The Battle Against Net Neutrality Facebook and Google have confirmed their participation in a wide-scale net neutrality protest scheduled for July 12th. The protest is being called the “Internet-Wi…
All About Alexa
Prime Time With Amazon’s third-annual Prime Day sales extravaganza right around the corner, the company is offering exclusive deals to customers using Alexa to place orders. Voice shoppers will gai…
Apple Tests Facial Recognition
Apple of My Eye A new unlocking system is in the works for the next Apple iPhone. The company hopes to replace fingerprinting with facial recognition technology for unlocking screens, logging into …
Street Smart
Combating Pollution with Innovation Electricity-generating pavements, air-purifying benches, and pollution-breaking paint are among the innovations being trialled on a “smart shopping street&…
Trump Fights Fire with More Fire
Trump Fights Fire with More Fire This morning, Trump directed some vicious tweets towards “Morning Joe” co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski. Trump claimed Joe called him to stop a National…
Froogle Fiasco
Is It Too Late Now to Say Sorry? Google has 90 days to give equal treatment to smaller rival sites or else face an increase to its fine that’s already resting at $2.7 billion. In what is widely con…
Tech Pride Won’t Hide! 🦄 ✨🌈
#PrideMonth The month of June means two things: sunny weather and pride month! And major cities aren’t the only ones celebrating. Tech companies have included quirky, fun features just for the occa…
Snapchat Snaps Back
Location, Location, Location After acquiring social mapping startup Zenly, Snapchat rolled out its newest feature, Snap Map. The social map feature allows users to view events from around the world…
Uber CEO Resigns
Uber CEO Steps Down Uber’s 40-year-old man-child CEO has resigned. Travis Kalanick helped found Uber in 2009 and will step down as the CEO today. Earlier on Tuesday, five of Uber’s major investors …
Death By SMS
Court Rules Guilty Virtual Manslaughter Can you be convicted over text? It appears so. A judge in Massachusetts found Michelle Carter guilty of involuntary manslaughter, setting a legal precedent f…