Wednesday, December 31, 2014
North Korea's Kim Jong Un open to 'highest-level' talks with South
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said in New Year's speech Thursday that he is open to more talks with Seoul or even a summit with his South Korean counterpart, but stressed North Korea will continue to strengthen its military amid an atmosphere of distrust and tension while trying to diversify its economy and raise the national standard of living.
Kim's call for improving inter-Korea relations comes as Pyongyang is facing heightened criticism over its human rights record and souring ties with Washington over allegations it was involved in the massive hacking attack on Sony Pictures, which has caused major economic damage to the company and clouded the release of "The Interview," a dark comedy that portrayed an assassination attempt on Kim. Read more...
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Watch the first two teasers for conspiracy thriller 'Dig'
Can the USA Network lure viewers to its new series, Dig, in just a few seconds? It's certainly going to try
Starting Jan. 1, the network will roll out 10- to 15-second teasers for the forthcoming conspiracy-filled action-thriller, starring Jason Isaacs and Anne Heche. The teasers will be aired on the network and across various platforms, in an effort to get eyeballs on the series, which begins March 5.
Mashable has the first two teasers for you, exclusively, below:
Tiny teasers are nothing new, of course — especially since few networks haven't started using Instagram and Vine to promote their shows. But they're challenging to create nonetheless, especially for a show with as many twists and turns as this Jerusalem-set murder mystery Read more...
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30 greatest viral videos that cured your boredom in 2014
It's been a good year
We've laughed, we've cried, we've dumped freezing cold water over our heads — and, most importantly, we sat idly by our laptops watching other people do interesting stuff on YouTube
Viral videos are the fuel of the Internet, the backbone, the heart and soul. Without an adorable dog video or sassy toddler clip, how would we get through the daily monotony of the year? These are the 30 viral videos that kept us going in 2014 — the videos that amassed millions of page views, laughs and created dozens of Internet celebrities Read more...
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Working adults are too busy emailing to care about social media
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Iraqi media says ISIS militants have contracted Ebola
Reports that Islamic State militants in Mosul have contracted Ebola swirled though Iraqi media sources on Wednesday. World Health Organization officials said they haven't confirmed the cases, but the organization has reached out to offer assistance
Three outlets reported that Ebola showed up at a hospital in Mosul, a city 250 miles north of Baghdad that's been under ISIS control since June 2014. The reports, however, have perpetuated mostly in pro-government and Kurdish media.
"We have no official notification from [the Iraqi government] that it is Ebola," Christy Feig, WHO's director of communications told Mashable Read more...
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2014 was a bad year for movies — here’s what went wrong
LOS ANGELES — “It was a great year for movies” is one of those phrases that gets trotted out annually around this time, as bloggers whip up their top 10 lists and prestige films start preening for awards attention. On the whole, it can’t always be true.
It pains me to say it, but this is one of those years when it’s not. 2014 just wasn’t all that great for movies, and that means creatively, at the box office and for the overall health of the business — three factors that always seem to run in a pack.
SEE ALSO: Movies to look forward to in 2015
Here’s the good news: 2015 will bounce back so vigorously that “It was a great year for movies” will be a silly understatementThe Avengers are back. Spielberg and Tarantino are back. So are the Fast and Furious gang, Pixar (twice!), not to mention 50 shades of potentially profitable newcomers. There will be an awakening in the box-office Force, and it will be record-breaking. Read more...
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Edward Herrmann, star of 'Gilmore Girls' and 'Lost Boys,' dead at 71
LOS ANGELES — Edward Herrmann, the incredibly prolific actor whose collection of intellectual and high-society characters included Richard Gilmore on Gilmore Girls and FDR (twice) has died, TMZ reported Wednesday. He was 71.
Herrmann died in a New York hospital on Thursday morning after a battle with brain cancer, TMZ reported, citing family sources.
Herrmann's representatives were on a break for the holidays and could not be reached.
This story is developing ... Read more...
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5 reasons you should wait to go to business school
This article is part of DBA, a new series on Mashable about running a business that features insights from leaders in entrepreneurship, venture capital and management.
I graduated with my MBA when I was 32 years old. I had been out of school for eight years, working for a handful of companies in various software development, consulting and sales roles. I went back to school because I knew (almost) exactly what I wanted to do in the long run: Start my own company. I was confident going back to school was a step in the right direction.
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Apple sued for making the iOS 8 update too big
Remember the collective Internet freakout over the massive iOS 8 download?
Well, now that freakout has taken the form of a lawsuit. Specifically, a class action suit filed in the United States District Court in San Francisco Tuesday, which claims Apple misled users about the size of the iOS 8 update. Two individuals are named in the suit, both from Miami
The suit focuses on users with 8 GB and 16 GB devices, who are most affected by the unwieldy iOS 8 download since they lose a significant portion of their storage capacity when they upgrade, according to the suit. Read more...
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How to be smart about Uber and Lyft's surge pricing
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Mark Zuckerberg's 2015 resolutions, as suggested by Facebook users
Every year, Mark Zuckerberg gives himself a personal challenge, because being a 30-year-old founder of the largest social network in the world just isn't enough.
This year, he crowdsourced recommendations on, of course, Facebook
Many users took the opportunity to give Zuckerberg suggestions on how to improve the website instead of himself — adding the often-requested "dislike" button was well-represented in the suggestions. There were also plenty of proposals to make the world a better place, like visiting classrooms every week, feeding the homeless, and reaching out to Facebook users to offer encouragement Read more...
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The most important news story of the year — according to Americans
From the Ebola outbreak to Ferguson protests, 2014 was a year of news that rocked the world. But which one of those stories had the biggest impact on Americans?
Mashable posed that question to 1,502 people in the U.S. We surveyed a wide-ranging demographic: both male and female, ages 18 to 65, living in rural and urban communities. (You can see a breakdown at the bottom of this story.)
We asked only one question. The respondent could only select one out of six answers — presented in random order — or he or she could write in a response
Q: What was the most important news story of 2014?
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'The Interview' spreads to cable VOD, DirecTV, Vudu and more theaters
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The best photos and Vines you shared with us in 2014
There are many lenses through which to you can look back on 2014 — the year in pictures, in quotes, in news stories.
And then there's the art you shared with us.
Through each of Mashable's 38 photo challenges, 28 Vine challenges and two #MashMeets, we witnessed the immense artistic talent in our community. The responses we received for each challenge — from wilderness photography and faceless portraits to claymation and mini-movie remakes —were truly inspiring
We’re especially thankful for our active followers and fellow collaborators on Instagram and Vine; we hit the 100,000 followers milestone on both platforms this year, and much of that credit goes to you Read more...
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Shopify's Toronto office is way cooler than yours
Not everyone loves the open-office trend, but Shopify's new Toronto office may convince some doubters.
The online commerce company, which is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, opened its Toronto office — a 100-year-old warehouse — in May. The office has been a huge renovation project, which is why Shopify is only showing it off now. The company contracted M-S-D-S Studio, a Toronto design firm, to reflect Shopify's "core values of transparency and the open exchange of information," according to the design agency
The office includes 90 workstations, a boardroom, three large meeting rooms, six small meeting rooms, two phone booths, a cafeteria, a kitchen/cafe, a gallery, games room, break-out and informal workspaces, plus a reception area and retail shop. Check out photos, below: Read more...
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