San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco pledge to go with 100% renewable energy
Last year, San Diego’s city council voted to commit the city to using 100% renewable energy by 2035. Last week,…
Twitter Reportedly Cuts Off Spy Agencies From Data Firehose
A company called Dataminr supplied the government with real-time alerts, until Twitter reportedly said stop. The post Twitter Reportedly Cuts…
US regulators probe Apple, Google, Verizon & others on security patches
A variety of wireless carriers and smartphone and tablet makers, including Apple, are reportedly being asked by U.S. regulators to…
Maybe You’re Not an Atheist–Maybe You’re a Naturalist Like Sean Carroll
What happens when a CalTech theoretical physicist examines what it means to be human, whether God exists, and what happens…
The Happy Film: Famed Designer Stefan Sagmeister’s Wild, Unsettling Pursuit of Bliss
The Happy Film, a movie by acclaimed graphic designer Stefan Sagmeister, is equal parts reality show and experimental art piece.…
IDG Contributor Network: No IPO, debt funding instead. Intacct gets some fuel
Cloud ERP vendor Intacct last week announced that it has secured debt funding by way of a $40 million facility…
IDG Contributor Network: How cloudbursting could accelerate discovery
At the recent Bio-IT World Conference in Boston, I had the privilege of speaking to an audience made up primarily…
Verizon update to the Galaxy S7 adds bloatware with the capability to download further bloatware
Louis CK once expressed puzzlement that anyone could hate Verizon. “What are you talking about? How can that feeling exist?”…
Neil Patrick Harris shows off 'Hey Siri' in Apple's latest iPhone 6s ad
Actor Neil Patrick Harris has once again joined Apple to promote the iPhone 6s, this time in a new TV…
Apple Debuts New 'Thank You Speech' iPhone 6s Ad Starring Neil Patrick Harris
Apple has shared a new television commercial called “Thank You Speech” starring actor Neil Patrick Harris. The new 30-second spot…