Google To Shield Students From Digital Ads
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google will no longer try to sell ads based on personal information collected about students using a suite of products tailored for schools. The changes announced Wednesday revise...
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5 Ways CIOs Can Drive Digital Business Transformation
I recently had the wonderful opportunity to conduct a special edition of CxOTalk live in New York City at the CIO Perspectives conference presented by CIO Magazine. Our special guest, Brandon Berger is...
View ArticleDonald Sterling, Brendan Eich and How Homophobia Gets a Pass
Let's get this straight. L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling was caught on tape making racist remarks, and rather than just letting the free market play out and eventually force his hand -- as was...
View ArticleWhy One Mom Tried To Hide Her Pregnancy From The Internet
When Janet Vertesi got pregnant, she decided to embark on a challenging experiment: She wanted to see what it would take to hide her pregnancy from the Internet. The answer, she quickly learned, was: a...
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America's Internet Giveaway: Dumbest Idea in the World ... Ever?
Who in the world could possibly think this was a good idea? "Let's give away oversight and regulatory authority over the Internet to other countries," they must have shrieked with élan. I'm wondering...
View ArticleThe White House Wants A National Identity Ecosystem: A Bad Idea
co-authored by Dr. Stephen Bryen, CTO Ziklag Systems Not wanting to be left out of the massive government surveillance business, the White House is proposing a so called "identity ecosystem" for...
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RadiumOne's Jagged Little Poison Pill
Sometimes it's tough to be a young multimillionaire CEO. Take it from RadiumOne ex-CEO, Gurbaksh "G" Chahal, after he tweeted he was "cornered" into accepting a $500 fine + probation plea deal that...
View ArticleToday's Technology Can Bring Needed Health Care to Underserved Children
This post was co-authored by Jenny Kattlove, Director of Strategic Health Initiatives, The Children's Partnership. With millions of Californians gaining health and dental coverage under the Affordable...
View ArticleMother's Day 2.0: Top 5 Tech Gifts for Moms
Give the gift of connection this Mother's Day with cutting-edge tech gifts -- from in-the-womb baby monitoring to app-enabled massages on-demand. Here are five Mom 2.0 gift picks. 1. For the Mom-To-Be:...
View ArticleSoooo Our Nuclear Missiles Are Run By Computers That Still Use 8-Inch Floppy...
Contrary to what cartoons may have you believe, there’s no giant red button that detonates America’s land-based nuclear missiles. They’re actually operated by -- wait for it -- old-school computers...
View ArticleMicrosoft Finally Releases Security Update For Internet Explorer
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Microsoft is releasing a security update for Internet Explorer that closes a gap that allowed attackers to take complete control of a computer. It also issued the update to Windows...
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This iPhone Game Is Just A Bunch Of Simple Text, And People Love It
In a dark forest, I fill a rickety cart with the sticks that litter the ground. I wheel the cart over a rough path back to my hut and check the traps I've left: a few scraps of fur, a handful of...
View ArticleProtecting Student Privacy Comes First
There was a rare bit of good news Wednesday for those concerned with the privacy of our children. Under increasing pressure, Google announced that it will no longer scan student Gmail accounts for...
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Cops Are Going To Live Tweet A Prostitution Sting. We Have To See This.
#Busted! Police are about to unveil the best crime-entertainment crossover since the advent of COPS. The Prince George's Police Department in Maryland is going to live tweet a major prostitution sting...
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This New Phone Case Holds Your Perfume, But Why Stop There?
In a world saturated with Kickstarters and evolving technology, it seems like there is some kind of new must-have invention every day. Some we really want (sunglasses that text you, for one), some we...
View ArticleThe Power of Social Media
With the millions of apps, websites and other platforms for people to communicate through media that are all over the Internet these days, this is truly the age of social media. Teenagers like myself...
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Professor Fakes Out Everyone With Incredibly Realistic Poster Of Himself On...
We found this gem on Reddit today, titled "Professor is never in his office so he put a giant poster of himself on the door." Color us impressed with how realistic this looks! No word on which school...
View ArticleWhite House Calls For More Privacy Laws
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is asking Congress to pass new privacy laws that would add more safeguards for Americans' data and provide more protections for emails sought in the course of a law...
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This Artist's Colorful And Creative Masks Will Delight Your Inner Child
We all need to make a little more time for fun in our lives, and, in case you ever forget that, this artist is here to remind you. Meet the "365 Masks Project," featuring daily creations displayed on...
View ArticleThese Girls Can Fly Over Buildings And Wrestle An Octopus With A Little Help...
Childhood can be magical -- especially with a little digital editing. John Wilhelm, a 43-year-old dad and IT director from Winterthur, Zurich, took photos of his three daughters -- Lou, 5, Mila, 2, and...
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