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…
Traveling Soon? UNICEF Wants Your Donation When You Book Air Travel
Planning to get away from it all this summer by booking air travel to a far-away locale? Then UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund, wants you to make a micro-donation of a dollar or two when you book your flight.
UNICEF is partnering with tra…
This Week’s Greatest Moments in 23 Photos
While you were working, playing and going about your life this week, we were watching the world for you. Look what we found: Nothing less than 23 memorable pics of the week’s greatest moments from across the globe
In Germany, a Jewish Museum exhibit s…
