Facial Recognition Tech Is Coming to a School Near You
Despite a lack of evidence that more technology makes kids safer, facial recognition technology may soon be coming to a school near you. It’s part of a growing trend of increased surveillance and secu...
18 Loka 201929min
It's Time to Put Down Your Phone
How long have you gone without checking your phone in the past week? 10, 15, maybe 20 minutes while you’re awake? Our screens have commandeered our eyeballs and taken hold of our lives. Our phones buz...
11 Loka 201941min
Panos Panay Says Microsoft’s New Phone Isn’t a Phone
Microsoft surprised just about everyone this week by showing off a pair of new mobile devices with two screens apiece. The pocketable Surface Duo and the tablet-like Surface Neo won't actually go on s...
4 Loka 201943min
Spot, the Robot Dog, Learns New Tricks
For 25 years, Boston Dynamics has been building robots and releasing videos of the terrifying things running around, opening doors, and fending off stick-wielding humans. The company’s most famous cre...
27 Syys 201935min
Your DNA Belongs on the Blockchain
You may not realize it, but when you send a spit-filled tube off to a lab that’s going to analyze your DNA, you’re linking the most unique identifier possible (your gene sequence) to other sensitive p...
20 Syys 201934min
How Uber Went Down in Flames
Once upon a time, there was a true unicorn, a startup named Uber. Led by CEO Travis Kalanick, the company broke all the rules of business and truly disrupted the way people move through the world. But...
6 Syys 201947min
Why It’s So Hard to Unlink Yourself From Facebook
If you have both an Instagram and Facebook account, chances are they are connected, whether you like it or not. But what if you didn’t connect them in the first place, or if you have a Finstagram acco...
30 Elo 201936min
