Apple Just Sent Out An Invite For A Quasi-Mysterious Sept. 9 Event
It's official. Apple sent out invitations for an event on September 9, during which it is rumored to announce a new iPhone, a big iPad and maybe even a wearable device. Here's what the invitation looks...
View ArticleThe Guy Who Voices Mario And Luigi Has Taken His Fantastic Talents To Instagram
Imagine, for a second, just how amazing it'd be if the guy who does the voices for Mario and Luigi created his own short videos featuring the beloved Nintendo characters and then posted the clips on...
View ArticleMiranda July's New App Will Turn The World Into A Miranda July Film
Nobody explores the space between intimacy and technology quite like Miranda July. The performance artist, writer and filmmaker continually investigates the shapes of interconnectedness in the digital...
View ArticleWhy You Should Worry About The Cyber Attack On JPMorgan Chase
So many companies have been hacked in the past year that news of another major data breach has become almost routine. Yet, there may be new reasons to be concerned about JPMorgan Chase announcing...
View ArticleThe Coolest Networking App You've Never Heard Of
There are many, varied, and well-known advantages to networking. But let's be honest: sometimes it can be a real pain in the a**. There should be an app for that. Turns out there is. It's called...
View ArticleExecutive Director Of DIY Girls Luz Rivas Is Bringing Technology To Thousands...
Luz Rivas graduated from MIT as one of the very few women of Hispanic descent, but now she’s taking the reins to provide other Latinas with experiences in technology. Rivas, who is the founder and...
View Article6 Smartphone Features of the Future
By Anneke Steenkamp With the new iPhone release date set for September 9th, the world is anxiously awaiting the latest in mobile development. We all have our own visions and definitions of what an...
View ArticleV.A. Shiva Ayyadurai, Inventor Of Email, Fires Back At Critics Who Question...
V.A. Shiva Ayyadurai was 14 years old when he developed the technology we now know as email. But despite having received "official recognition" of his creation in the former of a government-issued...
View ArticleDigitizing Democracy: Shifting Power to the People
It's common knowledge that getting people to the polls during political primaries in America has become something of a fool's errand, so headlines like "Major spending on elections met with total...
View ArticleThe 'Kill Switch': A Win For Privacy Protection and Public Safety
For an ever-growing number of us, our lives are in our smartphones. Whether we realize it or not, our phones contain large amounts of private information -- everything from frequent flyer numbers to...
View ArticleOne Woman's Amazing Response To Sexism In The Tech Industry
Brianna Wu regularly receives threatening emails, and she's over it. Wu, the Head of Development at Giant Spacekat and host of the Isometric podcast on 5by5, recently wrote an incredible response to...
View ArticleDisney Seeks Drone Patents For Theme Park Entertainment
Disney theme parks are known for going above and beyond when it comes to the attractions, characters and thrill rides that make for magical memories, and a new toy could soon be added to the Disney...
View ArticleAre You Driving Your Data? Or Is Your Data Driving You?
In business, politics and philanthropy, being data-driven has become a point of pride. Leaders parade decision-making as rational and strategic because they "have the numbers" to support it. The tech...
View ArticleLive Stream Captures SWAT Team Charging Into Gamer's Office (VIDEO)
When YouTuber Jordan Mathewson began his live stream Wednesday, playing a first person-shooter video game, he wasn't expecting to end his session on the floor with real guns trained on him. Mathewson...
View ArticleGoogle Building Fleet Of Delivery Drones
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google's secretive research laboratory is trying to build a fleet of drones designed to bypass earthbound traffic so packages can be delivered to people more quickly. The ambitious...
View ArticleFacebook Testing New Feature That Will Let Your Old Posts Haunt You Forever
If you've been on Facebook since you were a teenager, we've got some bad news for you: Facebook is reportedly working on a feature that will let your friends search through your old posts ... by...
View ArticleElders Try Out Oculus Rift, Get Totally Freaked Out
The latest video from the Fine Brothers introduces elder folks to the Oculus Rift virtual reality device. And it's a delight. The subjects, none of whom have never used the headset, slip on the Oculus...
View ArticleHashtag Activism Is Here to Stay
#Icebucketchallenge #Ferguson. Teens and twenty-somethings have created hashtags to trigger change and raise awareness about issues they care about. We have been admonished for only "hashtagging" a...
View ArticleWATCH: These Mind-Controlling Parasites Are Freaky, And Apparently There Are...
How do you explain suicidal crickets and zombie caterpillars? One word: parasites. Science writer Ed Yong shows us how these tiny creatures force insects and animals to do their bidding, and asks: Are...
View ArticleAmazon Finally Updates Its Ancient Login Screen
Amazon may be at the cutting edge of the tech world, but for a long time its dedication to innovation has had one glaring exception: its login page, which looks almost Craigslist-like in its...
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