On the heels of the success of its Discover Weekly feature, Spotify is adding another curated service so that users can find new music. Called Fresh Finds, the new weekly Wednesday feature, available through to all Spotify users in its “Browse” tool, will uncover new artists for listeners. … [Read more...]
Put Your Phone Down, Get a Free Ice Cream
A Chick-fil-A customer can get free ice cream, but only if he or she goes an entire meal without looking at his or her phone. According to TODAY, Brad Williams began the challenge in January at the two Chick-fil-A locations he runs in Atlanta. … [Read more...]
Fruits and Veggies Get Lower Prices, Health Rises
Cutting the cost of fruits and veggies, while bumping up prices on junk food, could prevent thousands of deaths from heart disease and stroke each year in the United States, two new studies suggest. … [Read more...]
Astronaut Scott Kelly More of an Environmentalist After Space-Cation
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly touched down on Earth last night after nearly a year aboard the International Space Station (ISS) — 340 days, the longest time of any American. Kelly and Russian cosmonauts Mikhail Kornienko and Sergey Volkov returned aboard Russia’s Soyuz capsule, safely landing on the steppes of Kazakhstan just before midnight Eastern Time. He’s on his way back to … [Read more...]
Is Your Employer Watching You? Iphone’s iOS 9.3 Will Tell You…
Nobody likes being monitored. But even if you suspected your company is following your activities on the iPhone, would you know where to check? In the next iteration of its smartphone operating system, iOS 9.3, Apple is looking to make this an easier task. According to Reddit user MaGNeTiX, the latest beta of iOS 9.3 has a message telling users their iPhone is being … [Read more...]
Chocolate Milk Is Great for Workout Recovery
Chocolate milk is becoming more and more popular as the go-to post-race recovery beverage. Not only is it a delicious option, but it is also cheap and readily available, compared to more expensive energy drinks such as Gatorade or Endurox. … [Read more...]
Save Money Every Month With a Couple of Green Living Tips
Another Earth Day is just around the corner. Let’s get a head start on saving the planet with these eco-friendly green living lifestyle tips that’ll also save you moolah every month. … [Read more...]
$30 million European News Tech Companies Boast Google as Investor
Pouring gas on the bonfire of news tech, Google recently announced that it has invested more than €27 million ($30 million) into projects spanning the European news tech scene. The fund’s goal is to ‘help stimulate innovation in digital journalism’ over the next three years, Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai said at an event in Paris last week. This batch of investments is the first … [Read more...]