5 private details Facebook asks for that you shouldn’t share
Like Google, Facebook’s business is built around a simple design. It offers services to users for free, but those users are not Facebook’s customers. Instead, Facebook’s customers are companies that pay to run advertisements on its website and in its mobile apps. And the reason Facebook is so successful is that it offers its clients ways to target their ads better than most rivals. Why? Because Facebook knows so much about its users’ likes, dislikes and all sorts of other personal information.
It’s a successful model and it’s not going to change anytime soon. By using Facebook, you’re agreeing to let the company make use of your data in order to serve you targeted ads. As long as you understand that, then go right ahead and use Facebook all you’d like — but there are still a few things you’re better off keeping to yourself.
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Amazon challenges Google and Facebook with a YouTube service of its own
Looking to upload your homemade video clips somewhere other than Google’s YouTube or Facebook’s video services? You’re in luck, as starting Tuesday anyone with an Amazon account can take advantage of the retailer’s brand new user-generated video hosting service.
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Jon Stewart returns to torch ‘man-baby’ Donald Trump
Oh, Jon Stewart. How we have missed you.
The former host of The Daily Show has been retired for months now, but that doesn’t mean he’s not following the news. In particular, he seems to be following the remarkable success of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump very closely. Appearing on David Axelrod’s “Axe Files” podcast this week, Stewart tore into the presumptive Republican nominee and said he wasn’t sure it was constitutional for a “man baby” to become president.
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New unlimited VPN app for iPhone is designed to bypass censorship
If you live in the United States and you make use of a VPN service, the odds are fairly good that you’re using it because you want to and not because you need to. We’re not suggesting that VPN services are unnecessary or a luxury of some sort — quite the contrary, in fact. VPN services are hugely important tools that can keep you safe from malicious hackers and hide your browsing from advertisers.
But in some parts of the world, VPNs serve a much more crucial role: They give people access to services and information that would otherwise be censored.
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41 different iPhone cases discounted in huge one-day Amazon sale
If you’ve been on the hunt for a new iPhone case, you’ve come to the right place because we’ve got a massive Amazon sale to tell you about. For one day only on Tuesday, Amazon is offering solid discounts on 41 different iPhone case models. That’s right, 41 different iPhone cases are all on sale right now.
All of the cases in this sale are designed for the iPhone 6/6s or iPhone 6/6s Plus, so we’re talking about a great selection of cases for Apple’s most current iPhones. Here are some examples of the cases that are on sale right now:
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Watch Neil Patrick Harris and Siri hilariously rehearse a thank you speech
Former How I Met Your Mother star Neil Patrick Harris is apparently a big fan of Siri. The actor appeared in his second iPhone 6s commercial that focuses on the virtual voice assistant, this time taking the leading role.
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India can supposedly bypass iPhone encryption
First, it was the FBI to break into an encrypted iPhone without Apple’s help. Around the same time, the LAPD was breaking into its an iPhone on its own. In either case, the mysterious hacks used by law enforcement did not actually break Apple’s encryption algorithms, but they allowed investigators to access data on devices that were locked.
Now we can add India to the list of parties that can supposedly break into a locked encrypted iPhone.
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Behind the Scenes with NHRA Cobra Jet Racer Charlie Downing
When this 33 year-old climbs into his 2010 Cobra Jet Mustang, straps into the five-point harness, and begins grabbing gears, he’s all business.
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Company creates the world’s first all-electric Ferrari
Despite the increasing popularity of Tesla, and despite the fact that even luxury automakers like BMW and Porsche have warmed up to the idea of EVs, Ferrari remains principally opposed to the idea. Not too long ago, Ferrari Chairman Sergio Marchionne said that the idea of developing a Ferrari without a standard internal combustion engine would be “an almost obscene concept” and something Ferrari would never even contemplate.
Thankfully, a company called Electric GT not only contemplated the idea, but actually put together an all-electric Ferrari. The team at Electric GT managed to find a 1978 Ferrari 308 GTS that was burned in a fire and was destined for the scrapyard, the car seemingly burned beyond repair. Seizing the opportunity, Electric GT rescued the car and swiftly got to work.
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Snowboarders take over an abandoned Ski Resort in awesome new video
An abandoned winter resort in Kanin, Slovenia was recently taken over by a number of Red Bull sponsored snowboarders, including Marko Grilc and Red Gerard. With the ski resort seemingly untouched for about four years, Grilc and his cohort of snowboarders were able to have their run of the place.
“It’s just so insane to even be up here,” one of the snowboarders says at the beginning of the video, “and then at the same time to have all these features that we can ride on that you would never get a chance to ride in an open resort.”
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