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Why Some Diversity Thinkers Aren't Buying The Tech Industry's Excuses
Tuesday, July 19, 2016
Despite diversity efforts, Facebook and Google keep showing little change in the percentages of black, Latino and female workers. Facebook pins the problem on lack of talent in the education pipeline.
Comcast Joins Federal Effort To Bring Discounted Internet To Public Housing
Friday, July 15, 2016
Will the Internet ever be free for families relying on housing assistance? HUD Secretary Julian Castro and Comcast's David Cohen weigh in on challenges of connecting public housing to the Internet.
In An Apparent First, Police Used A Robot To Kill
Friday, July 08, 2016
Dallas police used a bomb-disposal robot to deliver explosives to a suspected gunman, killing him. Experts say robots aren't new to law enforcement but this use was unprecedented.
Saying Goodbye To BlackBerry's Iconic Original Keyboard
Wednesday, July 06, 2016
BlackBerry says it's discontinuing the final model that has the traditional clickety keyboard and trackpad — darlings of government workers, businesspeople and early episodes of House of Cards.
What Tesla And Google's Approaches Tell Us About Autonomous Driving
Friday, July 01, 2016
Virtually all major car and tech companies are pursuing self-driving technology as the future of transportation. But Tesla and Google are the earliest innovators, taking very different approaches.
Facebook Shakes Up News Feed, But We Still Don't Know Exactly How It Works
Wednesday, June 29, 2016
It will now prioritize posts from friends and family — potentially bad news for media companies relying on Facebook for traffic. The company has been under pressure to defend its political neutrality.
A 24-Year-Old Designed A Self-Driving Minibus; Maker Built It In Weeks
Wednesday, June 29, 2016
What if cars weren't mass produced? Local Motors, a small-batch auto manufacturer, relies on an online design community and a "co-creation" business model to bring new vehicles to market, really fast.
After Brexit Vote, Britain Asks Google: 'What Is The EU?'
Friday, June 24, 2016
Google Trends shows that this was the second-searched EU-related question in the United Kingdom after polls closed. The first was "What does it mean to leave the EU?"
In An Age Of Online Sharing, Of Course The Monsters Do It Too
Saturday, June 18, 2016
It seems "startlingly banal," but killers' social media use during mass shootings has become the norm for the attacks. It's another sign of how intrinsic the sites are to affirming our identities.
Beijing Says Apple's iPhone 6 Violates Chinese Design Patent
Friday, June 17, 2016
Beijing's intellectual property authorities have ruled that the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus too closely resemble a smartphone by the Chinese company Shenzhen Baili.
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Net Neutrality Rules
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
A federal court of appeals delivered a massive blow to Internet service providers in their legal battle against so-called net neutrality rules, which tightened regulatory oversight of the industry by the Federal Communications Commission. This was the FCC's third attempt to get its rules approved by this court.
U.S. Appeals Court Upholds Net Neutrality Rules In Full
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit rejected a lawsuit by telecom, cable and wireless industry associations against new rules that expanded federal oversight of Internet service providers.
Microsoft To Buy LinkedIn For $26.2 Billion, Pursuing 'Productivity' Industry
Monday, June 13, 2016
To put it in terms runners will understand, the price tag is roughly $1 billion for each mile of a marathon. It's a bet on a new kind of connected professional workplace.
Can Web Search Predict Cancer? Promise And Worry Of Big Data And Health
Friday, June 10, 2016
Microsoft researchers say in a new study that Bing searches held clues to pancreatic cancer diagnoses. But what role should new data streams like Web searches and social media play in public health?
Silicon Valley Venture Capital Pioneer Tom Perkins Dies At 84
Thursday, June 09, 2016
Long before the boom of the California tech scene, Perkins in 1972 co-founded a prominent venture capital firm in 1972, and used a new approach to investment.
In Aircraft Modelers' Friendly Skies, Drones Bring Turbulence
Friday, June 03, 2016
Drones are the cool new flying toy, and if there's one group enthralled with things that fly, it's airplane modelers. But will the drone find a home in their hobby or lead to a regulatory crackdown?
Reports Peg Tech Billionaire As Funder Of Hulk Hogan's Case Against Gawker
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
The New York Times says entrepreneur Peter Thiel confirms he has been bankrolling the ex-wrestler's lawsuit. Gawker is appealing a jury award to Hogan of $140 million over publication of a sex tape.
Amid Allegations Of Bias, Facebook Explains How 'Trending Topics' Works
Thursday, May 12, 2016
The release of the internal document represents Facebook's continued pushback against claims that the social media network discriminated against conservative news sources.
After Moore's Law: Predicting The Future Beyond Silicon Chips
Thursday, May 05, 2016
Scientists are preparing for the day when powerful computing can no longer rely on chips getting smaller and faster. One of them offers a sneak peek at some of the new/old ideas that may save the day.
Yahoo's Security Chief On Encryption Debate: What Is The Greater Good?
Thursday, April 28, 2016
When Bob Lord talks about encryption, he invokes the imagery of a whisper — the idea that you should be able to re-create the most private means of physical communication in the digital world as well.