Gladstone, Missouri is the next city to get Google’s ultra-fast broadband service, Google Fiber
The news comes days after Google announced Fiber would be coming to the tiny town of Shawnee, Kansas. Google has also added Austin, Texas, and Provo, Utah…
Fascinating Live Map Shows People Around the World Editing Wikipedia
Wikipedia, the encyclopedia of the Internet, is a constant work in progress. Its articles are being crowd-edited every minute by scores of people around the world. Now, thanks to two programmers, you can see what articles are being edited in real ti…
Benevolent Is Like Kiva for the Silicon Valley’s Working Poor
Ask the average American what comes to mind when they think of Silicon Valley, and you’ll often hear answers about the area’s booming technology sector. Less discussed even among the technology community is the skyrocketing number of poor and homeles…
Why Newt Gingrich Won’t Call a Smartphone a Smartphone
You know that shiny new iPhone 5 or Samsung Galaxy S4 in your pocket? You probably call it a cellphone, right? Well, Newt Gingrich says you’re wrong.
Gingrich recently posted a three-minute video arguing modern cellphones shouldn’t be called cellpho…
5 ‘Mad Men’-Era Developments Still in Use Today
As the advertising-agency drama Mad Men debuts its sixth season on Sunday, many of the things you see on the show will look similar to what we have today. We’re not talking about miniskirts and knee-high boots, but rather ATMs and cable TV.
The show’s…
