insert_link Tech Made Simple Mike Bloomberg has spent nearly $15 Million to be in your Google Search Results The 77-year-old former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg is running for president, on a centrist-friendly platform that’s mainly premised on beating incumbent Donald Trump. What makes Bloomberg’s campaign stand out, however, isn’t his positions: it’s how much he’s spending to get his message out. Google “impeachment,” for example, and you’ll probably get an ad at the top of the page that promotes Bloomberg’s campaign. Same goes for “climate change” […] todayJanuary 6, 2020
insert_link Fashion Ferrari Takes Offense at Designer Philipp Plein’s Instagram Posts Ferrari doesn’t like what German fashion designer Philipp Plein is doing with its Italian luxury cars. In a series of Instagram posts this week, Plein claims that Ferrari is threatening to sue him because he posted images of his sneakers on the hood of his own personal supercar. Ferrari says Plein’s behavior “tarnishes the reputation of Ferrari’s brands and causes Ferrari further material damage.” Ferrari’s letter to Plein also says […] todayAugust 6, 2019
insert_link Tech Made Simple Designer Philipp Plein Posts his own Shoes and Cars on Instagram, and Ferrari Doesn’t Like It Harmless Instagram post or copyright infringement? Ferrari thinks it's the latter, and definitely doesn’t like what German fashion designer Philipp Plein is doing with its Italian luxury cars. In a series of Instagram posts this week, Plein claims that Ferrari is threatening to sue him because he posted images of his sneakers on the hood of his own personal supercar. Ferrari says Plein’s behavior “tarnishes the reputation of Ferrari’s brands […] todayAugust 6, 2019
insert_link Health & Wellness San Francisco is Set to Ban Juul and Other E-cigarette Sales in 2020 The City of San Francisco just banned the sale or distribution of e-cigarettes in the city unless they have FDA approval. The ban, which also affects some flavored tobacco products, adds to restrictions that the city put in place on flavored e-cigarettes last year - already considered to be the strictest in the country. Cigarettes remain legal. Once it goes into effect in early 2020, the new San Francisco […] todayJuly 15, 2019
insert_link Health & Wellness Is Amazon Making a Wearable that can Read Human Emotions? Amazon is said to be working on a wrist-worn, voice-activated device that’s supposed to be able to read human emotions. This would be a rather novel health gadget, of the sort we’re more used to seeing in tenuous crowdfunding campaigns instead of from one of the world’s biggest tech companies. Bloomberg has spoken to a source and reviewed internal Amazon documents, which reportedly show the Alexa voice software team […] todayMay 30, 2019
insert_link Tech Made Simple New Tech from Amazon Promises to Read Human Emotions Amazon is said to be working on a wrist-worn, voice-activated device that’s supposed to be able to read human emotions. This would be a rather novel health gadget, of the sort we’re more used to seeing in tenuous crowdfunding campaigns instead of from one of the world’s biggest tech companies. Bloomberg has spoken to a source and reviewed internal Amazon documents, which reportedly show the Alexa voice software team […] todayMay 30, 2019
insert_link Fashion Vineyard Vines Makes a Splash at Target Stores Move aside, Supreme and Louis Vuitton. On Saturday, lines of shoppers snaked around Target stores with the sole goal of purchasing cheaper versions of wares from the ultra-preppy whale-themed brand Vineyard Vines. Apparently, this is peak grail this weekend. The popular collaboration created an intense battle for the otherwise overpriced products, leaving many frustrated that items were quickly sold out, both online and in stores, by the masses frothing at […] todayMay 28, 2019
insert_link Tech Made Simple FCC Says “Yes” to T-Mobile and Sprint Merger, but Will the Justice Department Nix the Deal? T-Mobile and Sprint started the day with very good news when FCC chairman Ajit Pai said he would urge the commission to approve their industry-transforming merger. Stocks of both companies soared soon after. But only a few hours later, Bloomberg reported that the US Department of Justice was leaning toward blocking the merger over antitrust concerns. This isn’t the first time we’ve heard that the Justice Department remains unconvinced that […] todayMay 23, 2019
insert_link Tech Made Simple Samsung’s Galaxy Fold Screen Gets Busted We’ve seen worries about scratches on expensive phones and debris breaking the keyboard on expensive MacBooks, but a piece of debris distorting the screen on a $1,980 phone after one day of use feels like it’s on an entirely different level. That’s what happened to a reviewer at The Verge, who reported that he had barely a moment to snap a few pics with the expensive smartphone before it […] todayApril 20, 2019
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