Twitter Is Not Celebrating The 10 Year Anniversary Of The Iraq War
Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld received no love for his celebratory tweet about the war in Iraq. Tough crowd.
Science: Stop Talking On Cell Phones In Public
A new psychological study reveals that cell phone talk is more distracting than regular background conversations. And more appealing to eavesdroppers.
Google Street View Goes To The Top Of The World
Google has conquered four of the world's seven largest mountains. And it brought cameras.
How Manufactured Smells Are Making People Shop Longer And Kill Better
Scent marketers play with people's noses and minds in stores, hotels, and military simulations. All thanks to a former Disney Imagineer.
What It's Like Being The Jon Stewart Of The Arab World
Bassem Youssef uses Daily Show-style satire to criticize the Egyptian government. With 30 million viewers and counting, he says he's not scared.
A Rare Glimpse At North Korea's Tech Culture
North Koreans are beginning to get access to cell phones, tablets, and even social networking. But freedom of speech is still elusive.
Facebook's Been Secretly Testing Its New Design For A Year
And parts of it came from user ideas. They asked for less of Facebook and more of their friends, according to Facebook's tech lead.
A Glimpse Into Google's Brain, Hidden In A Spreadsheet App
Give it two examples, and Google's spreadsheet can make a list of almost anything. A strange peek at how Google — and by proxy, the internet — sees the world.
The Digital Mail App The Post Office Hates
Outbox's "unpostmen" will open and digitalize your snail mail for you. The real postmen are keeping an eye on them.
"Gangnam Style" Used To Protest Widespread Grave Desecration In China
"You wipe your ass, dig up our ancestors' graves." A surprising use for an internationally notorious meme.
Silicon Valley Wants Your Guns
A prominent VC raises money for his own firearm buyback program. Venture capitalism meets assault weapons.
The Site That Wants To Kill The Credit Score
A little-known lending program skirts financial institutions — and the credit agencies that police them.
The Best Job At Google
Google Street View team is now mapping the wilderness — on foot. What it's like to carry one of Google's monstrous cameras to the bottom of the Grand Canyon.
Riding The 'Draw Something' Roller Coaster
Draw Something's creator pushes back against claims about the game's collapse. Plus: the limits of branding, living at the mercy of Facebook, and the saddest request the company has ever received.
Gavin Newsom Wants To Turn Your City Into A Startup
Can a government be run like a Silicon Valley tech company? An interview with Gavin Newsom.
The Man Behind The World's Largest Light Sculpture
San Francisco's Bay Bridge is being transformed into the world's largest light sculpture, composed of 25,000 LEDs. It's 1.8 miles of lights.
How Facebook, A Pixar Artist, And Charles Darwin Are Reinventing The Emoticon
What comes after the smiley? Facebook is trying to find out.
The App That Watches The Police Has More Eyes Than Ever
The NYCLU's Stop and Frisk Watch app is coming to the iPhone after successfully documenting 200 stop-and-frisk incidents in NYC.
Facebook Will Fight Veteran Suicide With An App
What social responsibility looks like for the world's biggest social network.
How Facebook Plans To Make Us All Get Along
Facebook has a message for mean girls around the world. But it’s up to you to deliver it to your friends.