Sep 15 It’s official: Minecraft game to join Microsoft in $2.5 billion deal By Sarah Corapi Microsoft Corp. confirmed Monday that it has agreed to purchase Mojang, the company behind the popular video game “Minecraft”, for $2.5 billion. The acquisition, which is due to close later this year, could help strengthen Microsoft’s Xbox and mobile businesses. Continue reading
Sep 11 That time Apple broke into your music library and left you a Bono By Wahyd Vannoni Marketing professor Wahyd Vannoni reacts to the presence of a new album in his iTunes library -- an album he never bought. Continue reading
Sep 10 Watch Microsoft considers buying gaming gold mine Minecraft By PBS News Hour U.S. game sales topped $21 billion in 2013, double the amount earned at North American movie theaters. As the influence of the gaming industry grows, Microsoft is making moves to purchase a gaming company that makes Minecraft, a popular, retro-inspired… Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch Apple offers new way to access your wallet with your phone By PBS News Hour Apple unveiled its new products -- a larger iPhone, as well as the Apple Watch and a new pay system -- that boast advances for phone, watch and wallet. Gwen Ifill interviews John Simons of the Associated Press for a… Continue watching
Sep 09 Apple unveils iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, Apple Watch By Colleen Shalby Apple unveiled today the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, Apple Pay function and the much-anticipated Apple Watch. Here’s a rundown of the functionality behind the new gadgets. Continue reading
Sep 03 Watch The roots of ‘Anonymous,’ the infamous online hacking community By PBS News Hour As online hacking becomes more common, interest in the individuals and groups behind such cyber attacks rises. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with David Kushner of The New Yorker on the origins of one of the most infamous hacking groups, “Anonymous.”… Continue watching
Sep 02 A map of every device connected to the internet on the planet By Anna Christiansen John Matherly, founder of internet search engine Shodan, created a map that shows the location of internet-connected devices across the globe. Continue reading
Aug 25 Google-like NSA search engine implemented to learn about civilians By Charles Pulliam-Moore Over 1,000 data analysts at 23 U.S. governmental agencies, including the DEA, FBI, and CIA, were given access to ICREACH -- a Google-like search engine populated with hundreds of millions of records detailing e-mails, phone calls, instant messages, and phone… Continue reading
Aug 25 Facebook continues to battle click-bait By Corinne Segal Facebook announced in a blog post today that it would change its algorithm to reduce the amount of click-bait in the News Feed, and improve users' experience. Continue reading
Aug 25 Human workers report feeling most productive when led by artificial intelligence By Charles Pulliam-Moore Researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab found that teams of human workers were at their happiest and most productive when their tasks were directed by robotic artificial intelligence. Continue reading