Is your product’s AI annoying people?
James Glasnapp Contributor James Glasnapp is a senior UX researcher at PARC. More posts by this contributor Nine requirements for a successful private ridesharing system Artificial...
Harvard Scientists Make ‘Landmark’ Discovery in Synthesizing Anti-Cancer Molecules Found in Sea Sponges
Harvard and Japanese scientists say they’ve made a “landmark” discovery in cancer drug development. In a new study published Monday, they say they have finally found...
Climate justice and environmental ethics in tech, with Amazon engineer Rajit Iftikhar
Nearly 8,000 Amazon employees, many in prestigious engineering and design roles, have recently signed a petition calling on Jeff Bezos and the Amazon Board of Directors...
Pokémon GO and optimism as a business model
I played Pokémon GO this weekend, because I was babysitting my nephew, and I couldn’t help but be reminded what a cultural force it was when...
Pop Group JAGMAC’s ‘Like a Band’ Music Video Will Give You Major Summer Feels
Whoa, summer officially begins on Friday(!)—and what better to accompany the sunniest season than a brand new poolside pop video? Baltimore, Maryland-based JAGMAC (Jared, Angelique, Gabriel, Manjo, Alyssa...
Do You Really Need Antivirus For Your Smart TV?
Samsung Samsung says you should be running a virus scan on your Samsung smart TV “every few weeks.” The company added McAfee antivirus to its TVs recently....
Meet David Feinberg, head of Google Health
Dr. David Feinberg has spent his entire career caring for people’s health and wellbeing. And after years in the healthcare system, he now leads Google Health,...
Annie Kadavy, Russ Heddleston and Charles Hudson will tell us how to raise seed money at Disrupt SF
Just about anyone can come up with a good idea. Fewer people can execute on that idea and turn it into a prototype or MVP. But...
I Slept on the Roof of a Honda Passport to Prove That Hotels Are for Suckers
Data suggests that the vast majority of Americans have never slept on the roof of a midsize Japanese SUV, but almost everyone has stayed in a...
California Tests Mental Health App That Tracks Everything Patients Do on Their Phones
The way we interact with our devices is to an increasing extent an extension of our innermost selves. It’s no wonder startups view the data gleaned...
