Here is how the Apple TV transforms education
It started with an app, TV Maps from indie developer Arno Appenzeller. His app (a Maps client for Apple TV—take…
Some Can Draw Bikes From Memory. Some … Definitely Can’t
Gianluca Gimini has asked more than 500 people to draw a bicycle from memory. Most people can’t. The post Some…
Kite’s Coding Asssitant Spots Errors, Finds Better Open Source
Think of it as “Clippy” for coding—but without being annoying. The post Kite’s Coding Asssitant Spots Errors, Finds Better Open…
It’s Harder to Kill Off Gay Characters When They’re Trending
Fans—upset over a series of LGBTQ deaths on TV—have taken to social media to air their anger. And show-runners are…
Grief and Triumph at a Medieval Robot Battle for High Schoolers
1500 teenagers gathered in LA last month to combat each other in the FIRST robot wars competition. The post Grief…
A Scheme to Encrypt the Entire Web Is Actually Working
The non-profit certificate authority Let’s Encrypt is enabling a sea change toward HTTPS encryption online. The post A Scheme to…
Blood in a Mosquito’s Belly Could Reveal How Diseases Spread
Some scientists are looking for human DNA in mosquitoes to understand mosquito-borne disease. The post Blood in a Mosquito’s Belly…
IDG Contributor Network: Is 2016 the year of the software-defined data center? Part 2
In the last blog we determined that the world has changed since the early 2000s and that x86 has won…
Inside Google’s Plan to Make VR Amazing for Absolutely, Positively Everyone
First, Clay Bavor got his co-workers at Google to take a bet on virtual reality. Now that he’s the company’s…
How IT teams navigate unlimited vacation policies
Take as much time off as you’d like, so long as you get your work done. To read this article…