Xerxes, Xystus, and Xanthippe
Flip through any alphabet book for kids and you’ll most likely see a picture of a xylophone or an x-ray for X. But what did X...
An Ode to the St. Louis Blues
Flashback to January and tell me who the hell would have seen this coming from the St. Louis Blues? Dead last in the NHL standings in...
More tickets available to the 14th Annual TechCrunch Summer Party
Get ready for summer in the city, TechCrunch -style. We just released a fresh batch of tickets to the 14th Annual TechCrunch Summer Party. Available on...
Prolific Pirate Bay User Agrees to Pay $2,900 to Movie Outfits
Every year, thousands of people are sued in the United States for allegedly sharing pirated video, mostly through BitTorrent. These efforts share a familiar pattern. After...
Millions of Transactions Scraped in Latest Demonstration of Venmo’s Absurd Privacy Policy
Last year, nearly 210 million Venmo transactions were downloaded by a Berlin-based researcher, leading many privacy experts to question the PayPal-owned company’s claim that its users...
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...
