After putting booksellers out of business, Amazon is set to open its own retail chain.Amazon, the online retailer that killed off so many independent bookshops, is getting ready to launch its own brick-and-mortar book chain. According to the Wall Street Journal, the CEO of a major mall operator, General Growth Properties, revealed on Tuesday that Amazon intends to launch hundreds of bookstores.Read Full Story

Materials scientists put together a periodic table of substitute availability for metals, and the picture is grim -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

The company will bring its ultra-high speed Internet service to select buildings in all of its Fiber cities. The post Google Is Bringing Free Gigabit Fiber to Public Housing Across the US appeared first on WIRED.

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ThirdLove wants to banish ill-fitting bras with half-cup sizes and image recognition.If an app called ThirdLove has anything to do with it, you'll never need to wear a too-tight, loose, or lumpy bra again.Read Full Story

Months of rain and snow will be needed to climb out of the four-year dry spell -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

We survived Sundance! Now we're going to tell you all about it. We also have feelings about the RIAA's decision to count streaming towards platinum status. The post Culture Podcast: We’re Back From Sundance, and We Have Things to Say appeared first on WIRED.

The cost-conscious plan for 2016 includes simplification in the form of layoffs, budget cuts, and a focus on fewer products and countries.Yahoo's webcast about how it did in the fourth quarter of 2015 began in spirited fashion, with the traditional "Yahoooooooooo!" yodel. But the actual news that followed was sobering, even though the company beat Wall Street's expectations with quarterly revenue of $1.28 billion. And more sobering still were the plans CEO Marissa Mayer announced for 2016, which include layoffs, discontinuation of services—and the possibility that part or all of the company could end up being sold off.Read Full Story