LinkedIn's San Francisco skyscraper is open for business and open to the public
LinkedIn has welcomed its employees into its new luxury San Francisco office, a 26-story skyscraper with its own gym, pool hall, and themed floors.
Ask.fm founders back Mint, a dating app that doesn’t rely on matches for messaging
The founders of controversial Q&A site Ask.fm have poured $1 million into dating app Mint, which already boasts 100,000 users in several countries.
Dems and Republicans agree: Watching a bald eagle being born is pretty damn American
Stop what you're doing right now and watch a bald eagle being hatched. Nothing could be more American than a live webcast of our national bird being born.
Twitter's algorithmic timeline is here to stay, here's how to turn it off
Twitter may have enabled its new algorithmic timeline by default, but that doesn't mean it can't be turned off. Here's how.
A new algorithm can tell when you’re tweeting while drunk, and may help save lives
The only thing worse than drunk texting? Drunk tweeting, duh.
Now you can share your favorite audiobook moments with Audible's Clips feature
Audible is going social with 'Clips,' a feature that allows your to share sections of your favorite audiobooks online or with your friends.
Judge finds Chipotle’s social media policy violates labor laws
A judge has ruled in favor of a Chipotle worker who was fired for his tweets. The court ruled that the company's social media policy violates labor laws.
Vine’s biggest stars are asking Twitter to compensate them for their work
Vine's biggest stars have held a meeting with Twitter executives to demand they receive compensation for their work on the video-looping platform.
Twitter’s new Windows 10 Mobile app retains dark theme, adds camera support
Windows 10 Mobile users will now have access to Twitter's new app for the platform, which is optimized to perform differently depending on display size.
Snapchat's new Vice President assigned critical role of managing the app
Snapchat has hired a new VP to handle the day-to-day tasks of managing its product. Longtime Pandora exec Tom Conrad has been selected for the role.
Don’t be that guy: 6 unbelievable tales of fliers behaving badly
Check out some of the more ridiculous moments of fliers acting badly in recent airline passenger history.
Pigeons are monitoring London’s air pollution and tweeting the results
A British company is strapping sensors to pigeons in London in order to monitor the British capital's air pollution levels and tweet the results.
Turkey bans Facebook and Twitter over images of deadly Ankara bombing
A court in Turkey has placed a ban on social media sites, including Twitter and Facebook, after users shared images of a deadly bombing in Ankara.
Insta-fans are better: Study shows Instagram users spend more on music
A new Nielsen study shows that Instagram users spend almost twice as much money on music, and are more likely to pay for streaming services.
Shutterstock’s visual search engine could make browsing photos less of a chore
Stock photo agency Shutterstock has unveiled its Reverse Image Search tool that finds photos similar to any image you upload.
Apple vs. FBI: John Oliver knows what we're trying to keep secret
John Oliver looked into encryption during the most recent episode of HBO's Last Week Tonight. He took a stance, after summing up the two sides succinctly.
#Sandy: Twitter activity could be more accurate than government data for mapping hurricane damage
Researchers from Melbourne, Australia used data of Twitter activity during Hurricane Sandy to map its damage. The results were surprisingly accurate.
Donald Trump decided to boycott Apple, then decided not to
If Twitter is to be believed, Donald Trump seems to have forgotten entirely about his Apple boycott.
Abodo lists the most and least tolerant U.S. states according to tweets
Abodo has looked into tolerance in America as told by tweets from various states, and some of the results aren't pretty.
Weekly Rewind: Food porn, jet ski vs. drone, a new world’s fastest EV
In the tech world, a lot happens in a week. So much news goes on that it's almost impossible for mere mortals with real lives to keep track of everything.
Wurrly turns your phone into a professional recording studio
Thanks to a new app called Wurrly, aspiring songbirds everywhere will be able to turn their mobile devices into an easy to use recording studio.
Harnessing social media influence, Bloomingdale’s launches its first-ever Snapchat contest
NYC department store Bloomingdale's is launching its first-ever Snapchat contest this weekend, March 12-14, as part of its spring campaign.
Obama urges techies to compromise on encryption
Speaking at SXSW is Austin, Texas, President Barack Obama urged techies to not be "absolutists" when it comes to encryption on smartphones and beyond.
You could soon be wearing a pair of Snapchat smart glasses
Snapchat may be looking to get into the wearable tech business, having recently made hires specifically in wearable tech hardware.
New study reveals the tech restrictions kids want to place on their parents
A new study on tech rules within families has found that children want their parents to stop sharing their photos online and to use phones less at home.
Facebook to let users disable all live video notifications after influx of complaints
A planned Facebook update will allow users to disable all notifications of live videos after a number of users complained about receiving too many alerts.
Twitter in trouble: firm offers stock and cash bonuses to disheartened workers
Twitter is giving away cash bonuses of up to $200,000 to employees to stop them from departing the firm. Company stock is also being used as compensation.
Jazz up dull Instagram photos with Adobe Post, no design skills required
Adobe Post is an iPhone photo-editing app designed for turning images into impactful graphics.
YouTube co-founder launches live video app for celebrity chefs and foodies
Nom is the new live video app for food lovers from YouTube co-founder Steve Chen. The app lets users live-stream clips and interact with celebrity chefs.
Facebook’s digital glossary patent reveals Web-slang version of the Urban Dictionary
Facebook has been granted a patent for a “social glossary” software that scans posts and messages in order to collect emerging terms and Web slang.
Facebook gets silly with acquisition of face-swapping selfie app MSQRD
Facebook is purchasing popular face-swapping app, MSQRD, and the company behind the technology.