The global economy hits home, and it’s not pretty.
Recently, workers at an Indianapolis plant operated by Carrier, an air-conditioning manufacturer, came to work like any other day. Except it wasn’t like any other day. Instead, they got to hear a speech explaining that they were losing their jobs because the company was moving the factory to Monterrey, Mexico, to save money. Carrier is owned by United Technologies Company, which made $7.6 billion last year.
Uber and American Airlines are partnering for door-to-door travel.
American Airlines announced a new partnership with ride-hailing app Uber that will encourage travelers to book a ride home from the airport.
From the Homebrew Computer Club to the US Festival to his new project, Apple’s cofounder has been a community builder for decades.
If you were starting an event that sat at the intersection of technology and pop culture, you could scarcely imagine a better founding myth than one involving an encounter between Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak and Marvel impresario Stan Lee. As the designer of the Apple II’s hardware and software, Woz played a monumental role in the personalization of computers that ushered in the era that would bring us not just PCs but smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, smart TVs, and much more. And the Marvel comics that Lee co-created and wrote in the 1960s are the stuff that modern myths are made of.
For Leendert Jan Vis, digital art isn’t about perfection—it’s about spontaneity.
You probably don’t recognize the name of Dutch artist Leendert Jan Vis, but an awful lot of people enjoy his work every day. Over the past three decades, his cheerful and quirky animals have appeared on over 250 million greeting cards as well as in picture books, as stuffed animals, and on a variety of products.
Companies like Tesla and Fitbit are offering cash rewards to non-employees who find security flaws.
It’s one of the biggest threats to the Internet of Things: Bugs.
It’s that time again for the health industry’s nerdiest tweetfest.
In 2012, a government employee (_@emma_sandoe) came up with the idea for an extremely nerdy Internet meme: #healthpolicyvalentines. Health policy wonks loved it, and immediately flocked to Twitter to share their Valentine’s Day wishes.
In a remote California desert, NASA is perfecting technology that may help them find proof of life on Mars.
When the next Mars rover lands in 2020, one of its goals will be to see if the red planet’s rocks are hiding proof of extraterrestrial microbes. NASA dreams of one day exploring the ice glaciers of the planet’s poles to see if there is indeed life on Mars. Until then, the space agency is busy testing the ET-hunting technology.
The 79-year-old was the longest-serving current Justice on the court.
Antonin Scalia, the longest-serving current Justice on the Supreme Court, died in his sleep last night after a day of quail hunting at a ranch outside of Marfa, Texas. The 79-year-old justice, who did not say he was feeling sick and had gone to his room after dinner, was appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1986.
President Obama will nominate the new Justice, but may face a tough confirmation fight with a GOP-controlled Senate.
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has died at 79, leaving a vacancy in the high court just as the country is in the process of choosing a new leader.
The process of replacing the ultra-conservative Supreme Court Justice will almost certainly be a rocky one during this election year.
The GOP presidential debate in South Carolina began with a moment of silence for Justice Antonin Scalia, who passed on early Saturday.
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