Unrest in Venezuela and Sudan pushed price of a gallon up to $3.41, says survey
Netflix To Pay Comcast To Improve Streaming
Deal will allow Netflix to offer “high-quality” streaming after reports of slow connections
Coke Wants You to Wear This Huge Funnel Around Your Neck
Coca-Cola has a solution to our collective obsession with our smartphones that’s even more innovative than Google Glass: giant, Coke-branded funnels over our heads. The company “unveiled” the new product in an online video …
Charity’s Freezing Child Ad Is Profoundly Touching
A Norwegian charity has taken an unusual approach to raising funds to help children in Syria. The organization, SOS Children’s Villages, says that it set up a hidden camera near a bus stop in Oslo, Norway and planted a child
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Huh? America’s Best-Selling Car Isn’t Purchased By the Most Drivers
Toyota sold over 40,000 more Camrys in the U.S. than its nearest competitor, the Honda Accord. But Honda is making hay that the Accord was actually the car bought by more Americans last year.
Fitbit Recalls Its Force Wristbands
After consumers complained of skin rashes, the company issued an apology and promised a full refund
Custom-Order ‘Mix-In’ Ice Cream Chains Realize They’re a Rip-off
Executives in charge of two sister ice cream chains did a funny thing: They did some price comparisons in the field, talked to consumers, and concluded their “value proposition was out of whack.”
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Is the Internet Really a Utility?
That’s the question at the heart of a new FCC effort to rewrite the rules of net neutrality. With the proposed merger of Time Warner Cable and Comcast, there’s a growing fear that giant cable operators as well as internet …
Social Media Is Making You Stupid
But there’s some good news
Here Are America’s 5 Most Miserable States
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Soon You’ll Be Able to Order Anything, Exactly How You Want It
So you want a sofa, a three-seater, in green velvet, with no back but two tall armrests. Oh, and you want the armrests to be in the shape of Mimsy, your wheaten terrier. Such customization generally requires small-scale …