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New App eEcosphere Aims To Change How We Share Sustainability Ideas
There are many websites, phone apps, and books telling us how to “be green,” “save energy” or “reduce your carbon footprint.” There are dozens of labels claiming a product is ecofriendly or carbon...
View Article5 Livestreams from the Hackers on Planet Earth Conference You Can Watch Now
Here's today's essential livesetream for anybody really interested in governmental and corporate, well, dominance, of our private lives, the use of technology to fight for human rights here and...
View ArticleWall Street Journal's Facebook Page Hacked
The Wall Street Journal's Facebook page was hacked by an unknown source Sunday morning. The hacker made false claims that a U.S. Air Force One crash had occurred. The post came on the heels of the...
View ArticleRewriting the Innovation Code for Latinas in Technology
In preparation for the upcoming Latinas Think Big Innovation Summit this October, at Google's campus in Silicon Valley, I have been on a quest to identify Latinas around the country who are innovating...
View ArticleIn Comcast/Time Warner Merger, Public Interest Is Paramount
New York State's Public Service Commission (PSC) is currently reviewing Comcast's plan to purchase Time Warner Cable for over $45 billion, a merger which would link the nation's two largest cable...
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Why Students Plagiarize And What Schools Can Do To Stop It (INFOGRAPHIC)
Slightly more students plagiarize by copying uncited text in a print publication than they do for copy on an Internet source, according to a new infographic from the University of Illinois at Chicago....
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Don't Ask Siri This Question If You're In A Relationship
It's easy to get way too dependent on Siri. But there are some questions you just don't want the iPhone's virtual assistant to tackle. Take, for instance, this one: "My girlfriend decided to show me...
View ArticleTeen's Brilliant Invention Could Save Kids From Hot Car Tragedies
Alissa Chavez is just approaching her senior year of high school, but she already has a patented invention that could potentially save lives. She is being honored by the city of Albuquerque for an...
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Paranoia Muddies Media's View of Bitcoin's Potential
By Ulf Gartzke and Steve Ehrlich [Image via Shutterstock] European financial regulators just took a positive step to engage directly with the disruptive effects of the growing cryptocurrency ecosystem,...
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This Could Be The Back Panel For The ‘iPhone 6'
Two photos surfaced on Monday that purportedly show the new, all-aluminum "iPhone 6" back panel. They fueled speculation that the Apple logo on the back of the new iPhone might light up. Maybe the...
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Innovation Hubs Are Accelerating American Manufacturing
By Bill Dietrick [Image via Shutterstock] There's a renaissance underway in American manufacturing. Even as rising wages and energy costs in China are leading more U.S. companies to bring manufacturing...
View Article'Cloud Atlas' Author Releases New Short Story Entirely On Twitter
Cloud Atlas author David Mitchell has released an original short story entirely on Twitter in order to promote his new book, The Bone Clocks. Mitchell, who rarely uses the Twitter account, started...
View ArticleNAACP, Major Union Side With Cable Companies On Net Neutrality
The NAACP and a major union last week endorsed an FCC plan that could effectively end net neutrality, a position that aligns them with major broadband providers like AT&T and Comcast. The union and...
View ArticleYour Favorite Emojis Finally Get The Documentary They Deserve
You know them. You love them. Because they describe the (really weird) things that words sometimes can't: emojis. So, what if emojis were tangible, real-life things? This mock-documentary from Dissolve...
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How I Got My Startup Into TechStars
By: Brandt 'Bubba' Page, Founder and CEO of Quotadeck.com Last February, I attended a Startup Weekend in Provo, Utah not really knowing what to expect. I adapted quickly to the collaborative...
View ArticleDigital Hopes in Mongolia
ULAN BATOR, Mongolia -- I was pleasantly surprised when I saw the front cover of the New York Times last year with the story of a Mongolian boy, titled "The Boy Genius of Ulan Bator" in the September...
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Fake MH17 Facebook Tributes Support Porn Sites, Gambling Ads
Scammers are capitalizing on the tragic Malaysian crash by setting up fake tribute Facebook pages that bring in quick cash. At least six such unauthorized pages have been set up in "memory" of victims...
View ArticleThe Unregulated World of YouNow
An 11-year-old girl lies on the floor of her bedroom. On the desk behind her is a trophy that clearly identifies her name, her hometown, and the school she attends. She stares at her computer and...
View ArticleNetflix Is Going To Start Selling Gift Cards In Stores
You may soon be able to get a Netflix subscription at your neighborhood grocery store. The streaming video service announced in a letter to investors Monday that it's going to start selling physical...
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EPA Office Of Water Tweets About Kim Kardashian App
The Environmental Protection Agency's Office Of Water's Twitter feed went a bit off-message on Monday night. Normally, the site talks about the U.S. government's latest efforts to protect clean water...
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