Google is in the middle of its annual Code-In contest and it’s more popular than ever with 930 teenagers from 60 countries completing 3,503 tasks with 17 open source organizations. “The number of students successfully completing tasks has almost met the…
Tech Titans Meet With Trump: Video, Pics and Opening Transcript
The tech titans of Silicon Valley (and a few other places) met with President Elect Donald Trump at his request today. Notably, Trump said that any of them could call him directly if their companies needed help. He said that…
Google’s DoubleClick Bringing Video to Native Ads
Google’s DoubleClick announced today the ability to include video with both mobile and desktop native ads. This is important considering that more than half of all ad queries on DoubleClick’s publisher platform are on mobile. “With the addition of video…
Google Seeks to Transform Education with New Change Center
Last week the Google for Education Transformation Center was announced as a hub and launch pad for school change. Google has long been involved in pushing technology to improve and modernize education, but with the launch of the Center it…
Google Says Its “Mission Impossible” Cloud Platform is the Most Secure
Neal Mueller, Security and Networking lead for Google Cloud, recently was interviewed about security and other important aspects of using the Google Cloud Platform to host websites, online retailers and other data intensive applications. Should I move our online applications…
The Education Technology Revolution is Still on its Way
AOL founder and internet visionary Steve Case in his new book, “The Third Wave” says that the Education Revolution will be: More personal. More Individualized. More data-driven. Even though there have been many technological solutions that fit the spirit of…
Microfluidic Cooling May Keep Moore’s Law Intact
Michael Kassner, a freelance writer, wrote a very interesting article published at TechRepublic on how microfluidic cooling might be the answer to preventing Moore’s Law from petering out. Moore’s Law is the observation made in 1965 by Gordon Moore, co-founder…
Google Taking on iPhone with New ‘Find Your Phone’ Tool
Google is taking on Apple’s iPhone with a new feature called ‘Find Your Phone‘. It is a new feature of Google’s ‘My Account‘ hub, which was launched a year ago today. My Account puts all of your privacy and security…
Facebook Study Looks At Technology’s Role in Personal Health
Facebook IQ, Facebook’s research wing, which uses Facebook Insights along with work from researchers, with the goal of helping marketers better understand people and their habits, has the results of a new study out looking at health in the digital…
Six Flags To Introduce Virtual Reality To Some Of Their Roller Coasters
Six Flags is about to throw roller coaster enthusiasts for a loop. Virtual reality goggles will be added to roller coasters at nine Six Flags amusement parks across the country. New Samsung Gear VR headsets will be added to existing…