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…
Amazon to Buy Whole Foods
Show Me the Money Amazon plans to acquire Austin-based Whole Foods for $13.7 billion, making it their largest acquisition yet. Whole Foods has been under fire recently by investors for their “poor …
Uber Board Parks CEO
Another One Bites the Dust Uber CEO Travis Kalanick will take a leave of absence to clear his mind in the midst of the company’s sexual harassment scandals. Essentially this is an adult timeout. It…
Straws Can Change Everything
The Straw that Saves Lives Teenagers Susana Cappello, Carolina Baigorri and Victoria Roca have successfully invented a straw that detects date rape drugs when placed in both alcoholic and non-alcoh…
Everything’s Coming Up Comey
Trump Called Out by Comey’s Testimonfefe Former FBI Director James Comey delivered his testimony in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee yesterday morning. He had released his own documented …
HomePod Sweet HomePod
Music to My Ears Apple unveiled the HomePod at this year’s WWDC. This 7-inch speaker rivals the Amazon Echo, Google Home, and Sonos speakers through its crisp sound and spacial awareness technology…
A Talk on Terror
Taking a Stand In response to the terror attack in London this past weekend, Facebook said they “want Facebook to be a hostile environment for terrorists.” Social media sites have become a po…
Working the Clouds
Space Race for Wifi Satellites ViaSat-2 and Eutelsat-172B have gone into orbit with the hope of bringing flight passengers better Wi-Fi access while traveling mid-air. Because, let’s face it, GoGo …