Google Creates Elite Team To Fight Hackers -- And Maybe The NSA
Google said Tuesday it had created an elite team of researchers to find and report major Internet security flaws, potentially thwarting both Chinese hackers and U.S. intelligence agencies. In a blog...
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#AOLBuild Meets Founder Reshma Saujani @GirlsWhoCode
"We live in a society that says to girls 'Don't play too hard, don't build, don't create." - Reshma Saujani Reshma Saujani didn't listen to society back then and her stellar career is proof of what...
View ArticleA World Future Society Conference Speech: Everyone Faces a Transhumanist Wager
Last weekend, I had the honor to give a speech at the World Futurist Society's 2014 conference in Orlando, Florida. The World Futurist Society is the largest nonprofit organization of its kind with...
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The Convergence of Medical and Consumer Health Apps
By Paul Bennett [CAPTION: Image via Shutterstock] Consumer healthcare apps linked to smartphones or wearable devices are growing in popularity, and forthcoming offerings from Apple and Google are...
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Why Amazon Isn't Afraid Of The Occasional PR Disaster
A bitter public feud with a book publisher, eviscerating segments by Stephen Colbert and reports of terrible warehouse working conditions don't seem to be having much effect on how Americans feel about...
View ArticleGoogle Takes On Rogue Methane Emissions With Street View Cars
By Edward McAllister NEW YORK (Reuters) - Google Inc's Street View cars have captured the world's roads, highways and back alleys for years. Now they are being used for something entirely different:...
View ArticleIDC & Gartner: PC Market Has Strongest Quarter in Recent Memory
Personal computers, long an ailing member of the larger technology market, had a strong second quarter. After consistent quarters of decline, the worldwide PC market was either up 0.1 percent, or down...
View ArticleThese Brands Want Girls to Care About STEM
The latest trend of empowerment marketing has inundated us with positive messages for women. But some brands aren't letting their message end with a campaign spot. Armed with statistics that girls are...
View ArticleNathan Fielder Says His Bizarre Bill Gates Impersonator Will Return To...
On the July 8 episode of "Nathan For You," Nathan Fielder attempted to boost a struggling souvenir shop's sales by staging a film shoot, inviting customers to be "Extras" and directing them to shop at...
View ArticleFinally! A Beautiful Piece of Wearable Tech
Over the past year, several wearables devices have emerged to give people an alternative to constantly checking their mobile phones for updates. However, there is only one device that has materialized...
View ArticleFacebook Is Just Giving Away Free Internet To Some Teens
Facebook is giving students access to the Internet. On Tuesday, the company announced a new pilot program to provide free Wi-Fi access to high school students in Forest City, North Carolina, a Facebook...
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Yes, You Can Now Have A Drone Photograph Your Wedding
When it comes to wedding photography, the sky's the limit -- literally. Iowa-based Picture Perfect Portrait and Design is offering a brand new service to brides and grooms looking for unique ways to...
View ArticleHere's How To Get HBO Without Paying For Cable
Still holding on to your cable TV so you can keep HBO? Already cut the cord and regretting it knowing you can't watch "The Leftovers"? Did your ex's roommate's dad change his HBO Go login that you were...
View ArticleKiller Robot Remix
Eric Schechter's recent opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal, In Defense of Killer Robots, presents a reprise of some frequently debated positions on the place of robotic, lethal decision-making....
View ArticleThe 10 Smartest Celebrities On Twitter, According To Time Magazine
Leonardo DiCaprio is the smartest celebrity on Twitter, according to a recent analysis released by Time Magazine. The "Wolf of Wall Street" star's tweets rank at an average reading level of grade 7.5....
View ArticleManuel Noriega Sues Activision Over 'Call Of Duty: Black Ops II' Portrayal
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - Former dictator Manuel Noriega may be serving time in a Panamanian prison for the killing of political opponents, but that doesn't mean he likes being portrayed in a video...
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Cannes 2014 #Shingerview: Yin Rani, Campbell's Soup Company
"The challenge is how do you stay iconic, because too quickly you can go from being iconic to old-fashioned. I think you have to be really clear about what made you iconic to start with, be really...
View ArticleNever Seconds
Two years ago, a nine-year old girl in Scotland told her father she wanted to be a journalist. She didn't want to wait. So her father suggested a blog about her school lunches. Together they figured...
View ArticleReaching Gen Y-Fi: Tween Girls and the Power of YouTube
My 11-year-old daughter and her posse of upcoming middle schoolers are more social media savvy than many of the professional mavens who get paid to reach them. With an iPhone in her hands more often...
View ArticleMicrosoft Layoffs Expected Thursday
SEATTLE — Last week, Microsoft’s chief executive hinted in a long company memo that big organizational changes were coming soon. That time has arrived.
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