Google receives patent for driver-less delivery vehicles

9 years ago

Google's "autonomous delivery platform" is approved by the US patent office allowing for the legal use of driver-less automobiles. (more…)

Zika virus ‘discovered’ by the Rockefeller Foundation in 1947, available for sale

9 years ago

The Zika virus was originally discovered by the Rockefeller Foundation between 1947 and 1953, and it can be purchased online. (more…)

Sesame Ventures: Big Bird means big business for Edu-tech [Interview]

9 years ago

What is the Sesame Street number of the day? $10 million, according to its most recent venture. That’s how much…

Raptor response: Dutch police train eagles to snare unwelcome drones

9 years ago

Sometimes the best remedies for dispelling unwanted technology is to employ what is already present in nature. (more…)

4 ways that Facebook will change the world in 2016

9 years ago

This year Facebook is upping the ante like never before: spreading its digital tentacles into the world of Virtual Reality…

Old school vs new school fundraising: How for-profit companies are helping non-profits in the digital age

9 years ago

Ted Decareau is the founder of Doofl, a mobile fundraising app in which users make fun “dares” or challenges with…

Social marketers know how you are feeling, trippy or disturbing?

9 years ago

Viacom aims to measure ad responses with their new “sentiment analysis” tool, Twitter can tell when you are being sarcastic…

7 Moroccan journalists on trial for advocating citizen journalism via smartphones

9 years ago

Seven journalists in Morocco are on trial today for training civilians to use a foreign-funded smartphone app for citizen journalism. (more…)

Levitating Bonsai trees surpass $350K in kickstarter campaign

9 years ago

An innovative workshop in Japan has raised over $350K to market miniature Bonsai trees that magnetically levitate. (more…)

Researchers develop ‘sarcasm detector’ for social media

9 years ago

Researchers have developed algorithms that detect sarcasm on social media platforms. (more…)

Facebook bows to Germany, censors anti-migrant speech in Europe

9 years ago

Facebook launches a controversial European ban on anti-migrant posts under pressure from Germany's government. (more…)

8ninths offers brief escapes to the enchanting world of virtual reality

9 years ago

Virtual Reality Studio, 8ninths has launched a groundbreaking VR experience that takes users on wondrous, dream-like journeys without leaving home. (more…)

Lumosity fined $2M, purchased keywords to mislead consumers

9 years ago

Lumosity is fined two million dollars for falsely advertising that their "Brain Training" program would improve cognitive abilities with no supporting…

Netflix arrives in Africa, but who will have access?

9 years ago

Netflix arrives in South Africa, but what does this mean for expansion to the rest of the African continent where…

Top 3 reasons people are turning to tech architects for smarter homes

9 years ago

Fernando Zorrilla is the CEO of Cloud9 Smarthome, an NYC design-integrator out to make homes more connected and more beautiful.…

Google developing touchless screen that you control with your fingers in mid-air

9 years ago

Google is developing a radar-based technology that allows for no-touch screens that are manipulated by your fingers in mid-air. (more…)

Social media giants battle-it-out for global dominance in 2016

9 years ago

Facebook, Twitter, and Google are waging a cyber war to dominate the social media landscape with a barrage of new…

Slime molds are designing airplane, subway structures that are alive

10 years ago

Globules of living slime molds are implemented to redesign Airbus's newest partitions for airplanes with an organic intelligence more efficient than…

Twitter-a-Flitter: Social media giant granted patent for ‘dronies’

10 years ago

Social media giant Twitter is granted a patent for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that will most likely be used…

How to successfully bypass job applicant screening from an industry expert

10 years ago

James Hu, Co-founder & CEO of Jobscan, talks about the tough world of online job search and how you can…