Facebook Wants to Help Your Heirs Better Manage Your Page When You Die
When you die in real life, your social media accounts remain–often as a digital mourning space for friends and family. Facebook is a particularly prominent example of…
Category: Technology
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first new kind of depression treatment seen in decades, a nasal spray drug based on the sedative ketamine. Read More
It now appears all but certain that Chelsea Manning will soon appear before a federal grand jury and–likely–be forced to testify about her association with WikiLeaks founder… Read More
In New York, Amazon’s (scrapped) plans for a Queens headquarters were ultimately received with a derisive Bronx cheer. Legislators in Arlington, Virginia, however, have been more welcoming,… Read More
The encryption war is quiet now, but the murky back-and-forth between Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C., is far from over. Read More
For the Second Time, Doctors Say They’ve Cleared an HIV Infection Using Stem Cells
Doctors in London, UK have seemingly accomplished a momentous feat in HIV treatment. They claim to have used a stem cell transplant to successfully clear any traces…
I’ve loved the idea of folding gadgets ever since Arthur C. Clarke talked about flexible “SoftScreens” in books like, The Light of Other Days. A device that… Read More
Last month, the U.S. Army put out a call to private companies for ideas about how to improve its planned semi-autonomous, AI-driven targeting system for tanks. In… Read More
We talk a lot about VPNs (Virtual Private Networks) around here, and with good reason. There are numerous reasons why using a VPN–both legal and otherwise–is in… Read More
In 2017, Google was accused of gender pay discrimination by the U.S. Department of Labor. Later that year, Google employees conducted their own informal salary review, finding… Read More