Lyft attempted sale to Apple, Didi Chuxing, Uber, GM, others
Lyft, the second-largest ride-hailing firm in the U.S., in recent months made overtures to sell itself to tech companies, automotive…
Apple-1 'celebration' auction bids hit $270K
A motherboard that appears to be one of the first ever produced for the Apple-1 is up for auction on…
Troll Targets Say Twitter’s New Filters Don’t Go Far Enough
Twitter’s new tools seem to promise new ways to avoid abuse on the site. But it’s still just an unchecked…
Decoding the Hidden Meanings of Olympic Symbols
In an age where everything is branded, Olympic pictograms must reflect the culture of the host city. The post Decoding…
Google, Microsoft, Apple, and Samsung band together to kill automated telemarketing
Shutterstock Who’s this? Someone calling from an unknown number? This being 2016, it must be awfully urgent. You answer your…
NBA holds its first hackathon — should your company, too?
Companies large and small have already embraced the hackathon as a way to foster collaboration and innovation, and now the…
Airbus to complete a self-driving, flying-car prototype next year
Urbanization is quickly migrating populations back to cities where they once thrived before suburbia’s growth beginning in the 1950s. In…
Ransomware attracts FTC attention
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will host several panel discussions on ransomware next month to highlight the seriousness of the…
How Pittsburgh Birthed the Age of the Self-Driving Car
Uber’s launching a fleet of self-driving cars in the Steel City, starting in a few weeks. The post How Pittsburgh…
When Inside Amy Schumer Comes Back, It Needs to Address This
In the backlash over insensitive comments made by one of her writers, Amy Schumer has an opportunity to make a…