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Snapchat is celebrating New Year’s with a compilation of your snaps in Times Square

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by on December 31, 2014 at 6:46 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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As Snapchat looks to strengthen its advertising chops and expand its audience, it’s been trying a few different methods of reaching out to users and businesses. According The New York Times, the company newest effort will take place on New Year’s Eve with a compilation of its user’s snaps. Snapchat reportedly will have a team of curators selecting photos and videos from users at celebrations in Dubai, New York City, St. Petersburg (Russia) and other places around the world. The users must give permission before Snapchat can use their content though. Anybody will then be able to see the compilation in the livestreaming part…

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GOP hackers have threatened a ‘news media organization’ according to the FBI

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by on December 31, 2014 at 5:56 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Not quite happy with just going after Sony, the GOP hackers are now going after news outlets according to the FBI. In a joint intelligence bulletin obtained by The Intercept, the FBI states that threats have been made to a “news media organization” and that such threats could extend to other such organizations. The FBI does not name the threatened organization. After hacking Sony, the hackers threatened 9/11 style attacks on any theaters playing the movie, ‘The Interview,’ which depicts a wacky assassination plot against North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un. Major theaters pulled the movie and Sony temporarily scrapped all plans to release…

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Elon Musk promises automatic ‘solid metal snake’ chargers for the Tesla Model S

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by on December 31, 2014 at 4:25 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Elon Musk, Gadgets, Insider, Product Updates, Tesla, Tesla Model S

We don’t know what Elon Musk’s New Year’s resolutions are, but we do know he’s developing a new charging system for the Tesla Model S. Btw, we are actually working on a charger that automatically moves out from the wall & connects like a solid metal snake. For realz. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 31, 2014 Clearly Musk wants to make life as convenient as possible for Tesla owners and the new development won’t just benefit people who plump for a fancy electric motor in the future: This can be used with all existing Model S cars, not just futures ones. —…

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The best typefaces of 2014

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by on December 31, 2014 at 3:01 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev

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Sean Mitchell is an interactive designer based in Vancouver, British Columbia, and the editor of TypeRelease. We’ve counted down our favorite fonts every month this year, and now it’s time to look back at what 2014 brought us in beautiful typography… in no particular order, of course. Lián Types: Selfie Selfie is a connected sans based on vintage signage scripts. Font Bureau: Input Input is a flexible system of fonts designed specifically for code. Latinotype: Texta Texta is a contemporary, rational, transparent and useful sans to compose all kind of texts. Typotheque: Woodkit Woodkit is a playful fixed-width display series of typefaces inspired by wood…

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Top drone deals of 2014

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by on December 31, 2014 at 2:30 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Offers

Ready for some aerial acrobatics? Grab a drone, any drone here at TNW Deals at a special price, and perform smooth flight patterns and cool stunts in your personal airspace! Also, don’t miss our top gadget deals and top digital deals of 2014. The Limited Edition Code Black Drone + HD Camera Whether you’re looking to gift or buy your own first drone, there’s never been a better looking choice than the sleek Code Black Drone. Finished in stunning matte black, the Code Black Drone features beginner and expert flight modes so you can execute simple flight patterns and tricks…

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