There’s more than one way to share your car
Over the past several years, the popularity of “sharing economy” models has skyrocketed — driven largely by stratospheric valuations for companies like Airbnb and Uber. The key to success has…
Uber begins background collection of rider location data
Imagine you’re on your way to a therapy appointment in a downtown high-rise. You hail an Uber and enter a nearby coffee shop as your destination so you can grab…
Twitter CEO Briefly Suspended From Twitter
Jack Dorsey chalked it up to 'an internal mistake.' Even the most responsible adult can accidentally lock themselves out of their car or house. But to be shut out of…
Yet another tech innovation!!
Siren Care makes a “smart” sock to track diabetic health Diabetic health tracking startup Siren Care has created smart socks that use temperature sensors to detect inflammation — and therefore injury — in realtime…
Machine learning can fix Twitter, Facebook, and maybe even America
Quitting Twitter is easy — I’ve done it a hundred times. Someone called it “a clown car that drove into a gold mine,” and like all clown cars, Twitter makes…
Google Will Tell You How Crowded Places Are in Real Time
You can also now see how long people typically stay at a given location, so you can 'plan your itinerary to the minute.' Thinking about making a trip to the…
Tech Worker Visas Face Uncertain Future Under Trump, Sessions
H-1B visas admit 65,000 workers and another 20,000 graduate student workers each year. The main U.S. visa program for technology workers could face renewed scrutiny under President-elect Donald Trump and…
As Samsung moves on from Note 7 crisis, SDI battery affiliate struggles
In the shadows of Samsung Electronics' (005930.KS) Note 7 smartphone crisis, affiliate Samsung SDI (006400.KS) is quietly reassuring anxious clients including Apple Inc (AAPL.O) that its batteries are safe. But…
Seven principles to ignite a culture of innovators
Every big company was a lean and mean startup at one time. Now, confronted with digital disruption all around us, we’re all rushing to rekindle the entrepreneurial flame that first…
You will lose your Google account if you sell your Google Pixel device
Some of Google’s unwitting users are learning a harsh lesson: If you violate the company’s policies, it can abruptly cut you off from your Gmail account, online photos and other…