Your Digital Photos Aren’t Built to Last
Preserving digital content—and the Internet—for future generations will be a technical, political, and legal challenge.
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Robotic Ride-Shares Could Have Human Impact
Rumors abound that Google is entering into the ride-share race with its self-driving cars. Could that change the face of our cities?
Do Fonts Actually Matter?
On Android's ever-changing quest to find a working typeface for all of its devices.
Why Online Tracking Is Getting Creepier
The merger of online and offline data is bringing more intrusive tracking.
Boom & Bust: From Bitcoin to Bike Share, the Biggest Booms and Busts of the Past Year
After a week of reporting and writing on booms and busts—everything from the economy of big oil boomtowns to the growth of the mental-health counseling field—Jamie Wiebe considers five of the biggest booms—and five of the biggest busts—of the past year.
Why Are So Many Silicon Valley Companies Valued in the Billions?
WhatsApp, Oculus, Instagram, Tumblr: These are just some of the technology companies recently valued at $1 billion or more. Whether we’re in a start-up bubble or not nobody can agree on, but one thing is certain: We have no idea what the future looks like, and an investment today could result in huge profits tomorrow.
Talent Is the New Oil: OPEC of Tech
Silicon Valley and Chesapeake Energy face the same problem: the cost of extraction. The technology industry needs to get smarter about workforce development, and fast.
Privacy Tools: How to Safely Browse the Web
It’s not easy to keep your data private while surfing the Internet, but here are a few tools that can help.
Predicting Epidemics With Internet Search Data
Recent research suggests that evaluating desperate Google queries may be the best way to identify infectious disease outbreaks before they happen.