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Announced Today: The @internetarchive is now emulating handheld toys and games, building on the work of the @mamedev_org team. These are not "remakes" but emulations of the original circuits. Announcement is here: https://t.co/yuKihutxVs spread the word widely. pic.twitter.com/fCjzNCMFBR— Jason Scott (@textfiles) March 18, 2018Archivist Jason Scott explains the … [Read more...] about Internet Archive is saving all your favorite handheld LCD games

New York Magazine. "We discovered a bug that prevented draft videos from being deleted. We are deleting them and apologize for the inconvenience." It's not clear how widespread the issue is, nor whether there is a way to make sure that videos have been deleted. We've reached out to Facebook and will update this post when we hear back. … [Read more...] about Facebook promises to delete unpublished videos

The struggle to find work may finally be easing up for U.S. veterans, new research finds. One-third of employers are now actively recruiting veterans for jobs, up from 27 percent a year ago and 20 percent in 2011, according to a study from CareerBuilder. In addition, 31 percent of businesses have hired a veteran in past 12 months who had recently returned from duty, up from 28 … [Read more...] about Job Market Looking Up for US Veterans

If you want to know the gifts your customers will be clamoring for this holiday season, Google may have the answers. Video games, tablets, retro toys and warm clothes are among the top trending items on Google Shopping this month, according to new research from Google. The research shows that although video game consoles and tablets are the top gifts trending on Google … [Read more...] about Tablets and Retro Toys Top Google’s Trending Gift Searches

If you have to trudge into work next week on Thanksgiving instead of gobbling down turkey and watching football, you won't be alone. Although Thanksgiving is a paid holiday for most workers, 33 percent of employees have to work that day, down slightly from 37 percent a year ago, according to research from Bloomberg BNA. The percentage of employees who have to punch the clock on … [Read more...] about For Many, Thanksgiving Is a Time to Work, Not Rest

Like many business owners, Marcie Muehlke was inspired to start her company when she wanted to buy something that didn't exist. While planning her wedding in 2009, Muehlke set out to find a fair-trade wedding dress. She wanted the wedding to reflect her values, and that included finding a dress that wasn't made in a sweatshop but rather by people who were paid fairly, treated … [Read more...] about Fair-Trade Weddings Inspire (Socially) Conscious Couplings

Good news, small business owners: Despite the tempting holiday price cuts and super sales pulling customers into big box retail stores, you might still come out ahead this season. Through Web.com's second annual Consumer and Small Business Perception Survey, Business News Daily found that consumers are in fact willing to pay a higher price if it means supporting a small … [Read more...] about Big Box Retailers Won’t Kill Small Business Holiday Profits

The EyeLock Myris scanner lets you unlock your work computer with a look. The small accessory uses a special camera that reads your iris — the colored part of your eye — to grant access to your PC, work accounts and more. EyeLock claims it's more secure than any traditional method, including fingerprint scanners. We went hands-on with the Myris scanner this … [Read more...] about EyeLock Myris Eye Scanner Makes Your Iris Your Password

An improving economy is making retirement more of a realistic option for many workers, new research finds. Just 53 percent of employees over the age of 60 are currently delaying retirement, which is a post-recession low, down from 58 percent a year ago and 66 percent in 2010, according to a study from CareerBuilder. "As household financial situations continue to rebound from … [Read more...] about More Workers Retire as Economy Improves

Some industries have been around almost as long as commerce itself. For new companies in markets like clothing and furniture, there are two options: Stick with the time-tested status quo, or take a risk and try something new. These six startups took the latter path and put their own twists on each of their respective, long-standing industries. The company: Boll & … [Read more...] about Bright Ideas: 6 Bold Startups Reinventing Their Industries