Jan 20 World’s first 3-D-printed apartment building debuts in China By Justin Scuiletti Exclusive: WinSun builds world’s first #3Dprinting villa and tallest 3D printed apartmenthttp://t.co/2km9k62NCx pic.twitter.com/J6oJK9qYO3 — 3D Printing & 3Ders (@3dersorg) January 18, 2015 A Chinese company has set another world first… Continue reading
Jan 16 News organizations form coalition to test drones By Joshua Barajas Ten news organizations, including The New York Times and the Associated Press, formed a coalition with Virginia Tech to test unmanned aircraft systems, UAS, for news gathering, the media companies said in a joint statement Thursday. Continue reading
Jan 15 Watch 3:39 Drive the car of the future? No, it drives you By PBS News Hour A big sensation at the Consumer Electronic Show this year was a preview of the autonomous driving car, a vehicle equipped with a supercomputing chip and software that can recognize other vehicles and obstacles. Special correspondent Steve Goldbloom takes the… Continue watching
Jan 09 Watch 4:23 Consumer electronics get more connected, but do we need everything to be interactive? By PBS News Hour The Consumer Electronics Show, the world’s largest annual technology exhibition, is a launching pad for groundbreaking products, but this year, many of the innovations on display focus on improving the connectivity and interactivity of everyday consumer products, from a 3D… Continue watching
Jan 05 Mark Zuckerberg’s first book club choice sells out on Amazon By Anna Sillers The first book that Facebook-founder Mark Zuckerberg has chosen for his bi-monthly book club, “The End of Power” by Moisés Naím, has already sold out on Amazon. Continue reading
Dec 31 What’s it take to build a business in China? By Larisa Epatko China's new tech-driven economy has opened opportunities for entrepreneurs. But they still face some hurdles when starting a business. Continue reading
Dec 30 Are 2015’s tech trends worth your time? Judge for yourself By Colleen Shalby Earlier this month, digital strategist Amy Webb talked to Hari Sreenivasan on the PBS NewsHour about some of 2015’s top tech trends to watch. We have a breakdown. Continue reading
Dec 22 Watch 7:35 Building literacy among the blind with a teen inventor’s low-cost Lego printer By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 19 Watch Teens and elders bridge generation gap and digital divide By PBS News Hour There are fewer and fewer opportunities for senior citizens and millennials to encounter one another in daily life. The NewsHour’s Mary Jo Brooks reports from Denver on two organizations that pair adolescents to help elders with household tasks and digital… Continue watching
Dec 18 Sony emails reveal a studio with poor Internet security practices By Ted Bridis, Associated Press WASHINGTON — In the weeks before hackers broke into Sony Pictures Entertainment, the studio suffered significant technology outages it blamed on software flaws and incompetent technical staffers who weren't paying attention, even as hackers targeted executives to trick them into… Continue reading