The social network is really stretching the limits of its Community Standards.
Facebook has started taking down the pages of businesses that legally sell marijuana for medical purposes in New Jersey, according to local news site NJ.com. The state is one of 23 across the country where medical marijuana dispensaries are permitted by law.
The authentication technology may eventually let Samsung smartwatches act as a key to things like cars, doors, and subways.
A newly published Samsung patent describes a wrist-wearable sensor that reads the wearer’s veins. No, not to tell their fortune, but to establish their identity.
The telescope will help reveal new solar systems capable of supporting life.
The successor to the Hubble Space Telescope is one step closer to completion. NASA has announced that they’ve just placed the 18th and final mirror segment into the array of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The completion of the mirror array is a major milestone in the construction of the JWST, says NASA.
During the debate on Thursday, Bernie again argued that Hillary was too close to the big banks—but Clinton dismissed that charge.
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders spent much of Thursday’s Democratic debate trading jabs about which candidate is tougher on Wall Street.
It’s all about the legacy you are creating.
Tristan Walker, founder and CEO of Walker & Company Brands recently sat down with us at the Fast Company Innovation Festival. Walker shares his business values, and tells us why complacency is the enemy of a company with a strong legacy.
A U.K. man sued the tech giant when the screen of his new Apple Watch cracked 10 days in—and he won.
After a U.K. man filed—and won—a suit against Apple, the tech giant has removed the “impact resistant” characterization found in the Apple Watch Sport‘s description.
Amazon has something no other physical bookseller does—a sprawling, high-tech distribution network—so don’t expect traditional bookstores.
On an earnings call yesterday, a shopping mall exec mentioned that Amazon has plans to open 300–400 bookstores. It was a surprising revelation, and probably not quite as straightforward as it sounds.
YouTube is inching its way toward Netflix territory, one batch of new shows at a time.
Starting next week, YouTube will officially compete with streaming sites like Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon to win over viewers (and creators) of exclusive, premium original content. That’s not to say that we should expect see YouTube start taking home Emmys next year—although, who knows?—but the 10-year-old video site is pushing further into “original programming” territory as it tries to rope in paying subscribers.
The layoffs primarily affect marketers, engineers, and customer service teams, according to sources.
Practice Fusion, a health-technology startup with more than $150 million in financing, is planning to lay off approximately 75 people—30 of them engineers, according to a source familiar with the matter. The company was reportedly preparing for a possible IPO.
A startup called Unity Biotechnology is a potential competitor to Alphabet spinout Calico.
The cells in our bodies are constantly under stress from all kinds of sources. In response, they can recover or die.
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