Friday, April 29, 2016

Top Stories of the Day // April 29, 2016

Employee found dead at Apple headquarters identified | This guy built a working hoverbike and somehow managed to not chop his legs off | A Dyson engineer explains why the company spent $71 million and four years developing a high-tech hair dryer | The MacBook Returns | Mercedes home batteries are a potential rival for Tesla’s Powerwall | Apple’s loudest activist investor just dumped his stake | TiVo is getting acquired by Rovi for $1.1 billion |
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FRIDAY, APRIL 29 2016 TODAY'S TOP STORIES:
TOP HEADLINE | Kate Conger

Employee found dead at Apple headquarters identified

The Santa Clara County coroner's office identified the man found dead at Apple's Cupertino headquarters on Wednesday as 25-year-old Edward Mackowiak, Reuters... Read More…
Greg Kumparak

This guy built a working hoverbike and somehow managed to not chop his legs off

If I made a list of "People I admire greatly but that I'd probably never hang out with for fear of my life and limbs", Colin Furze would be right at the top. He... Read More…
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Brian Heater

A Dyson engineer explains why the company spent $71 million and four years developing a high-tech hair dryer

Hair dryers are everywhere. Bathrooms. Gym locker rooms. Open a drawer in your hotel room -- boom, free hair dryer. It usually requires a lot to get me to... Read More…
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Tech Stocks Soar on Earnings

Tech stocks soar on earnings, Icahn ditches Apple, Biz Stone relaunches Jelly, Google Play warns of ads, The League focuses on events Watch Now
Brian Heater

The MacBook Returns

For many, the Steve Jobs manila envelope trick was enough. Sure, it seems a bit silly with the benefit of nearly a decade’s worth of hindsight, but when... Read More…
Kristen Hall-Geisler

Mercedes home batteries are a potential rival for Tesla’s Powerwall

The batteries developed for the high demands of all-electric Mercedes-Benz cars are finding a new application as in-home energy storage units. Sound familiar?... Read More…
Matthew Lynley

Apple’s loudest activist investor just dumped his stake

Carl Icahn, one of Apple’s biggest activist investors, told CNBC he has exited his position in the company. He was known for basically trying to... Read More…
Romain Dillet

TiVo is getting acquired by Rovi for $1.1 billion

You might not know Rovi, but the company is apparently quite big as it is acquiring TiVo for $1.1 billion in a cash-and-stock deal. Rovi holds a bunch of... Read More…
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