biometrics

What is biometric data?

Here's everything you need to know about biometric data

On Feb 19, 2020 by Libby Cohen

A selection of smart Christmas lights including Twinkly.

The best smart Christmas lights you can control from your phone

Christmas lights once required someone to crawl under the tree to plug and unplug them. Not anymore.

On Dec 6, 2019 by John-Michael Bond

Foodvisor

The Foodvisor app aims to make tracking meals easier

The app recently raised $4.5 million.

On Nov 29, 2019 by Nahila Bonfiglio

ACCESS Act Blumenthal Warner Hawley

Senators push for social media data portability

The bill would target companies with more than 100 million active monthly users in the U.S.

On Oct 22, 2019 by Andrew Wyrich

michael reeves room decoration bot

This dude’s Twitter bot lets followers decorate his room

Don't know how to decorate? Let the internet do it for you.

On Oct 10, 2019 by Collyn Burke

chef

In wake of developer protest, software firm cuts ties with ICE

Chef moved from publicly defending its work to cutting ties.

On Sep 23, 2019 by David Gilmour

cock cam

The Cock Cam is here, and it’s exactly what it sounds like

Have you ever wondered what it would be like if you had an eye on your dick?

On Mar 14, 2019 by Alex Dalbey

uber employee survey

Uber employee survey indicates satisfaction—except with compensation

The results are from a survey that takes place twice each year.

On Jan 1, 2019 by Samira Sadeque

2 Girls 1 Podcast THINGIVERSE

How 3D printing is transforming the board game industry

The rise of Creative Commons objects.

On Dec 3, 2018 by Matt Silverman, chris boylan

Protesters with Jeff Bezos masks protested Amazon's alleged sales pitch of its facial recognition technology to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Protesters rally in Jeff Bezos masks over Amazon’s pitch of facial recognition tech to ICE

'Profit or civil rights?'

On Oct 31, 2018 by Sunny Kim

google driverless car ethics

Who gets saved when a driverless car crashes? The young, new study says

It's the trolley problem for autonomous vehicles.

On Oct 27, 2018 by Samira Sadeque

2 Girls 1 Podcast BOTNIK

Botnik’s algorithms create TV shows and Harry Potter books too hilarious to ignore

Beware the Singularity.

On Oct 8, 2018 by Matt Silverman, chris boylan

2 Girls 1 Podcast: Emojination and the Quest for Better Emoji

Where do emoji come from, and how can we make them better? 🤔

Not everyone can see themselves on the emoji keyboard.

On Sep 3, 2018 by Matt Silverman, chris boylan

tech gifts under 100

20 tech gifts under $100 that everyone will love

Not all gadgets will cost your entire paycheck.

On Dec 7, 2017 by Jaime Carrillo

Fathers Day gifts

These Father’s Day gadgets will delight nerdy dads

A much better gift than socks.

On Jun 13, 2017 by Larry Frum, Jaime Carrillo