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All the Trash Verizon Now Owns Kate Knibbs · 05/12/15 02:23PM AOL Desktop for PC 9.7 Homeless Silicon Valley Couple Triumphs Against All Odds Leah Finnegan · 04/09/15 09:45AM Prerna Gupta and her husband Parag Chordia own a company that makes iPhone apps. Their most famous app is Songify, which made them very rich—so rich that they faced every rich person’s nightmare: they began to struggle with the meaning of possessions and money. Apple Design Boss Jon Ive Gets Chauffeured To Work In A Bentley Dan Lyons · 02/17/15 10:32AM There is surprisingly little to be learned about Sir Jonathan Ive in this 17,000-word piece in The New Yorker , except this: The fucker gets driven to work in a Bentley Mulsanne, "a car for a head of state," as Ian Parker puts it. Bad News, Good News, Bad News Dan Lyons · 02/13/15 11:00AM Bad news: I’ve been missing in action this week, as I’ve been stuck in bed heavily doped up and suffering with two things — the recurrence of an old back injury, and the flu. The flu is letting up, but the back injury this time has left behind some damage, which will require ongoing treatment and physical therapy. Baseball Bullies Trying To Rob Startup Of Its Logo Dan Lyons · 02/09/15 11:32AM WalletHub is a social network where people can share information about credit cards and personal finance. The company has a logo that features the letter W, in white, on a green background. Not so fast, says Major League Baseball. In a classic jocks-versus-nerds standoff, the baseball guys claim that the WalletHub logo looks too much like the W logos trademarked by the Washington Nationals and by the Chicago Cubs. People might get confused! As the Washington Post reports, there are lots of other companies that use W in their logos, like Walgreens, W hotels, and Wilson sporting goods. But they’re not getting hassled by Major League Baseball. Does Anyone Know What’s Really Going On At Jawbone? Dan Lyons · 02/09/15 11:20AM Fortune just did a big story on gizmo-maker Jawbone , reporting that the company last summer was sued by Flextronics for not paying its bills. We’re hearing rumors that Flextronics might not be the only company having trouble collecting from Jawbone, and that Jawbone, which is 16 years old and still losing money, might be in trouble. We Asked You for Your Uber Score. Here’s What We Learned. Josh Laurito · 02/06/15 11:20AM is fascinated with Uber. A few weeks ago, with the goal of better understanding who uses the the car-service app, editor Dan Lyons asked readers to send in their Uber Scores alongside some demographic information. Truthiness: Jon Stewart Rips Anti-Vaxxer Mom, Leaves Out One Fact Dan Lyons · 02/05/15 12:30PM You may have seen the Jon Stewart bit about the measles outbreak, where he teed off on Tracy Skytt, a Marin County mom presented as a goofy liberal California anti-vaxxer. What you may not know is that Stewart and his producers edited out part of the original CNN clip — the part where CNN reported that Skytt’s children have, in fact, been vaccinated against measles. Twitter Is Becoming A Noisy Cesspool, And Costolo Knows It’s A Problem Dan Lyons · 02/05/15 09:44AM Remember when Twitter was the magical service that played a role in the Arab Spring and was going to make the world a better place? Increasingly it is becoming a platform where demented people hurl abuse and bully each other — it’s Troll City, packed with idiots, full of sound and fury, but signifying less and less. This Rap Video Will Make You Never Buy Anything From HTC, Ever Dan Lyons · 02/04/15 10:29AM This video praising the virtues of HTC smartphones features an actual rapper, alongside someone who is not an actual rapper. See if you can tell which one is which. My theory is that Samsung, Apple, and Motorola all kicked in to make this video, because watching this makes it impossible for you to own an HTC device without feeling constantly ashamed. Uber Gave Money To MADD Last Summer, 6 Months Before A Glowing Report Dan Lyons · 02/03/15 05:30PM Uber and Mothers Against Drunk Driving last week put out a report suggesting Uber helped reduced drunk-driving accidents. However, the claim gets a little wobbly when you take a closer look at the numbers, as ProPublica just did. Now MADD is backing away from the assertion, claiming the relationship is "purely correlational." Meanwhile, it turns out Uber started donating money to MADD last summer. Surely that is unrelated, right? Anti-Vaxxers: They’re In Silicon Valley, Too Dan Lyons · 02/03/15 03:10PM There’s a big measles outbreak happening right now, thanks to anti-vaxxers like Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey and the people who listen to them. But Hollywood isn’t the only place where people fall for junk science. There are anti-vaxxers in Silicon Valley, too. One of them is NetSuite CEO Zach Nelson, who in 2011 was supporting the doctor whose bogus research helped give rise to the anti-vaxxer movement. Google Betrays Uber, And Now It’s War Dan Lyons · 02/02/15 05:57PM Remember how Eric Schmidt spent years sitting on the Apple board, quietly learning everything about the iPhone — and then, presto, Google suddenly came out with Android and it looked a whole lot like the iPhone operating system and Steve Jobs went nuts on Schmidt for being such a sneaky, backstabbing son of a bitch? Tech Job Of The Week: Executive Assistant And Nanny For CEO’s Baby Dan Lyons · 02/02/15 12:03PM Any working parent will tell you that finding decent child care is a nightmare. But one tech company seems to have come up with a cool idea: Just have the CEO’s admin double as a nanny! A friendly tipster (and, I guess, job seeker) sent me a link to this incredible job opportunity posted by Skymosity in San Rafael, Calif. The company is looking for someone who will be an executive assistant three days a week and on the other two days work as a nanny for the CEO’s "adorable" 9-month-old kid. The Shanley Show: Was The Whole Thing An Elaborate Hoax? Dan Lyons · 02/02/15 12:00PM Over the past two years, Shanley Kane achieved a kind of celebrity on Twitter, where, as @shanley, she claimed to be leading a crusade for women in tech. But now some people wonder if the whole thing was a massive hoax. Gold Apple Watches Will Be Kept In A Safe: AKA, The ’Douche Box’ Dan Lyons · 02/02/15 08:20AM Robert Scoble In Recovery, Going Dark On Social For Two Months Dan Lyons · 01/31/15 10:44AM The past few months have been bumpy for tech pundit Robert Scoble. They have included a confession about being sexually abused as a teenager; a diagnosis of cancer; a decision to go to Alcoholics Anonymous; a new best friend who had him wearing a "Hustler" cap (see above) and making videos about "Hustle University"; and now an announcement on Facebook that he’s going dark on social media for the next two months so he can work on himself and his family life. Bill Gates: Also Afraid Of Robots And AI Dan Lyons · 01/30/15 11:02AM First Stephen Hawking and Elon Musk expressed concern about artificial intelligence. Now Bill Gates joins the chorus. Real Conversations With Make-Believe...