Someone Uploaded Tron Legacy to YouTube in Full [Updated]

According to a posting onReddit, someone has uploaded the full version of Tron Legacy up onYouTube, and, at least as of this writing, it’s still there. This is hugely ironic considering that we can’t use 30 seconds of an obscure song from the 80’s in my YouTube mashup videos without getting the meaty fist of a record company clamped around my video serving up advertising. Seems like all of Google’s fancy content detection algorithms aren’t perfect yet....

2 min · 370 words · Joshua Peters

Something is rocking in the state of Denmark: Why Copenhagen is a startup city to watch

Think about the big European tech startup cities, andLondon,Berlin– maybe Amsterdam, will probably come to mind. However, up in the Danish capital of Copenhagen, a scene is emerging that’s well worth paying attention to. A rich vein of technical and design talent is building a new generation of companies with an ambitious international outlook. AtFounders House, a co-working space for young Web and mobile startups, teams of emerging talent work in close proximity....

7 min · 1344 words · Donald Campbell

Something’s strange about this ‘normal’ looking ancient galaxy

Something’s strange about this ‘normal’ looking ancient galaxy The galaxy SPT0418–47, formed in the ancient Universe, looks entirely normal — and that’s what’s so strange about it. The impetuousness of youth Theories of the earlyUniversesuggest that the first galaxies should have been chaotic, their structures untamed like those seen in the modern age. “This is because the strong effects associated with galaxy mergers and supernova explosions would lead to most young star-forming galaxies being dynamically hot, chaotic and strongly unstable,” researchers write inNature....

3 min · 525 words · Denise Gonzalez

Sonar gets us closer to the promise of true geosocial networking

Imagine heading to a party, or a conference, or a bar and getting a briefing before you go of the people who will be there, and how they are connected to you. Your briefing would include photos, profiles, links to social media presences, and of course, the person or people who you know in common. Armed with this information, professional party goers could have an unfair advantage in creating witty conversation....

3 min · 548 words · Kimberly Clark

Songkick drops a sweet new iPhone app for live music fans

A few months ago, a friend emailed me a link toSongkickand wrote, “Sweet site! Get emails when a band you listen to is in your area.” Sweet indeed. The UK and San Francisco based live music and technology company sweeps through your iTunes, Pandora and Last.FM playlists and lets you know when the artists you listen to go on tour. You can also search for bands and track them one by one....

4 min · 654 words · Olivia Henry
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