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• The Business of Simple
  I read recently that the very simple act of walking barefoot on grass is a powerful and natural stress reliever. In the last year alone, the US paid over $42 million in losses related to stress and anxiety (lost time, medication, etc). It’s big business. And yet, taking off your shoes and putting your feet in the grass is one way to relieve stress (at least […]
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• Microsoft Backtracking on Xbox One DRM and Used Games Policy
  Microsoft is dropping the restrictions on Xbox One games that keep players from sharing game discs across multiple consoles, backtracking on the position it held earlier on DRM. SEE ALSO: 5 Tech Trends That Will Change Gaming Forever "As a result of feedback from the Xbox community, we have changed certain policies for Xbox One," Microsoft wrote on […]
  Chelsea Stark
• Makerbot Acquired by Stratasys
  Makerbot has been acquired by Stratasys, a 3D printing business, and will merge with a subsidiary of the company, the two companies announced Wednesday afternoon “The last couple of years have been incredibly inspiring and exciting for us,” said Bre Pettis, CEO of Makerbot, in a statement. “We have an aggressive model for growth, and partnering with Stratasy […]
  Seth Fiegerman
• What If Beyoncé Named Baby Kimye?
  Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are reportedly still deciding on their little one's name, following the baby's arrival on Saturday. We do have a few clues about the baby's name, though — it might start with a 'K.' "I think it would be really cute cause Kanye and I are both K’s … but half the names on our list aren't K's, […]
  Hannah Orenstein
• Curalate Study Reveals Most Motivating Pinterest Images
  Images are a great way to tell a story behind a brand and can impact consumers’ social actions on content curation web sites such as Pinterest. A Curalate research study of more than half a million images posted on Pinterest indicated a connection between image characteristics and consumer behavior. Curalate recently analyzed 30 visual characteristics, inclu […]
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• 8 Superheroes Accurately Analyzed by a Clinical Psychologist
  Superheroes spend all of their time saving the world, which leaves them with little to address their own issues — even when they seriously need to But entertainment website The Credits is helping out superheroes suffering from serious personal problems. SEE ALSO: 8 Superheroes as Fonts The site enlisted a clinical psychologist, Dr. Natalie Petyke, to blindly […]
  Brie Hiramine
• Leave Your Charger at Home: This iPhone 5 Battery Has a Lightning Connector
  Lugging around wires and batteries is a hassle for everyone, but accessories manufacturer Moshi plans to make it much easier for iPhone 5 users with the help of its new external battery. Unlike other portable chargers, this one comes with a built-in Lightning cable. The IonBank ($89.99, 5,000 milliamp-hours) supports Apple's Lightning connector, so ther […]
  Samantha Murphy