Novelist John Sundman is a national treasure. His best work, Acts of the Apostles, predicts CRISPR, advanced genetic engineering, and chip-based Trojan Horses and his writing is at once dense and thrilling. I got the chance to talk with him this week for the Technotopia podcast.S … | Continue reading
The systems that automatically enforce copyright laws on the internet may be expanding to block unfavorable speech. Reuters reports that Facebook, Google, and other companies are exploring automated removal of extremist content, and could be repurposing copyright takedown methods … | Continue reading
GUEST: In the 21st century, it’s hard for large corporations to create disruptive breakthroughs. Disruptive innovations are coming from startups – Telsa for automobiles, Uber for taxis, Airbnb for hotel rentals, Netflix for video rentals, and Facebook for media. What’s holding la … | Continue reading
Hello, world! Welcome to my first weekly installation of Gadget Thirst Trap, the website edition. Some of you might know that I publish a Snapchat show every Friday under the same name. (Watch it!! Learn how to use Snapchat if you don’t know how yet!!) In it, I show you three gad … | Continue reading
The iPhone 7 (or whatever it will be called) will be boring. Based on leaks from the shadiest tech blogs to well-known publications like the Wall Street Journal, the general consensus is that this year's iPhone will be a modest update. SEE ALSO: So many leaks. So many fakes. Is t … | Continue reading
The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced traffic and pedestrian signs alerting the danger of using smartphones while walking on the street, soon to be installed in five areas of the South Korean capital. The safety campaign, implemented together with the National Police Agency … | Continue reading
Want to learn to talk like you’re from Kansas? Pick up Elsa Speak. It’s an app that uses machine learning to teach the pronunciation of a Midwestern accent. ”We chose a Midwestern accent because we talked to a lot of speech therapists and they said this is the most commonly under … | Continue reading
For a filmmaker with such a particular, peculiar sense of humor, New Zealand writer-director Taika Waititi has helmed a surprisingly wide range of projects. He’s directed commercials and PSAs, and an charming Oscar-nominated short film (Two Cars, One Night) about two bored kids h … | Continue reading
TraffickCam is an app developed by the Exchange Initiative, an organization fighting back against sex trafficking. The goal of the new app is to build a national database of photos of the insides of hotel rooms to help law enforcement match images posted by sex traffickers to loc … | Continue reading
YouTuber Viva Frei liefert dann die nächste Episode aus der Serie zum klassischen Lausbuben-Stunt Zeug zieht Zahn, und dieses mal geht es nach den technisierten Varianten Drohne zieht Zahn, Muscle Car zieht Zahn und Nerf-Knarre zieht Zahn zurück... | Continue reading
Welcome back to The Verge’s weekly musical roundup. I’m Jamieson, I’m still your host, and we have an anniversary to celebrate: I published my first group of weekly jams on the site just over a year ago. That’s insane! Time flies when you’re sifting through tons of new music ever … | Continue reading
By Andrew Bergmann @dubly, for NBA.com Stephen Curry demolished the previous record for most 3-pointers in a season (which was set by himself last year). Here’s a look back at every trey Steph hit in the 2015-16 season and playoffs. Andrew Bergmann’s data driven design work can b … | Continue reading
Blockchain strategist David Siegel gives a step-by-step overview of the attack on The DAO for journalists and media members. | Continue reading
Indie game studio Pixowl had a nice hit with its The Sandbox, a user-generated content game where you can create just about anything with pixel art. It was downloaded more than 16 million times and generated $5 million in revenue since 2012. Now the San Francisco company is follo … | Continue reading
Leah Reich was one of the first internet advice columnists. Her column "Ask Leah" ran on IGN, where she gave advice to gamers for two and a half years. During the day, Leah is Slack’s user researcher, but her views here do not represent her employer. You can write to her at askle … | Continue reading
Die, naja, Gerüchte stimmten: Jay Leno hat sein Leben einem 80-jährigen Stuntman und seinem 2500-PS-"Hurst Hemi Under Glass" anvertraut - und dafür beinahe gebüßt. Das Auto ist Schrott, die beiden Passagieren erschüttert,... | Continue reading
Customer Relationships - No business is perfect, and sometimes, a product or service fails. So, what's the best way to reach out to customers and handle their complaint? | Continue reading
The market is flooded with Bluetooth earbuds, but not all are created equal, and quality is hardly a guarantee. Check out four great offers on high-caliber Bluetooth audio options from TNW Deals, featuring a variety of options to suit your earbud needs. Acesori A.Buds Bluetooth A … | Continue reading
There are numerous daily tasks that can be solved with ease in the U.S. In comparison, the lack of training, standardization and process in Brazil creates chronic inefficiencies in the service sector that push consumers to prefer and use mobile applications that provide everyday … | Continue reading
There are two things your iPhone will run out of quickly: battery life and storage. Getting more power is easy — just get a battery case or a portable battery pack or turn on Low Poer Mode. Getting more storage isn'tWhat do you remove first?SEE ALSO: 16 apps that will seriously r … | Continue reading
There is a term among those who study journalism called Afghanistanism that means, roughly, the practice of concentrating on problems in distant parts of the world while ignoring controversial local issues. There also is a term among those who study news websites that focus on wr … | Continue reading
NEWS OF THE MORNING Is Ingram the next big star in LA? | Bucks big on Maker | Rose sounds off No. 1: Is Ingram the next big star in LA? — These are enthusiastic times in Los Angeles regarding the Lakers. They have Luke Walton as head coach, they no longer need to deal with the [… … | Continue reading
Schweden hat am Mittwoch auf der E16 in Sandviken die erste "elektrifizierte Straße" in Betrieb genommen: Ein Straßenabschnitt mit Oberleitung für mit Stromabnehmer ausgerüstete Trucks. Dieser Ansatz soll das Problem lösen,... | Continue reading
It has occurred to me that perhaps TechCrunch pays insufficient attention to slurry, sediment, silt, mud, and muck; to canals, earthworks, levees, dikes, dredges, and the Army Corps of Engineers; to the vast engineering works, with lifespans measured in decades, that literally re … | Continue reading
I thought big phones were stupid when Samsung introduced the Galaxy Note in 2011 and created this whole phablet (shudder) trend.I still think big phones are ridiculous. But where phablets with 5.5- to 5.8-inch phones are now commonplace, phone makers have now run out of interesti … | Continue reading
Ringing Bells will only be able to deliver a fraction of what it promised – about 200,000 units of the $4 smartphone will ship out starting on June 30. | Continue reading
Wenn das Bild hier zeigt, was es zeigen soll, dann ist Apple der Welt eine Entschuldigung und Erklärung schuldig. Wenn es hingegen nicht die Gehäuserückseite des iPhone 7 mit 4,7 Zoll Diagonale ist, dann Hut ab entweder vor den Fakern... | Continue reading
GUEST: Body-slams, pink dreamers, and first-person shooters. GamesBeat has partnered with iSpot.tv, which measures TV advertising in real-time, to bring you a monthly report on how gaming brands are spending their ad dollars and which are generating the most digital response. Bel … | Continue reading
Confused about Ethereum? Cryptocurrency investment fund manager Jacob Eliosoff gives his ELI5 overview of the emerging tech. | Continue reading
Accounting requires that data about an organization’s operations be recorded, summarized, analyzed and presented in a type that different stakeholders can use to make financial choices. To make prudent decisions, very good data is essential it follows that great data has certain … | Continue reading
It’s been a remarkable rise so far, but for coding bootcamps to become mainstream they must prove that the outcomes they advertise are real. In 2012 coding bootcamps began offering courses in software development and promising graduates new careers in technology. The schools, now … | Continue reading
Die Nasa will das berühmte Hubble-Weltraumteleskop fünf weitere Jahre bis 2021 betreiben; die letzten drei Jahre im Akkord mit dem neuen James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), das voraussichtlich im Oktober 2018 in den Orbit geschossen wird.Hubble... | Continue reading
Dzień dobry, Grillujesz? Ja – TAK. Odkąd wróciłam z Portugalii, gdzie grille często znajdują się w restauracjach, jestem ponownie zakochana w tym urządzeniu. Przyznam jednak... | Continue reading
If you couldn’t justify paying $1300 for a Chromebook Pixel up until now, now you can own a piece of computing history, not to mention a solid laptop, for just $400. | Continue reading
There’s a new wave of reporting focused on the post-app era. Recode announced “The app boom is over.” Quartz points out how most users never download any apps. Let me be very clear: The app boom is not over. There has never been a better time to be an apps developer. Read More | Continue reading
In What is Literature ? , philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre observes that, unlike shoemakers and architects, writers can't consume their own... | Continue reading
Developed by Capcom Osaka, Umbrella Corps takes elements from the Resident Evil series and places them into an online multiplayer shooter with first and third-person perspectives. Available on PS4 and PC, and built using the Unity engine, it's not exactly a game fans were crying … | Continue reading
The success of the Tesla Model S has spurred established German luxury carmakers to plan numerous plug-in electric models of their own. But could Silicon Valley carmaker Tesla Motors soon gain an Italian rival as well? Maserati could eventually get an all-electric model as parent … | Continue reading
Like most people spending the majority of their time on the internet, I'm not happy. I don't wake up happy, I don't smile much during the day, and I don't go to bed wishing the whole merry world good night. But yesterday, dear friends, I experienced true existential joy, the sort … | Continue reading
Der Hightech-Zug von Morgen düst fahrerlos durch die Lande, aber der Smartphone-Empfang ist wackelig wie eh? Geht gar nicht, finden Siemens-Forscher und haben sich dem Problem grundlegend angenommen. Derzeit kränkelt der Mobilfunkempfang in... | Continue reading
The guys talk brands and Facebook instant articles, why Facebook’s creative hub isn’t enough, eBay in podcasting, rants and raves – Content Marketing Institute | Continue reading
Deserowe naleśniki z nadzieniem z serka homogenizowanego i jagód, polane pyszną polewą z białej czekolady z jogurtem i skórką pomarańczową. Słodko i pysznie! Prosty do przygotowania podwieczorek, który na pewno każdemu posmakuje :-) | Continue reading
Die inszenierte Zerstörung von Dingen kann in der Konsumgesellschaft ja durchaus als Protest verstanden werden, wonach dann auf iPhones schießen oder Laptops mit dem Wasserstrahlschneider halbieren irgendwie der neue Punk wäre. Die notorischen... | Continue reading
Summer is an excellent season for meetings, conferences, and events in Holland. Music festivals, sailing events, culinary experiences, and arts events add excitement and there are truly innovative meeting spaces and unique venues to delight participants. Mention Holland and image … | Continue reading
In my Weekend Update Newsletter I share great content I found this past week. | Continue reading
All change involves an if/then promise. "If you want a delicious dinner, then try this new restaurant." "If you want to be seen as a hunk, drive this Ferrari." "If you want to avoid being dead, have this surgery." If... | Continue reading