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Here’s what you need to know TECH Google goes dsnalog with its new note-taking tools. Just so we’re clear, this notepad is NOT for consumers… yet. “Think With Google is a service Google offers that gives marketers insight into how to best promote their companies,” says Fast Company. “It offers a series of tools which use Google’s own data to analyze trends, behaviors,…

Good afternoon, Early Risers! Here’s what you need to know TECH This office workstation lets you work lying down. Unless you have an in-house dentist giving you checkups on a weekly basis, this revolutionary $5,900 workstation is about as useful as a Shake Weight. Sitting is the new smoking; standing is just as bad for you…

Here’s what you need to know TECH Death of the hyperlink. Why are hyperlinks blue? Someone asks. “Blue hyperlinks can be perceived by nearly everyone, while red and green colors are difficult for 7-10% of men and about .4% of women due to varying degrees of color blindness,” says Dan Lundmark. The reason Mark Zuckerberg made Facebook…

Good afternoon, Early Risers! Here’s what you need to know TECH The biggest hurdle yet for self-driving cars. “Imagine that in the not-too-distant future, you own a self-driving car. One day, while you are driving along, an unfortunate set of events causes the car to head toward a crowd of 10 people crossing the road. It…

Good afternoon, Early Risers! Here’s what you need to know TECH Meet the 6th grader selling passwords for less than a cup of coffee. “This is my first business (other than occasional lemonade stands!). But I’m very excited about it and will be very responsible. My password business has been profiled in my mother’s book, Dragnet Nation, and…

Good afternoon, Early Risers! Here’s what you need to know TECH The perfect password formula is easy to remember. A friend confided to me that she was afraid to log out of her Instagram account, because she didn’t remember her password to log back in. Ha! While this may sound ridiculous, the anxiety of forgetting passwords is…

Good afternoon, Early Risers! Here’s what you need to know TECH Drivers are being idiots with Tesla’s new autopilot feature. What sounds sexier: ‘autopilot’ or ‘assistive technology?’ Tesla is guilty of having compelling marketing, but the majority of the blame here lies on irresponsible drivers. More and more videos are surfacing on YouTube with Tesla drivers filming their close-call experiences with…

Good afternoon, Early Risers! Here’s what you need to know TECH “For millennials, this is the thing in wireless that frustrates them the most.” Verizon’s CFO Fran Shammo understands what makes millennials “can’t even” when it comes to their mobile devices. What Shammo is doing with this information is starting to shape Verizon Wireless as a company. The only thing that may be more frustrating than…

Good afternoon, Early Risers! Here’s what you need to know TECH Emoji Dick (not what you think). The NFL is all about Emojis right now, and smart businesses are cashing in. Sports Mania just released a new Fantasy Football Emoji keyboard you can download, that’s supposed to up your trash-talk game. While this is great, I think…

Good afternoon, Early Risers! Here’s what you need to know TECH This is the most disruptive trend in tech. “When a digital business marries up with — what I’ll call — digital intelligence, it’s the dawn of a new era.” IBM CEO Ginni Rometty sat down with Fortune to discuss what the future of business looks like.…