Collaborate Disseminate
In a think piece for Vice’s Motherboard Ernie Smith argues that the invention of air conditioning in 1902 has had a big impact on the innovation we’ve made since. Smith, citing several studies and articles on the matter, states that it is because of ai… Continue reading What Air Conditioning Can Teach Us About Innovation and Laziness
An anonymous reader shares a Motherboard report: Advertising agencies go to great lengths to spread their clients’ messages. Now, researchers have uncovered a new approach: malware. This month, cybersecurity company Check Point reports that a Chinese g… Continue reading A Chinese Ad Firm Is Using Malware to Get More Clicks
Tom Phillips, reporting for EuroGamer: Steam has begun warning users not to use a high-profile Counter-Strike: GO gambling website after its ownership turned out to be two YouTube stars — who were also using YouTube to promote the site. Trevor “TmarTn… Continue reading Steam Warns Users Against Gambling Site After YouTube Stars Discovered As Owners
Google isn’t done with its victory over Oracle. Court filings suggest that Google will be filing a motion for sanctions against Oracle and its law firm, Orrick, Sutcliffe & Herrington. The Mountain View-based company is apparently irked that Oracle… Continue reading Google Twists the Knife, Asks For Sanctions Against Oracle Attorney
A number of readers have submitted news coming out of popular show Top Gear. Chris Evans has announced he is leaving his role as a presenter on BBC Two’s Top Gear after one series. His resignation comes amid falling ratings for the show — which hit a … Continue reading Top Gear Host Chris Evans Steps Down After Poor Ratings
Mark Wilson, reporting for BetaNews:Continuing its control of the internet, China has announced that news outlets may not use social media as a source of news — at least not without official approval. The Cyberspace Administration of China says that t… Continue reading China Bans the Use Of Social Media As a News Source
An anonymous reader writes:Technology has stolen a march on finance, with the success of companies such as Alphabet and Microsoft helping the innovative sector surpass the traditional world of financial services among the world’s top 100 companies over… Continue reading Tech Overtakes Finance Among Top Global Companies
Work has finished on the world’s largest radio telescope, which will hunt for extraterrestrial life and explore space, reports Chinese news agency Xinhua. The world’s most populated nation fitted the final of 4,450 panels into the centre of the 500m-wi… Continue reading China Finishes Building Its Alien-Hunting Telescope
From a TorrentFreak report:Following more pressure from rightsholders, domain name oversight body ICANN has again made it clear that it will not act as judge and jury in copyright disputes. In a letter to the president of the Intellectual Property Cons… Continue reading ICANN: We Won’t Pass Judgment On Pirate Sites
An anonymous reader shares a Bloomberg report:Spanish headhunter Samuel Pimentel just can’t find the candidates. After a frustrating search for specialist consultants for a client, he’s given up and is casting his net elsewhere. “We were looking for pe… Continue reading Spain Runs Out of Workers With Almost 5 Million Unemployed