—and it can do it just as well as a human doctor »

The End of Crappy Wi-Fi Is Near

Mexico Explores Buying Twitter and Shutting It Down

There’s a strange idea circulating among Mexican currency traders. Instead of spending serious money to defend the peso against anti-Mexico tweets, Mexico should just buy Twitter and shut it down »

Cost of Raising a Kid Hits $233,610

And that’s…

Madoff Corners Market for Hot Chocolate

For financial con artist Bernie Madoff, prison is just another place to make money. After buying up every package of Swiss Miss hot chocolate from the commissary, he’s now selling it in the prison yard at a profit »

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How to Make $1 Billion on Twitter

Fixing Twitter’s weaknesses would make millions of people happier, and could help add a billion dollars to the company’s market cap. Here’s the plan »

105-Year-Old Man Sets Bicycling Record

Frenchman Robert Marchand, 105-years-old, set a new world record last week…

[Video] Watch Tesla’s “Autopilot” React to a Crash

Check this out: the very moment the red hatchback makes contact with the black SUV, the autopiloted Tesla comes to a quick stop. Score one for Tesla Autopilot »

Like an Android Phone—But It’s a Car

Google tweaked Android last…

What To Do When Your Money Manager Buys a Ferrari

A new study found that the car your money manager drives is related to his capacity for risk taking—and his ability to generate market-beating returns. In particular, make sure to look out for Minivan owners »

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2017’s New Movies on Netflix

From the Superman movies to “Boogie Nights,” here are all the titles Netflix will be adding in January 2017—and all the titles you should watch this year before Netflix removes them »

13-Year-Old Becomes Venture Capitalist

Harry Stebbings fell in love with venture…

Russia’s Failed Internet Experiment

Long before the World Wide Web, the Soviets tried to save the USSR with a computer network. Why did their project never make it? Nyet Internet!

[Graphic Video] Athlete Killed by Social Media

With all the new “live streaming” apps out there, the pressure…