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“It Gets Better The Longer I Look At It”: 66 Kerning Mistakes That Gave People A Good Laugh

Kerning is the process of adjusting the space between individual characters. It sounds like a small thing, yet it can make a huge difference in how a word or phrase is understood. Put two letters too close together or too far apart, and suddenly people need a double take to…

Bored Panda · Oct 9

The Pentagon Is Eating Silicon Valley

An influx of military spending has been moving tech companies away from serving consumers and back toward chasing government contracts.

Reason · Oct 8

Apple’s Tim Cook reveals one of his major new projects: ‘You want to give part of yourself’

King Charles and Elton John part of work to ‘focus on young people, young curious people’, Tim Cook tells David Phelan in the former CEO’s first interview since he stepped down

The Independent UK · Oct 8

The making of Tim Cook: How Apple's departing CEO went from 'the genius behind Steve Jobs' to a star in his own right

Fortune’s reporting from 2008 to 2017 traces Cook’s rise from operations chief to an Apple CEO.

Fortune · Sep 27

Steve Jobs once hid his Porsche from billionaire Ross Perot; 40 years later, Apple CEO John Ternus reportedly drives a $1M+ Porsche 935 at California’s Laguna Seca

In 1987, Steve Jobs hid his Porsche from billionaire Ross Perot because he did not want the young company to look flush with cash during a crucial funding conversation. But after 4 decades, it has been revealed that Apple CEO John Ternus drives Porsche 935 whose original price tag of…

The Economic Times · Sep 23

From $2 billion to $112 billion in annual profit: How Apple transformed its business

Apple’s financial evolution reveals the foundation CEO John Ternus inherits as he begins the company’s next chapter.

Fortune · Sep 22

Steve Jobs made Apple iconic. Tim Cook made it a $5 trillion behemoth

Cook made Jobs' iPhone a global juggernaut and expanded Apple into an expansive, cash-generating ecosystem.

Fortune · Sep 22

Class 12 student from West Bengal comes up with soundless hammer after noisy renovation leaves him frustrated

Class 12 student Prithwish developed the idea of a soundproof hammer after renovation work at his home exposed him to prolonged construction noise. Interested in science and technology, he proposed covering the hammer with a foam-like material to absorb impact and reduce noise. While economics is his favourite subject, he…

The Economic Times · Sep 21

Quote of the day by Kate Winslet: 'If being crazy means living life as if it matters, then I don’t mind being completely insane.' Life lessons from inspirational quote on conformity, authenticity, judgment, courage, human nature and true freedom

Quote of the day by Kate Winslet comes from her character April Wheeler in the 2008 film Revolutionary Road. The line discusses conformity, authenticity, judgment, courage and freedom. April uses the words while discussing a possible move to Paris with her husband Frank. The quote suggests that living with purpose…

The Economic Times · Sep 19

Christie’s 2014 Apple-1 Auction: Sheriff’s sale buy authenticated; buyer’s research boosts value

At a recent auction, the Ricketts Apple-1 computer fetched an astounding $365,000. Initially acquired from Steve Jobs in 1976, this unique piece of tech history has changed hands several times, including a sheriff's sale. Bob Luther, who bought it for $7,600 in 2004, meticulously traced its lineage, enhancing its value…

The Times of India · Sep 17