Two designers suggest turning the symbol into a reconfigurable library of icons. | Continue reading
The posts were deleted shortly after a CNN report, but the platform said it hadn’t yet made a decision on the offending tweets. | Continue reading
Uber’s Microsoft-powered Real Time ID Check has locked out some drivers, signaling future struggles as facial-recognition technology becomes more prevalent. | Continue reading
Unlike other cable TV alternatives, FuboTV has no legacy business to lean on. That’s both a blessing and curse. | Continue reading
How CEO Daniel Ek plans to beat Apple, Amazon, and Google at the music game. | Continue reading
The Silicon Valley Community Foundation has collected billions from the tech elite. But some people complain that it’s not spending enough on fixing the issues tech has created in its home. | Continue reading
The system has to be robust enough to recognize slightly different speeds and shapes while still catching fraudulent attempts, researchers say. | Continue reading
Researchesrs say a blockchain-like system could help track government requests for private data without endangering the secrecy of investigations. | Continue reading
Forget FOMO. Google wants to design for the Joy of Missing Out. | Continue reading
The explosive growth of their AI voice assistants has Google, Apple, and Amazon racing to put your entire smartphone in an earpiece. | Continue reading
The FCC pointed to a former official, who claims he has not been contacted by the agency and has not seen the findings of its Inspector General. | Continue reading
Several companies are using software to automatically detect guns in schools, but it’s still difficult to judge the accuracy or integrity of their systems. | Continue reading
The Mycroft Mark II is an open-source Amazon Echo clone that doesn’t store any voice data–for better and for worse. | Continue reading
Forget augmented reality glasses. The Lumipen hangs around your neck like very high-tech jewelry. | Continue reading
With a new automated software system to manage the grid, the island nation is ending the blackouts that were marring its transition to clean energy. | Continue reading
Step one: Take the interview process out of the HR department. | Continue reading
Humans are likely to perceive an anthropomorphic robot to have race–and they bring they’re race-related prejudices with them, a new study suggests. | Continue reading
More proof that conglomerates don’t give a shit about your health. | Continue reading
The Michael Flynn-linked firm NSO Group has been named in abusive cyberattacks on an estimated 174 activists, journalists, and others. | Continue reading
At the body camera and stun-gun giant Axon, a face off is brewing over the ethics–and potentially fatal errors–of automated face recognition. | Continue reading
ReGen village, in the Netherlands, will collect and store its own water and energy, grow its own food, and process much of its own waste. Also: no cars. | Continue reading
Researchers at a Catholic university in Brazil say their “image to image translation approach” could add more seamless censorship to adult content. | Continue reading
DIY gun proponent Cody Wilson promised to fight the multi-state lawsuit: “If we are a named party, we will litigate and defend our rights.” | Continue reading
The conventional interpretation of human-centered design wildly oversimplifies the relationship between people and technology. It’s time for a more nuanced approach, writes argodesign’s Mark Rolston. | Continue reading
The designer behind the Instant Pot–and its new successor, the $200 Max–talks about easing the anxiety of American chefs. | Continue reading
As an “alarmed” bipartisan group of 25 Congressmen demanded answers from the Amazon CEO, the company suggested that regulation was needed. | Continue reading
New research about the physics of bike racing could change the sport. | Continue reading
A new documentary about the small company that was decades ahead of its time holds lessons for every entrepreneur. | Continue reading
After showing how Canadian company Netsweeper has helped wall off the internet around the globe, a lead researcher calls the firm’s response “insulting.” | Continue reading
From Tony Fadell to Megan Smith, six influential members of the 1990s startup General Magic share their advice for designers, technologists, and entrepreneurs. | Continue reading
A new documentary about the small company that was decades ahead of its time holds lessons for every entrepreneur. | Continue reading
In an agreement with the Washington State Attorney General, Facebook agreed to make changes and pay for legal bills but denied violating the law. | Continue reading
After giving up on developing its own internet TV service earlier this year, Verizon wants to rely on well-known partners. | Continue reading
It’s a “great shame,” says Silicon Valley insider Jaron Lanier, that so much of big tech’s AI has been aimed at manipulating you. | Continue reading
Indeed research reveals the most sought-after positions for workers over 62. | Continue reading
Cozy up to a blog called McMansion Hell, for starters. | Continue reading
The software giant’s BrickBot project shows how robots can learn to autonomously do complex tasks. For now it’s with Legos. The next step is in factories. | Continue reading
The company is investigating Boston-based Crimson Hexagon, which has analyzed social media data for the U.S. government and a Kremlin-linked nonprofit. | Continue reading
The meat substitute burger company’s diverse R&D team of tech, health, and chem experts want to make Beyond Meat products taste like the real thing. | Continue reading
The jokey way Slack talks is one of its most defining features. But what happens when the joke’s on you? | Continue reading
Globally, users will now only be able to forward messages to groups with 20 or fewer people in them. | Continue reading
A new study from Harvard Business School finds that open plan offices don’t live up to the hype–in fact, the idea that they promote interaction is dead wrong. | Continue reading
The real estate unicorn Compass, worth $2.2 billion, wants to connect front-lawn signage to the digital world. | Continue reading
“We are serving the wrong masters.” | Continue reading
Do bombastic, celebrity CEOs ultimately drive up company value? | Continue reading
Psychological scientist Kostadin Kushlev, who studies the impact of our mobile tech on our lives, discusses the road to digital well-being. | Continue reading
For years, organizations have been pouring essential knowledge into Slack. Getting it back out again wasn’t all that easy—until now. | Continue reading
An Upper West Side concierge allegedly used rent checks in a forgery and fraud scheme that leveraged Snapchat and other apps to lure young participants. | Continue reading