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New York's Amazing Floating Pool Inches That Much Closer To Reality

Last year, Kickstarted introduced us to the crowdfunded phenomenon known as + POOL. Imagined by architectural firm Family and the design office PlayLab, the sustainable project aims to put a floating...

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Here's How The Obama Administration So Royally Screwed Up With Obamacare

Few political disasters have been so evidently painful as the launch of HealthCare.gov. The Obamacare website flopped from the moment it went online. And for the next two months it imperiled the entire...

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"Supermodels" -- Gigantic Model Planes -- to Fly Near St. Louis This Weekend

Ostensibly, the news here is that as many as 100 giant-scale radio-controlled aircraft -- with wingspans from 80 inches to 29 feet -- will appear at the St. Louis Radio Control Flying Association's air...

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Liu Bolin - Hiding in the City

Click here to watch the TEDTalk that inspired this post. Liu Bolin's "Hiding in the City" series stems from his questioning of, and reflection on, the development of manmade civilization and its social...

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'Nurse Nicole' Urges Horny Tinder Dudes To See A Doctor

This month, male Tinder users who swipe right on someone named “Nurse Nicole” are in for a little surprise. You see, Nicole is less interested in seeing your junk than she is in making sure it gets...

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Cities and the Cult of the Entrepreneur

Silicon Beach, Silicon Alley, Silicon Hills, Philicon Valley... one begins to notice a trend. These locales are not adjacent to Palo Alto -- they refer to newfound tech districts within Los Angeles,...

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Uber Sets Valuation Record of $17 Billion in New Funding

Uber Technologies Inc. is creating a new category of hot startup: the $17 billion club.

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Soon You Won't Have To Type In Your Credit Card Number On Your iPhone

Apple plans to make online shopping a little easier this fall. iOS8, the new iPhone operating system that's coming out later this year, will let you scan your credit card when buying something in...

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Uber Worth $18 Billion Because Sure, Why Not?

Now do you believe we're in a new tech bubble? Uber, a controversial car-hiring app, just raised $1.2 billion in fresh investor cash, giving it a total value of either $17 billion, according to the...

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17 LGBT Movies To Stream On Netflix Right Now

Commemorating the anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall riots, June is annual LGBT Pride Month. Across the nation, Americans march in local Pride parades and gather for rooftop parties donning...

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Is Big Data a Magic Potion to Save the Planet?

Big Data* is creating lots of buzz these days -- especially in the humanitarian sector. In the last few years, governments, businesses, humanitarian organizations and citizens have been using Big Data...

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This Is Why You Should Delete Facebook Permanently

YouTuber Matthew Frederick -- better known as "Matthias" to the Internet -- is going to delete his Facebook page permanently, and he wants you to join him. In his most recent video, Frederick argues a...

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CIA Joins Twitter, And Of Course This Is Its First Tweet

The Central Intelligence Agency joined Twitter on Friday, and of course this was its first tweet: We can neither confirm nor deny that this is our first tweet.— CIA (@CIA) June 6, 2014 The CIA proudly...

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'Please Stand By': How to Handle Technical Difficulties

You don't want it to happen. You fool yourself into thinking that it won't. But then it does: Your app or site goes down. You've done your best to prevent this, but sometimes there are forces beyond...

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Apple Is Preparing To Sell Wearable Devices In October: Report

SAN FRANCISCO, June 6 (Reuters) - Apple Inc is preparing to sell its first wearable device this October, aiming to produce 3 million to 5 million smartwatches a month in its initial run, the Nikkei...

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Dating Isn't All About Data

Click here to watch the TEDTalk that inspired this post. As a professional gay matchmaker, I loved listening to how invested Amy Webb was in finding a life partner. But I squirmed in my seat hearing...

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App-maker, App-maker, Make Me a Match

There seem to be a few common elements that give applicants a leg up when applying for an open position in a company: • Relationships -- or who you know • Experience/resume • Individuality -- or what...

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BUILD Series Spotlights Tiffany Shlain

Tiffany Shlain, filmmaker, founder of the Webby Awards and host of AOL On original series "The Future Starts Here," stopped by AOL's New York office for a conversation with AOLers about how she...

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Cable Companies Are The Worst: Study Confirms

More than half of people would quit their cable company if there were actually a decent alternative, according to recent study. However, there could soon be even fewer companies out there. Consulting...

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New Laser Device May Be A Drunk Driver's Worst Nightmare

Scientists in Poland may have come up with a powerful new deterrent to drunk driving. It's a laser-based device that can detect alcohol vapor--like that exhaled by someone who's been drinking--inside a...

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