CES 2015: Are The Wheels Coming Off the VR Hype Bus?
By Noah J. Nelson (@noahjnelson) The wheels on the bus have gone round and round from CES to GDC to E3 -- every tech show acronym you can think of -- and back again. But here's the problem with hype...
View ArticleWeekend Roundup: Is Europe Imploding?
Europe is facing divisive challenges on all fronts. It is being torn within by hardening attitudes toward the growing presence not only of Muslim immigrants, but also of citizens. On Monday,...
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This '4D-Printed' Dress Just Became Part Of The Museum Of Modern Art's...
The Kinematics dress, created by generative design studio Nervous System, is, in all cliches, not your average piece of fabric. For starters, the Museum of Modern Art recently acquired the fashionable...
View ArticleSpaceX Rocket Launches Space Cargo, But Crash Lands
(Adds rocket launcher failing to land back on platform) By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. Jan 10 (Reuters) - An unmanned Space Exploration Technologies mission blasted off on Saturday carrying cargo...
View ArticleBest Tweets: What Women Said On Twitter This Week
While the new year can be exciting for some, Alexis Wilkinson wasn't too hot on 2015 yet: "I really don't know how I feel about it so far so can I just binge watch 2015 in like a couple months." That's...
View ArticleObama To Announce Cybersecurity Plans Next Week
WASHINGTON (AP) — Continuing the break with State of the Union tradition, President Barack Obama will spend most of the coming week previewing more of the proposals he will outline in the address,...
View ArticleGM Plans To Start Selling Affordable Electric Car In 2017
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors plans to start selling an affordable electric car in 2017 that will be able to go 200 miles on a single charge. A person briefed on the matter told The Associated Press...
View ArticleHow To Get More Followers While Live-Tweeting The Golden Globes
The Golden Globes are a time for celebrating the arts and also live-tweeting said celebration. Amid the masses, it can feel like your hilarious commentary is not getting you the thousands of followers...
View ArticleWho To Follow On Instagram During The Golden Globes
Whether you're watching the Golden Globes on Sunday or plugging into the heap of awkward Marnie moments that is the season premiere of "Girls," you'll need some photographic updates from all the...
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This Zero-Emission Home Creates Enough Energy To Power An Electric Car For...
This just might just be the most beautiful zero-emission home we have ever laid eyes on. Snøhetta, a design firm in Norway, has created the ZEB Multi-Comfort House in Ringdalskogen, Larvik, Norway. The...
View ArticleOnline Safety Redefined: The 3 Key Elements
Online safety has come of age. It is 21 years since "Child Safety on the Information Highway" was first published by journalist and online safety expert, Larry Magid. A year later, after the release of...
View ArticleFacebook and Twitter Video Explodes, While TV Fights For The Livingroom,
At CES this year, the hardware companies were popping champaign corks. Hallelujah TV is SAVED! Ok, consumers didn't much like 3d - but 4k is going to sell tons of flat screens and draw families back to...
View ArticleThe Town Without Wi-Fi
The residents of Green Bank, West Virginia, can’t use cell phones, wi-fi, or other kinds of modern technology due to a high-tech government telescope.
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Can 'User as Owner' Policy Prevent Need for 'Right to Be Forgotten'?
The complexities of Europe's Right to be Forgotten law is causing a lot of confusion due to the vagueness and ambiguity of recent rulings, its impact on the freedom of expression, its interaction with...
View ArticleLena Dunham Deleted Twitter From Her Phone 'To Create A Safer Space For...
At the Golden Globes on Sunday, Lena Dunham told Ryan Seacrest that she had deleted Twitter from her phone. “I check it occasionally, but it’s not the same codependence Twitter and I once shared,"...
View Article'Transparent' Creator Jill Soloway Dedicates Best Comedy Series Win To Leelah...
"Transparent," Amazon's story about a transgender woman coming out to her family, took home the Golden Globe for Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy. The series beat out three-time nominee...
View Article'House Of Cards' Season 3 Trailer Premieres During Golden Globes
"This is the beginning of my revenge." That's how Kevin Spacey started out his acceptance speech at the Golden Globes, where he won for Best Actor in a drama series for his role as Frank Underwood in...
View ArticleEddie Redmayne Wins Best Actor - Drama At 2015 Golden Globes For 'The Theory...
Eddie Redmayne won Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama at the 2015 Golden Globes for "The Theory of Everything." "This was a huge privilege," he said, thanking "Stephen, Jane and the entire Hawking...
View ArticleMobile Payment Firm LoopPay Plans To Enter India In 2015
Las Vegas: US based tech firm LoopPay is planning to enter the Indian market this year with its patented technology that facilitates payment by just placing mobile phones beside a normal card reader at...
View ArticleCan Big Data Save The Last Of India's Wild Tigers?
This story originally appeared on Ensia. Traveling in small, nomadic groups, carrying knives, axes and steel traps, tiger poachers in India have long held advantages over those trying to protect the...
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