Tag: tech

Apple Donates $50M to Further Racial & Gender Diversity in Tech
Fresh off its big smartwatch event, Apple is donating more than $50 million to groups that help promote diversity in the workplace. Specifically, Apple is donating to the Thurgo...
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Gigaom Shuts Down, “Unable to Pay Its Creditors”
Prominent tech blog Gigaom is shutting down, after it revealed it "recently became unable to pay its creditors". Here's what Gigaom management had to say Monday evening:...
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Marriage Equality Is Good for Business, Facebook, Apple, Google, and More Tell Supreme Court
Bans on same-sex marriage are bad for business. That's the message of...
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Google, Uber Moving in on Each Other’s Turf?
It's possible that Google and Uber, two companies which, at least historically, have been friendly, are developing a bit of a rivalry. Uber has...
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Magic Johnson Offers His Expertise To Improve Diversity In Silicon Valley
The lack of diversity in Silicon Valley recently made headlines as statistics on their racial and gender make-up were revealed, showing a largely white and Asian workforce. Former...
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Wireless Birth Control Could Hit the Market by 2018, Thanks to Bill Gates
The concept of implanting birth control that lasts for years is nothing new, but the idea of implanting remote-controlled birth control that can work for a decade and a half sure i...
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Selfie, Hashtag, and More Added to Merriam-Webster Dictionary
If you're set to have a kid anytime after today, you should quietly weep for it–it'll never grow up in a world where the word "selfie" isn't in the official Merriam-Webster diction...
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Steve Jobs Tops CNBC’s ‘First 25’ List, As He Could Really Rock a Turtleneck
CNBC has been around for 25 years now, and in honor of that, decided to come up with what they call the "First 25," or the 25 people "to have had the most profound impact on busine...
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Apple’s Original Macintosh Computer Turns 30
A couple of days ago, we reflected on the 30th anniversary of Apple's famous "1984" ad - y...
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New York Lawmaker Pushes for Google Glass Ban for Drivers
If Brooklyn Assemblyman Félix Ortiz has is way, New York highways will be a Google Glass-free zone. The Democrat has introduced legislation to ban the use of Google Glass for th...
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A Fairly Ridiculous Amount of People Still Own VCRs
The list of "things that killed the VCR" is pretty lengthy - I mean, just start naming semi-recent technological advancements in the way human beings consume TV and movies and you...
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New York City’s Smoking Ban to Include e-cigarettes
Since 2002, New York City has banned smoking in bars, restaurants, places of employment, government buildings, parks, and other public places. Now, over a decade after that law was...
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New iPhone Christmas Ad a Sad Commentary on Culture
Worried about being criticized over the dependency on technology? How about having to give a reason for those inseparable elongated moments with your smart phone? It’s okay, for Ap...
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Wireless EV Power Stations Are Coming to NYC Streets
What if you could charge your electric vehicle by simply parking it on the side of a city street - no cords, no hassle. That's the vision of...
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Boston Dynamics’ WildCat Is Another Galloping Terror
Boston Dynamics, the company that's singlehandedly trying to hasten the fall of humankind with its incredible robot technology, has just unveiled the WildCat - the next generation...
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