Top Stories of the Day // December 31, 2014

TODAY'S TOP STORIES // Dec 31, 2014

JON RUSSELL India’s Government Asks ISPs To Block GitHub, Vimeo And 30 Other Websites Today it emerged that the Indian government has asked internet service providers to block access to 32 sites in the name of its censorship laws. read more

DARRELL ETHERINGTON Tesla Is Working On Robotic Snakes That Emerge From The Wall To Charge Your Car read more

FREDERIC LARDINOIS United And Orbitz Sue “Hidden Cities” Flight Search Engine Skiplagged United Airlines and Orbitz are suing Skiplagged, a small startup founded by Aktarer Zaman that helps travelers hack the airlines' opaque pricing schemes to get... read more

ALEX WILHELM What The Hell Is A Startup Anyway? If you regularly read technology media, and I honestly can't recommend it, you will run into occasional references to "startups." Many consider startups to be... read more

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JOHN BIGGS The Kairos T-Band Turns Your Dumb Watch Into A Smart Watch read more

JON RUSSELL Uber Suspends Its Uber Pop Ride-Sharing Service In Spain Following A Court Ruling Uber has suspended its Uber Pop ride-sharing service in Spain, the company confirmed today, after a court ruling that has followed months of sustained pressure... read more

JOHN BIGGS Matter And Form’s 3D Scanner Is Inexpensive And Promising read more

TOP VIDEOS

Built In Brooklyn: Tattly Works With Artists And Designers To Create Sweet-Looking Temporary Tattoos  Thanks to Tattly, the Dumbo-based startup featured in our latest episode of Built in Brooklyn, you can adorn... read more

Built In Brooklyn: Farmigo Brings Local Produce To Schools, Offices, And Homes  Food startup Farmigo is a San Francisco transplant — like me. The company was initially based on the... read more

Hands On With The Blackberry Classic  It’s been a long time coming: Blackberry’s return to its roots. Rather than chasing the pack,... read more

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