Tech Start-Ups Now Heavily Investing In Fake Meat Companies
Even though meat production is expected to double by 2050, an unlikely bunch is now investing in the tofurkeys, tofus and other meat substitutes of the world -- the techies of Silicon Valley. Carmel...
View ArticleJohnny Depp, Wally Pfister Reunite For Mind-Bending Sci-Fi Flick 'Transcendence'
LOS ANGELES (AP) — For more than a decade, cinematographer Wally Pfister brought director Christopher Nolan's cinematic visions to life. Now, he's the one calling the shots. His directorial debut, the...
View ArticlecomScore's 2014 US Digital Future in Focus
Key topics to be covered in this whitepaper include: - The implications of a multi-platform majority - The continuing disruption of mobile in all facets of digital media - How social is monetizing its...
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Bringing Looking Back
Remember when people looked at each other? I know, it's been a while. But try. I stepped off the train the other day, and as I looked ahead at the masses waiting to get on, I was struck by a sea of...
View ArticleUS Airways Explains How It Tweeted That Infamous Nude Photo
Unless you're living in a cave and are completely off the grid, you may have noticed that US Airways sent out a tweet on Monday that included a graphic image of a woman sexually pleasuring herself with...
View ArticleEntrepreneurship and Women: How We Can and Should Make "Female" an...
Every business publication I pick up these days seems to feature stories about discrimination against women in the technology world. I have even been on the receiving end of this high profile press...
View ArticleSmartphone Thefts Doubled Last Year While Industry, Cops Bickered
The number of smartphone thefts nearly doubled last year, according to a new survey that suggests the crime is rapidly spreading while industry and law-enforcement officials bicker over a solution....
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This GIF Will Make You Never Text While Driving Again
Can't wait to get home to your loved one so you can give him or her a squeeze? If you're the one behind the wheel, this is yet another reminder: Do. Not. Text. While. Driving. Unlike other poignant...
View ArticleNewfound Earth-Like Planet, Kepler-186f, Is 'Best Case' For Hosting Life,...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Astronomers have discovered what they say is the most Earth-like planet yet detected — a distant, rocky world that's similar in size to our own and exists in the Goldilocks zone...
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TDK: Built to Record Every Lifestyle
I recently sat down to chat with TDK Corp executive director, Toshihide ("Toshi") Hokari about the evolution of this blast from the past company. TDK Corp started in Japan as TDK Electronics in 1935 as...
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Facebook Will Now Tell Your 'Friends' When You Are Nearby
Facebook has always been creepy. But now it's allowing you to be creepy, too! The site started rolling out an "optional" new mobile feature Thursday called Nearby Friends, which alerts you when your...
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Yes, Netflix And Hulu Are Starting To Kill Cable
Cable companies, you've been put on notice. Cord cutting -- ditching your steep monthly cable or satellite bill and instead watching video online -- is on the rise, according to a new report from...
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Twitter Pegs the 'Awesome Meter' -- Site Changes You'll Love and What They Mean
I love Twitter! It is my favorite social media site, just the way it is, for lots of reasons. Twitter has been the single most valuable driver of my business. So, when Twitter, in their official blog,...
View ArticleDisruption of Privacy: Ladar Levison and Lavabit
Ladar Levison has lost in the US 4th Circuit Court of Appeals. We've all read Orwell, and casually discussed the notion of "Big Brother," but there are some people that have experienced the disruption...
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One In Three Americans Think We'll Develop Space Colonies And More By 2064
What will the world be like in 2064? Just imagine: Will we have robot caregivers, like in the freaky sci-fi flick "I, Robot?" Will we be able to teleport using a transporter just like on the TV show...
View ArticleWhy the Future Belongs to Google -- Part II
If you have read the first part of this series, I have written about the strengths and foibles of two enormous tech giants -- Apple and Microsoft. In the final part of this series, I am turning my...
View ArticleJayne County, Transgender Icon, Allegedly Banned From Facebook For...
Following a week of controversy surrounding language and its use against and in the transgender and drag communities, transgender icon Jayne County claims to have found herself banned from Facebook for...
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How to Lie With Data Visualization
Data visualization is one of the most important tools we have to analyze data. But it's just as easy to mislead as it is to educate using charts and graphs. In this article we'll take a look at 3 of...
View ArticleSee What It's Like To Be Six Years Old And Steering A Harley Davidson (VIDEO)
Would you let your six-year old drive a motorcycle? That's the question going around after the YouTube user jacob hughes posted the video above on April 13 of his helmeted child at the handlebars of...
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Google Glass: I Have Better Things to Do With $1,500
I didn't apply to be one of the early "explorers" when Google first made its "Glass" wearable computing device available last year, and I didn't opt-in when they sold them online to anyone willing to...
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