THE Skinny

Facebook’s Revenue Soars Facebook has been racking in the users and it’s been paying off…literally. While other tech companies have been struggling, Facebook added 1.65 billion monthly users bringi…

Uber Lowers Grace Period You better make sure you’re packed and ready, because Uber isn’t playing around. The cab like service will now be giving passengers only two minutes to get into the c…

Yesterday, Apple reported its quarterly earnings smelled like vinegar #RottenApples. And that smell is coming all the way from China – which accounted for 58% of the company’s first revenue s…

Facebook’s Attempt At Snapchat..Again Ding, ding, ding, round 6 has begun. Facebook is taking another jab at creating a Snapchat-like camera app. The app is supposedly being built by a team in Lond…

Twitter Is on Fire! Twitter has a new hot account – the Olympic torch. Confused? The Olympic torch (@OlympicFlame) has created its very own Twitter account, tweeting from the traditional relay run …

Snowden Sues Norway NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden really likes to start things. Most recently he is sueing Norway to avoid extradition to the U.S. Snowden was invited to receive a freedom of spe…

Ashley Madison Hacking Update Last year, hackers had their way with Ashley Madison, leaving the personal information of its over 32 million users completely naked. Reminder: Ashley Madison is the s…

EU Files Antitrust Charges Against Google Google is being accused of using their power and not for good. The company built on the premise of “Do No Evil” is in a bit of trouble with the European Un…

Drone Downs Plane in UK It’s a bird, it’s a plane, no it’s a drone!? British Airways pilot reported to authorities that a drone struck flight A320 during its landing. An object struck the front of …

Google Helps the Blind Google is working with the Perkins School for the Blind to build a better GPS. Right now the typical navigation system has a ‘last 30-feet’ problem, meaning directions to a d…