8 Crazy Things IBM Scientists Have Learned Studying Twitter (IBM)
A team of IBM researchers spends their days sifting through Twitter. They use live streams of tweets to develop machines that are smarter than the typical computer, an area of study known as "machine...
View ArticleThe Cofounder Of Lady Gaga's Startup Says It Will Be Bigger Than Facebook And...
Backplane is the kind of place we think all the Facebook employees will flock to once it files its IPO. The Lady Gaga-funded startup just came out of its super secretive mode with the launch of its...
View ArticleHere's Everything You Missed From The Grammy Awards
Last night, the stars came out to celebrate and pay their respects at the 54th Grammy Awards. During the three-and-a-half hour spectacle, Jennifer Hudson paid tribute to Whitney Houston, Rihanna and...
View ArticleLady Gaga-Backed Startup Raises Over $4 Million From Top VC Firms
The Lady Gaga-backed startup Backplane raised between $4 and $5 million in a series A round from some heavy hitters including Sequoia Capital, Greylock Discovery Fund, Founders Fund, and others. Lady...
View ArticleLady Gaga Just Became The First Twitter User To Reach 20 Million Followers
Thanks to her "Little Monster" cult-following, Lady Gaga broke a Twitter record on Saturday by becoming the first user to garner over 20 million followers. At last check midday on Monday, Gaga was up...
View ArticleThe Andaz Fifth Avenue Wants You To Enjoy Central Park With The Help Of A...
Spring is around the corner, and in New York, that means it's almost the perfect weather for a Central Park picnic. But guests of Andaz Fifth Avenue who want to dine on the Great Lawn or in Sheep's...
View ArticleThis Posh New York Hotel Has Allegedly Evaded Taxes For Years By Pretending...
The Chatwal, a luxury hotel in midtown Manhattan where rooms go for upwards of $500 a night, is not exactly a holy site. But the hotel, which, according to HotelChatter, formerly housed a church, has...
View Article10 Celebrities Who Got In Hot Water With The IRS
What is it with celebrities and the IRS? Seems like every time we turn around, another boldface name has run into trouble with the taxman. Most recently, Kirstie Alley was hit with a $41,395 bill,...
View ArticleHOUSE OF THE DAY: A Modern Oceanfront Home In Malibu Is On Sale For $26 Million
A huge four-bedroom, four-bathroom house right on the water in Malibu is on sale for $26 million. The home is an architectural gem, with sliding glass doors, stone, and hardwood used in its...
View ArticleLady Gaga's Startup Showed A Hackathon In Times Square Yesterday
If anyone can make hackathons go mainstream, it's Lady Gaga. Lady Gaga-backed startup Backplane held a hackathon at SXSW in Austin, Texas, yesterday. Then it broadcast the hackathon. It aired in...
View ArticleLady Gaga's Parents Always Knew She Had A Screw Loose
Oprah just topped a week in which she was the first to interview Whitney Houston's family by supposedly having the last interview with Lady Gaga. Last night, while we were watching "The Walking Dead"...
View ArticleHappy 26th Birthday, Lady Gaga: Check Out Her 10 Craziest Outfits Of All Time
Lady Gaga turns 26 today! The singer told Oprah she's taken a vow of silence from the press, but she'll be able to keep them talking with her eye-catching fashion choices. In celebration of her...
View ArticleWatch This Disturbing Video Of Lindsay Lohan's Face Changing Throughout The...
We showed you this super creepy video of Britney Spears' face morphing throughout the years, and now YouTube user VJ4rawr has done the same to Lindsay Lohan. La Lohan, 25, goes from redheaded child...
View ArticleHAPPY EASTER: Check Out These Spegg-tacular Celebrity-Painted Eggs
Artist John Lamouranne is best known as "The Egg Man." The New Orleans native earned this nickname after painting eggs with celebrity likenesses for more than 30 years. Lamouranne began painting...
View ArticleThis Tiny Island In The Pacific Is BEGGING For A Lady Gaga Concert
Niue is a small island in the Pacific, sitting around 1,500 miles northeast of New Zealand. On it's 100 square miles sits around 1,600 people, and they want one thing — a Lady Gaga concert. Niue...
View ArticleLady Gaga Tells Fans 'Pop Singers Don't Eat'—Here's Today's Buzz
Jennifer Lopez stormed the stage to save American Idol contestant Jessica Sanchez from elimination last night. Executive producer of "The Blair Witch Project," Kevin P. Foxe, filed for bankruptcy....
View ArticleHere Are The 13 Most Liked Celebrities On Facebook
Brangelina, Alec Baldwin and Demi Moore may own the media airwaves, but they're not buzzing on Facebook. If you think you know the most popular celebrities on the social media venue—think again. The...
View ArticleQ&A: 15 Things You Didn't Know About Jack Dorsey
Jack Dorsey, the co-founder/chairman of Twitter, was given the Lifetime Achievement Award last week at the Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards—at age 34. After the success of Twitter, Dorsey...
View ArticleJustin Bieber Being Investigated For Criminal Battery After Attacking...
He was just trying to go to the mall! Justin Bieber attacked a pesky paparazzo who was blocking his car on Sunday and a physical altercation ensued. The photog then called an ambulance after he was...
View ArticleFIRST LOOKS: Lady Gaga Opens Her Own Social Network To The Public
The much-anticipated social network just for Lady Gaga fans, Littlemonsters.com, has finally come out private beta. Anyone who wants to see all the latest Gaga buzz and socialize with other Gaga fans...
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