By Steven Musil Ride-sharing services pulls out after lawmakers override veto on bill requiring drivers carry more insurance and submit to state background checks.
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You knead to play this ‘Star Wars’-themed I am Bread expansion
By Anthony Domanico To celebrate Star Wars Day, the folks behind the I am Bread video game release an expansion called Starch Wars – A New Loaf that brings a yeastly space battle to your computer.
‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ cast celebrated on Vanity Fair cover
By Bonnie Burton Han Solo and Chewbacca hang out with the new characters in Annie Leibovitz’s latest “Star Wars” portrait for Vanity Fair magazine. Plus J.J. Abrams reveals his Jar Jar death fantasies.
Samsung mimics Apple, right down to Jony Ive-style voice
By Chris Matyszczyk Technically Incorrect: A new ad lauding Samsung’s design credentials bears a stunning resemblance to every video lauding Apple’s design credentials.
This health-tracking device sniffs your farts
By Eric Mack With the CH4 wearable, now on Kickstarter, the quantified-self movement may have just jumped the shark. Or perhaps flatulence truly is a data gold mine.
Google patches Password Alert after flaw exposed
By Don Reisinger Just seven lines of code were used to dupe the anti-phishing tool. Google fixed the problem, but a new flaw has apparently been revealed.
Mom reports son for allegedly stealing iPad from 2-year-old
By Chris Matyszczyk Technically Incorrect: A Houston mom sees surveillance video of a young man taking an iPad from a child and pushing the child. Then she thinks she recognizes the young man.
Apple, IBM to give Japanese seniors 5 million iPads
By Joan E. Solsman Apple, extending its partnership with IBM, will also collaborate on apps to improve the wellness and connectivity of elderly people, starting in Japan.
Microsoft aims for 1 billion devices running Windows 10
By Carrie Mihalcik Operating system head Terry Myerson says Microsoft’s newest OS will be running on 1 billion devices within two to three years of its release.
Jack Ma says Alibaba has grown ‘too quickly,’ will freeze hiring
By Don Reisinger Ma’s company currently has more than 34,000 employees. The hiring freeze will last through at least the end of 2015.
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