A former Google employee who left the company for Microsoft last month has explained his decision in a blog post, and it isn’t pretty.
In a post entitled “Why I left Google,” James Whittaker rips into his former employer for …
Gas Attendant Robot Takes First Step Towards Refueling Satellites in Space
Two weeks ago, while the astronauts on the International Space Station were sound asleep, Mathieu Caron was carefully putting Dextre into place from the safety of the Canadian Space Agency’s (CSA) control center in St. Hubert, …
SXSW Interactive Goes Political: Americans Elect Wins 2012 People’s Choice Award
In a year of few hot new tech launches, it was the third party-minded online organization Americans Elect that took home the top award
Apple’s New iPad and the End of Hardware Impressiveness
Inevitably, some people were disappointed by Apple’s new iPad, which comes out this Friday.
Aside from the Retina display, the new iPad consists of minor updates, the Associated Press wrote. CNet’s David Carnoy wrote a …
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SXSW Watch: A Disruptive Conversation
Moderating panel discussions, I’ve found, tends to be either a challenge or a cakewalk. It’s tough when you’ve got a panelist who’s a blabbermouth, or one that’s shy. The audience is just as important as the people on stage: If …
Inside the Kurzweil SXSW Keynote: On Infinite Mind Power, Robotic Overlords and Immortality
He is one of the world’s most renowned futurists, and onstage at South By Southwest, Ray Kurzweil stirred debate with a speech that outlined the incredible role artificial intelligence will play in the future, as it reshapes humanity
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No More Dead-Tree Encyclopaedia Britannica: Sad, But Not That Sad
It’s the end of an era that began in 1768. The Encyclopaedia Britannica has announced that it’s terminating publication of its 32-volume print edition. It’ll continue online. But for those of us who grew up on those thick …
SXSW Watch: My Twitter-Crit Panel, or, A Lot of Words About 140 Characters
I have survived my first South By Southwest panel appearance. On my Sunday-morning panel, “Arts Criticism in 140 Characters or Less,” my fellow panelists and I used far more than 140 characters at a shot to explain how social …
Yahoo Sues Facebook in Patent Shakedown
Yahoo’s betting that good patents trump great products, as the company sues Facebook for 10 counts of patent infringement.
The lawsuit covers messaging, privacy options, advertising, customization and, of course, social …
‘Draw Something’ App Downloaded 20 Million Times in First Five Weeks
OMGPOP’s new game Draw Something is only five weeks old and it’s already been downloaded 20 million times. Right now it’s the number one free app for Android and the number one paid and free app for iOS.
As Business Insider …
Apple Left Siri Off the New iPad Because Siri’s Not Ready for It
Pick up a new “resolutionary” iPad this Friday and one thing you won’t be able to do is ask it when the world will end (hint: not in 2012), what the meaning of life is, or whether Google makes better phones. That’s because it …
Why Mass Effect 3’s Multiplayer Doesn’t Bother Me
Let me first apologize for being a couple Mass Effect 3 controversies behind the curve.
I don’t yet have an opinion about the ending to the Mass Effect 3, which some players are petitioning against, because I haven’t beaten …