When Jay-Z’s 40/40 Club in Manhattan’s Flatiron District re-opened in January, there were a slew of stars and celebrities there to celebrate, including Spike Lee, CC Sabathia and even Warren Buffet. Tonight’s party at the club has a distinctly different reason for celebration: a startup launch party for mobile social network YuuZoo, tech blog BetaBeat reports. After his [...]
At Marlothomas.com, we’re always talking about how important it is for women to continue dreaming, no matter how impossible their goals may seem. Anousheh Ansari is one woman who took this to heart. Not only is she the first female private space explorer, she’s also the first Iranian astronaut. I find her story very inspiring. I [...]
Hours after Apple announced Steve Jobs’ death on Wednesday, fans clamored to Apple stores around the world to mourn one of America’s all-time CEOs. Hailed as a visionary, Jobs was known as much for his innovative products as for his ability to connect them to consumers. Apple fans would wait in anticipation for a new product and [...]
The “magic” in this plastic flying carpet is pure technology, nothing wizardly or genie-liscious about it. Shove off Aladdin, move over Solomon, technology is catching up with fantasy, the BBC reports. The prototype flying carpet is described in the journal Applied Physics Letters: “We use integrated piezoelectric actuators and sensors to demonstrate the propulsive force produced by [...]
The “magic” in this plastic flying carpet is pure technology, nothing wizardly or genie-liscious about it. Shove off Aladdin, move over Solomon, technology is catching up with fantasy, the BBC reports. The prototype flying carpet is described in the journal Applied Physics Letters: “We use integrated piezoelectric actuators and sensors to demonstrate the propulsive force produced by [...]
In the man-versus-machine competition, machine is winning. And it’s not just Watson beating humans on “Jeopardy.” Since the recession ended, businesses had increased their real spending on equipment and software by a strong 26%, while they have added almost nothing to their payrolls. In August, new orders and shipments of “capex goods” — defined as [...]
According to a new study released by MetLife, around 66 percent of those surveyed believe that drivers rely too heavily on technology while behind the wheel, and that reliance may contribute to unsafe driving. MetLife also found that drivers are more familiar with convenience tech than safety-oriented advancements. Of those polled, 85 percent believe that cars [...]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A report by Microsoft founder Bill Gates to Group of 20 ministers on Friday proposes raising new funding for poorer countries by taxing financial transactions, tobacco, and shipping and aviation fuels, according to details of a G20 report obtained by Reuters. The Gates Foundation was tasked by current G20 chair, France, to [...]
Between Google Plus, Twitter, Foursquare and Facebook, it’s hard to keep track of all of the social media accounts people have floating around. Trying to pay attention to the next big social media trend can get overwhelming, especially when there’s a new one coming out every week. You don’t need to worry anymore, though, because College [...]
Jargon-busting Bad Science columnist Ben Gold acre has launched a new travel resource featuring short trips with a sciencey, or just plain nerdy, bent. Nerdydaytrips.com is full of relatively easy to reach destinations including the Museum of Electricity, Dorset, the Planetarium at Greenwich, Bletchley Park and the Denge sound mirrors. More farflung attractions include the Orkney wireless [...]
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