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Fighting for Which Future? When Google Met Wikileaks

In the summer of 2011, in the midst of the Cablegate affair (the leaking of some 250,000 diplomatic cable transmission between the US State Department and American embassies by WikiLeaks), at a time of...

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How To Download iOS 8 Without Losing Your Mind, In 5 Steps

Almost as soon as Apple released iOS8 on Wednesday afternoon, iPhone users started to freak out over how much space the new system required, and media outlets started to publish guides on how to best...

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News For High Schools: Digital Media Plus Teaching Equals Support For Freedom

Some experts say smart phones make young people stupid. Others say technology makes them smarter. Still others say the tool is not important -- it's how we learn to use it. A new survey of more than...

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Startups and Relationships: How to Get Them Both Right

A while ago, I was sitting there in my well-paid executive job running marketing for 62 countries, as you do. I had my apartment and company car, a hot girlfriend and took amazing trips whenever I felt...

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Facebook's Name Policy Won't Accept Chase Nahooikaikakeolamauloaokalani Silva

Chase Nahooikaikakeolamauloaokalani Silva has a bone to pick with Facebook. Last week, the social media platform froze Silva's account because of a policy that suspends accounts suspected of fake...

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Amazon Fixes The Biggest Problem With Kindle

Amazon's goal is to make reading a book on a Kindle better than reading a traditional book. But in the seven years the retailing giant has been making Kindles, they've fallen short in one huge and...

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Amazon Admits It Whiffed On Fire Phone Pricing

Amazon planned to cut the price of its much ballyhooed smartphone at some point, but the retail giant moved faster than anticipated, an Amazon executive admitted Wednesday. The Fire Phone, released in...

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Despite Facing Backlash, Facebook Refuses To Change Controversial Policy

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco drag queens are sparring with Facebook over its policy requiring people to use their real names, rather than drag names such as Pollo Del Mar and Heklina. But the...

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Apple Will No Longer Unlock iOS Devices For Police

Apple unveiled a host of new privacy features Wednesday night and said it would not unlock encrypted iPhones and iPads for law enforcement under most circumstances. The move comes as tech companies...

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Twitter CEO Responds To Pot-Smoking Accusation In Best Way Possible

PayPal and Palatir cofounder Peter Thiel is a legendary entrepreneur with a nose for investment. But when it comes to Twitter, it seems like all he smells is weed. “Twitter is hard to evaluate,” Thiel...

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Colossal Squid Dissected In New Zealand, Broadcast Live Online

It's a creature so frightening that it may have inspired ancient legends such as the kraken, and so rare that only two intact adult specimens have ever been found. And on Tuesday, viewers around the...

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Tablets Aren't Special Anymore

Five years ago, Apple released its first iPad at a price of $500. Now, you can buy a solid tablet for less than many people spend on cable and Internet each month. Amazon on Wednesday unveiled a new...

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Facebook Finally Tweaks News Feed To Show Stuff You Actually Want To Read

Your Facebook News Feed has been filled with old irrelevant posts instead of new ones. You complained. Facebook listened. Facebook is going to try harder to show you what you want to see on your News...

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Smart's Dancing Traffic Light Is The Grooviest Way For Pedestrians To Stay Safe

We've all done it while waiting for a traffic light to turn. The coast -- for a mere moment -- becomes clear. A mad dash for the other side of the street ensues. It's not the safest move. Well, as...

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Reinventing Law School

Law school was once considered a ticket to prestige, job security, and career satisfaction. Not anymore. According to a new analysis by the National Law Journal, applications to U.S. law schools have...

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Larry Ellison, Oracle CEO, Is Stepping Down

Larry Ellison, the co-founder of Oracle, is stepping down as CEO, according to the company. Ellison, who is the fifth-richest man in the world according to Forbes, was appointed the company's chief...

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London's 7 Fast-Growing & Disruptive Health Tech Startups

By Lora Schellenberg For a nation whose National Health Service has become a model system for universal healthcare, it is no wonder the UK is an international hub for health technology. The health...

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Home Depot Admits 56 Million Payment Cards At Risk After Cyber Attack

The Home Depot said Thursday that about 56 million customer debit and credit cards were put at risk after hackers broke into the company's payment systems. In a statement, the home improvement retailer...

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We Tasted Surge Soda So You Don't Have To

Surge soda returned to the e-shelves on Monday and people are reacting as though Coca-Cola brought back their childhood. Which it kind of did. Though the ingredients haven't really changed, we...

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Clemson University Halts Use Of Survey Asking About Students' Sex Lives

Clemson University suspended a controversial online Title IX training program after students complained the survey wanted to know too much about their sex lives. The conservative website Campus Reform...

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