Fascinating look at Microsoft’s corporate culture evolution
CEO Satya Nadella has made impressive changes to Microsoft's organizational culture. I worked for Microsoft in the 1990s and watched from afar as the company seemed adrift after the year…
Self driving cars have trouble with unpredictable pedestrians and cyclists
Automated cars are having trouble dealing with the unpredictable behavior of pedestrians and cyclists. Some researchers think we need better pedestrians and propose improved training for ... walking. Won't be…
Recent cryptocurrency investors lost a lot of money
Many new and naive cryptocurrency investors jumped in and bought digital currency last winter - but since then have suffered huge losses. The digital currency market bubble seemed obvious but…
Google automatically rejects all resumes with any typographical error
Google automatically rejects any resume with a typographical or spelling error. That is, apparently, up to 58% of resumes.
TSA Air Marshal program puts ordinary travelers under intense scrutiny and monitors their every move
Ordinary people in the U.S. became targets of a bizarre, Orwellian TSA surveillance program.
How your phone’s location history is used against you
The FBI recently demanded from Google the data about all people using location services within a 100-acre area in Portland, Maine, as part of an investigation into a series of…
Lenovo Mirage Camera With Daydream VR180 Review
VR 180 cameras that shoot 3D may create a resurgence in 3D interest. VR viewers, including devices like "Google Cardboard" viewers, make VR and VR 3D widely accessible.
IEEE developing standard to rate the Trustworthiness of News Sites
The IEEE is working a standard to rate the trustworthiness of online news sources that are frequently shared on social media.
Google admits turning off ‘location history’ does nothing
Turning off Location Services in Android has no effect on Google's data collection. They still track you everywhere you go.
The reason Google tracks your location, everywhere you go
We now know that even with Location Services disabled, Google still tracks and records your every move. The data is collected, ostensibly, for targeted advertising. An advertiser could request thei……