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A Tech-Focused Guide To Increasing Your Influence On Twitter
We all know the power of Twitter to spread one person's voice across the Internet. Celebrities tweet out pictures of their daily lives, world-renowned scientists share the latest scientific...
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Yale's David And Goliath Tech Showdown Bodes Well For Data Freedom
Yale University has a new hero. He's not a president, supreme court justice, or even an athlete. And to most, he may not even seem especially heroic, but Sean Haufler, senior computer science major,...
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50 Cent Talks About Tech Investing Lessons From The Music Industry
Musical success in the iTunes era hinges as much on image and crafted messaging as it does on songs. Being an artist is in many ways like being a startup entrepreneur. Both are constantly looking to...
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Will The Home Automation Revolution Be DIY?
At its most accessible, a connected home can be created with consumer-friendly devices that require little or no installation--an approach largely popularized by the likes of Nest.Take Canary: A home...
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Are Microsoft's New Offshore Data Centers Really NSA-Proof?
Since the NSA scandal broke, tech giants have been hammered for suspected sharing of user data with the U.S. government. Now Microsoft says it can offer customers safe harbor in offshore data...
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These Tiny Keyboards Could Reinvent The Smartwatch Interface
Of all the ways to input text into a smartwatch, holding it up and saying, "Siri, text my wife 'we ran out of mayo'" probably isn't the most elegant. If these new wearable devices are going to catch...
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AOL Wants To Personalize Your Web Surfing--Here's Its Competition
Last week, AOL purchased L.A.-based startup Gravity, a service that personalizes users' web and social searches. The $83 million purchase price is testament to the value of automated recommendation for...
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How A Crappy User Interface Can Create A Privacy Nightmare
A shoddy user experience is always frustrating. But what if a rusty UX or missing detail could actually lead to a dead serious privacy faux pas? It wouldn't be the first time.A transgendered woman...
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A New Model For Digital Publishing: The Affinity Engagement Index
The "Gordian Knot" of the publishing industry is: How do we unlock the value of our growing digital audience?Right now, new media is being played with old rules from old media. Traditionally, there was...
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When Exactly Will We Lose Our Jobs To Machines?
Fifty years ago, a committee organized by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences concluded a study into automated language translation by saying that "There is no immediate or predictable prospect of...
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Today's Anti-Tech Protests Are Nothing New
From anti-Google bus vandalism to Uber drivers being attacked in Paris, the rise in anti-tech tension is hard to miss. Some suggest that this is the beginning of a trend with more upheaval to come. But...
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Will Facebook's News Reader Fail? Here's What History Says
Facebook has been teasing a Flipboard-style news reader since March 2013. Will it spontaneously combust like Facebook Beacon, Home, Lite, Places, Deals, Email, Real Time Ticker, or Gifts? The odds seem...
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The New Object-Tracking Craze Ensures You'll Never Lose Anything Again
When Tile's Selfstarter campaign broke records, it demonstrated a real-world demand for the ability to wirelessly keep track of objects. But for Tile, the success has a catch: In crowdfunding more than...
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The State Of The Union Should Be A Product Demo, Not A Policy Speech
Tonight President Obama takes the stage for his annual address on the State of the Union. The First Lady and her guests will smile and wave, Democrats will stand and applaud, Republicans will scramble...
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How To Create Your Own Cryptocurrency
When you look at the complexities that go into making a physical dollar bill it's plain to see why most people don't start trying to print a new form of currency every day, but making a new digital...
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Inside The Ad-Free, Crowdfunded Publication That Is Upending The Newspaper...
For two years, Rob Wijnberg was the editor of NRC Next, a Dutch daily newspaper. After he was fired, he decided he would start over by launching his own publication--and using an entirely new business...
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This Software Teaches Wearable Cameras To Not Livestream Your Bathroom Visits
With wearable tech rapidly taking off and Google planning to publicly launch Glass by the end of this year, how do we safeguard privacy when the devices could be recording at any time? A team of...
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New York Tries To Figure Out How to Regulate Bitcoin
As Bitcoin becomes more widely adopted and headlines of its use for money laundering abound, regulators have increasingly taken notice. This week, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS)...
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7 New Tools For The Connected Musician
How did anyone make music before their devices were so powerful and connected? Whether it's shooting video of a live show or capturing some initial lyrics and melody on your phone, the pain it takes to...
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U.S. Law Forces Coursera To Ban Students In Syria, Iran, Cuba, and Sudan
The rise of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) has finally made the dream of online classrooms a reality. But what happens when the government steps in to decide who can be in the classroom? Earlier...
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