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Tuesday, April 15, 2014
This week in Tech Reads: emoji, stolen passports, and what happens to our digital avatars when we di
Category: Agnes Martin erin andrews Andre Drummond nba trade rumors Bode Miller interview
Apple reportedly tries, fails to hire Swiss watchmakers for iWatch
It looks like Apple has been attempting to hire away watchmakers from Swiss luxury watch brands as part of their much-rumored iWatch, though they are reportedly having some trouble with recruiting. While European watchmakers have been repeatedly contacted by Apple, Google, and others recently, companies like Swatch have little interest in working with them, and employees seem disenclined join tech firms. For instance, Apple has attempted to hire a number of employees from Swiss watchmaker Hublot, but has met with little success, according to Financial Times:
“Apple has contacted some of my employees – I saw the emails personally,” Mr Biver told a Swiss publication, claiming that all those who had been contacted refused the iPhone maker’s advances.
Would you want an iWatch in the style of a luxery timepiece? Let us know below in the comments.
Source: Financial Times
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Someone Just Bought a House in L.A. for $102 Million... In Cash
When Los Angeles's most expensive house went up for sale at $125 million, no one expected it to go for that price in a million years. Well, someone, identified only as a "French billionaire," has bought said house for only slightly less that that figure: $102 million. And just to rub it in, the dude paid cash.
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This Playground Is Designed To Challenge Kids As They Grow
Visitors to Volkswagen's Autostadt, the museum adjacent to its Wolfsburg factory in Germany, will now find themselves confronted with these grey, blobby forms in the lobby. Is it a sculpture? An ode to Fahrvergnügen? Nope, it's a playground. For kids.
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