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Jamie King Relied on Uber to Get Her to the Hospital to Give BirthThe app-based car service Uber received some unexpected free press from actress Jamie King and talk show host Conan O'Brien on Wednesday. King decided to hail a reliable Uber car instead of calling an ambulance to take her to the hospital when she thought she may be going into labor in October "The... Old Coders: When Programming Is a Second CareerLiz Beigle-Bryant took her first programming class, BASIC, in 1973. At the time, computers were part of the math departments instead of the engineering departments, she recalls. And because she had a background in family art, everyone at her high school discouraged her from doing so. Beigle-Bryant, ... Spotify Serendipity Maps People Playing the Same Song at the Same TimeSpotify already tells users what their friends are listening to. Now it's expanding that idea to international proportions, thanks to a new tool. Serendipity records where and when at least two people start playing the same song within a tenth of a second of each other. The map quickly zooms in on t... Live Updates: Gov. Jay Nixon Orders National Guard Out of FergusonMashable is following the latest from Ferguson, where protesters and police are squaring off over the killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown. See Wednesday's live coverage here. 3 things you need to know on Thursday, Aug. 21: Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon orders the National Guard to "withdraw" from Fergus... Those Free AOL CDs Were a Campaign for Web Domination. It Worked.For his day job, Brian McCullough is the CEO of ResumeWriters.com and has founded several companies in the online careers space. He started the Internet History Podcast as a crowd-sourced history project in February of this year. You can subscribe to the podcast here. Jan Brandt is a legend in the w... 40+ Tech Events From Dallas to Las VegasThe Mashable Events Board is a great place to find leading conferences in your industry, whether it's advertising, technology, media or public relations. This week we're highlighting five events that we think can help move your career forward. If you don't find something below that's right for you, ... SchoolGuard App Is a Panic Button That Alerts All Police Within 20 MilesA new smartphone system may help law enforcement respond faster to school shootings or other emergenciesSchoolGuard is an app with a button that, when pushed, alerts all police officers within a 20-mile radius of the school at risk. Many school districts have police notification systems in place in ... 8 Vines of Transformations Happening Before Your Very EyesWe partnered with Hewlett-Packard for this week's Mashable Vine Challenge, in which we asked you to create tricky transformations in stop-motion or clever live-action videos We saw turns, flips, slides and just pure magic in these Vines. Food items vanished, objects grew out from other objects, plan... How to Make Your Own Dancing Baby GrootYou don't need CGI to grow your own sentient tree friend. The arboreal superhero from Guardians of the Galaxy is arguably the most popular character to come out of the franchise — especially in his twig-like, baby form. Patrick Delahanty, creator of AnimeCons.com, was so much of a fan he had t... Facebook Launching 'Mentions Box' Device During EmmysLOS ANGELES — Like a child shaking an Etch A Sketch with both hands, celebrities on Monday's Emmys red carpet will be shaking a new toy created by Facebook. Facebook told Mashable that on Aug. 25 it will debut the Facebook Mentions Box, an interactive device that stars will wield to answer que... |