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Rented Teslas, and Other Methods for a Greener Commute
I live in New York City and have come to endure my daily commute. Now, with clients in Silicon Valley, I'm frequently flying, and it's got me thinking: What kind of global footprint am I leaving? So I...
View ArticleFireChat Shows the Triumph of Technology Over Repression
Something remarkable is happening in Hong Kong. I'm not just talking about the (mostly) peaceful protests that have led Chinese officials to at least engage in discussions about letting Hong Kong...
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New Social Network Promises To Serve Up 'The Ultimate Food Porn'
It could be the ultimate cocktail of social networks. One part Instagram, one part Tumblr, with a dash of Pinterest, a twist of Facebook and a few secret ingredients, Morsel is a new food-focused...
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The Grim Reality of Digital Health Today
By Anna McCollister-Slipp Anna McCollister-Slipp is co-founder of Galileo Analytics, a visual data exploration and advanced data analytics company focused on democratizing access to and understanding...
View ArticleThe Wild Wild West of Brand Safety
When the Internet stomped down its size 22 shoe and declared itself the new king of content back in the 1990s, it did more than expand information and connect the unconnected. The Internet took the...
View ArticleHilarious Sports Video Game Glitches
Anyone who's played video games in their lifetime understands the notion that no game is perfect. Developers may try their very best to make each facet of these fun-filled virtual concoctions perfect,...
View ArticleScary New Simulation Shows Mars One Colonists Could Suffocate, Starve
Thinking of joining the Mars One mission to establish a permanent colony on the red planet? Here's something to consider before signing on the dotted line: a new computer simulation by students at MIT...
View ArticleThis Is How We Diversify Silicon Valley
Morehouse College was founded just two years after the Civil War. The Atlanta, Georgia historically black college would go on to be one of only two to produce Rhodes Scholars, and count among its...
View ArticleThe Future Of The Culture Wars Is Here, And It's Gamergate
Over the weekend, a game developer in Boston named Brianna Wu fled her home after an online stalker vowed to rape and kill her. She isn't the first woman who's been forced into hiding by aggrieved...
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Ebola.com Owner Wants $150,000 For Rights To Domain Name
What's in a domain name? As much as $150,000 if the owner of Ebola.com has his way. Las Vegas-based entreprenuer Jon Schultz paid $13,500 for the rights to Ebola.com back in 2008. Now he hopes to make...
View ArticleYour Smartphone Would Be Dumb Without Federally Funded University Research
Federally funded research projects at universities led to the smartphone as we know it. As the Association of American Universities illustrated in a post last week, each portion of modern smartphones...
View ArticleTeen Geniuses Find Way To Justify Multitasking
While most of us like to believe we’re accomplished multitaskers who can watch TV, tweet, text, and make an omelette all while producing great work, science is always trying to tell us we’re actually...
View ArticleWhy We All Need to Help Change the Ratio on Diversity in Tech
By Jessica Reeves, Vice President of Marketing, Voto Latino It's been a few months since Google released data on its company diversity statistics. Since then, there's been a fairly steady stream of...
View ArticleFacebook And Apple Will Pay For Women To Harvest And Freeze Their Eggs
Apparently, Facebook and Apple want to be on more than just the cutting edge of consumer technology. In January, Apple will join Facebook as one of the first large companies to offer employees coverage...
View ArticleGoogle Discloses Vulnerability In SSL Web Encryption Technology
BOSTON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - A Google Inc spokesman said on Tuesday that researchers with the company have uncovered a vulnerability in widely used SSL web encryption technology, finding a bug in the SSL...
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The Power of Customizable SAAS Price Modeling
Software as a service (Saas) pricing can be a tricky thing. Vastly different than commodity pricing, SaaS pricing strategy tends to revolve around ongoing utility rather than a cut-and-dry "flinch...
View ArticleOpen Letter to Online Students
You may be wondering why I am constantly emailing or texting you when you miss an assignment. There are many reasons why I do this, and it isn't because I like to nag. But first, I want to clear...
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Manufacturers Struggle to Turn Data Into Insight
By Jon Sobel Let's tone down the hype about the Industrial Internet of Things. While the concept shows promise--building smart machines that use sensors and Internet connectivity to improve...
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Southeast Asia's Health App Explosion
By Will Greene Millions of Southeast Asians today lack access to affordable, quality healthcare. As connected devices become increasingly ubiquitous in the region, however, many companies and NGOs are...
View ArticleViral Fun Is The New Philanthropy 2.0
More than $100 million. That’s how much the ice bucket challenge has raised for ALS, courtesy of three million plus people. According to the ALS Association, that represents a 3,500% increase from the...
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