The Pew Research Center recently conducted a “future shock” poll to learn how Americans feel about various impending technological developments. The generally serious nature of the poll questions is somewhat undercut by one finding that the technology people most look
In a Business Insider article, “Why Google Is Making Massive, Crazy Bets On Drones And Robots,” reporter Megan Rose Dickey explains that Google is expanding itself from the virtual world to the physical world by noting that Google has just purchased a
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) writes in her new book, A Fighting Chance, scheduled for release on Tuesday, that “I never asked for special treatment when I applied to college, to law school, or for jobs.” But a mountain of factual
One of Europe’s most powerful media tycoons has accused Google of seeking to create a digital ‘superstate’ outside the control of national regulators and privacy laws. Mathias Döpfner, head of the giant German multi-media company Axel Springer, says Wir haben
A court in Brussels has barred Uber, an international taxi network which allows passengers to summon a private driver by smartphone app, from operating in the EU capital. PCWorld.com reports that the court has threatened a €10,000 for every pick-up Uber
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 15 (UPI) — If you’ve been avoiding the Internet so you won’t find out what happened on Game of Thrones on Sunday, there’s no longer a reason to fear — there’s an app for that. Or, to be more accurate, a
Google is moving forward this month offering its controversial Google Glass for sale to the general public. But the tech company is also delving into a more advanced application for Glass as well as moving forward to purchase a manufacturer
The Surveillance State goes big in an article from Gizmodo, which describes early testing of a “God’s-eye” system that collates information from multiple sources on the ground, giving the authorities what inventor Ross McNutt describes as “a live version of
While most of the news coming out about actor Mark Wahlberg’s MTV Movie Awards speech is focused on his f-bombs, the openly Catholic actor also paid tribute to America, God, and Palm Sunday: — — This is America and anything
Rev. Al Sharpton reportedly enjoys an “open line” to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, which raises ethics concerns regarding the relationship between journalists and politicians. “There hasn’t been a thing that we have asked Mayor de Blasio to do
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk visited cities in east Ukraine that are facing protests from pro-Russians. He told those in Donetsk, a region that already proclaimed independence from Ukraine, that regions will have more power. “Executive committers of each region will
Two dozen income inequality protesters took to the streets of San Francisco on Friday to hold demonstrations against Google lawyer Jack Halprin, as class-based tensions escalate between activists and wealthy Silicon Valley employees over what protesters deem unwelcome gentrification. Halprin,
The power of Twitter has manifested itself in a dilemma in San Francisco: the city decided in 2011 to offer a tax break to keep Twitter Inc. from leaving the city, but there are accusations that the tech employees at
The headline in Thursday’s New York Times was blunt: “Report Finds a Los Angeles in Decline.” Was that header a little bit of east coast Schadenfreude? A little bit of right coast kicking the left coast? No, not really, because the
Veteran blogger and law professor Glenn Reynolds points out in his latest USA Today column that Silicon Valley has lost the trust of the American people. The problem is not just that the tech giants have become embroiled in the scandals surrounding
Two of the most powerful Democrats in Congress blasted Breitbart News on Monday as “offensive” over an article published highlighting street art inspired by Andrew Breitbart that included a photoshop of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s face on the body of Miley Cyrus in her
Two of the most powerful Democrats in Congress blasted Breitbart News on Monday as “offensive” over an article published highlighting street art inspired by Andrew Breitbart that included a photoshop of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s face on the body of Miley Cyrus in her
Chevron will not break their fracking contract with Ukraine even though there is a new government in Kyiv. The contract allows Chevron to explore for natural gas in shale rock by the Poland-Ukraine border. Russia is a top supplier of
The sluggish U.S. economy has made job hunting hard for most people, but high tech talent is in such demand that one startup is recruiting at bus stops where Silicon Valley workers congregate. Software startup Bigcommerce is sending recruiters to
Almost exactly a year ago, an attack on a major transformer substation outside of San Jose highlighted one of America’s most serious vulnerabilities: If the power goes off and stays off, our nation and the vast majority of its population
Income inequality protestors marched to the home of Google Ventures partner Kevin Rose on Sunday with flyers and a banner branding Rose a “parasite” capitalist who has “ravaged the landscapes of San Francisco and Oakland.” Rose posted a picture of
“It’s Official: We Are In a Tech Bubble. That was the March 11 headline in Fox Business News. Tech veteran Steve Tobak asked, “How can an industry full of so many brilliant and innovative people–an industry I was once a
California’s 17th congressional district, which includes parts of Silicon Valley and the East Bay, is rated as “Safe Democrat,” but it is the subject of fierce competition and charges of foul play on all sides in the 2014 primary. Each candidate–from
According to the New York Times, the world of computer engineering is a sexist one, where women are disparaged and made to feel like pariahs. The Times tells the story of Elissa Shevinsky, 35, who was outraged because her business
Many of you all posting here will whine that when it comes to productivity software, OpenOffice rocks, or Pages or Google Docs is all you need. I hear the same crap from pundits on all the tech podcasts. Apple and
