On Technology You Already Email Like a Robot — Why Not Automate It? ImageCreditCreditIllustration by Jon Han By John Herrman Nov. 7, 2018 In 1996, Microsoft unleashed Clippit, better known as Clippy, on users of Microsoft Office. The legendarily irritating mascot-helper spent the following years hovering around the edges of documents, blinking dumbly under his […]
[embedded content] Who needs a drone for cool aerial shots when an eagle can do an even better job? OK, taking on responsibility for a bird of prey in order to satisfy your desire for dramatic drone shots does seem a little extreme, so we’ll ditch that idea. Instead, sit back and enjoy the spectacular […]
October 10 at 1:53 PM Thanks to immersive technology, it’s never been easier to set foot inside a hurricane without getting wet. Last month, a Weather Channel video using mixed reality technology demonstrated the effects of storm surge on an ordinary American neighborhood. The simulation — which is being used again with updated forecasts as […]
State of the Art ‘Overtourism’ Worries Europe. How Much Did Technology Help Get Us There? ImageCreditCreditGlenn Harvey By Farhad Manjoo Aug. 29, 2018 Over the summer, my wife and I traveled with our two young kids on a two-week vacation through Europe. It wasn’t as highfalutin as it sounds. In London, our Airbnb had ample […]
Research Center: Eve Technology Eve V In February 2015, Eve Technology decided to create the world’s first crowdsourced 2-in-1. The concept? To build a machine based entirely on input from the Eve community. The result is the Eve V, a clear competitor to the Microsoft Surface Pro. It was delayed due to some manufacturing setbacks, […]
‘Weaponized Ad Technology’: Facebook’s Moneymaker Gets a Critical Eye ImageGovernment officials, researchers and advertising executives have warned that microtargeting tools, like the kind Facebook offers, can be exploited to polarize and manipulate voters.CreditRichard Drew/Associated Press By Natasha Singer Aug. 16, 2018 Facebook has made a mint by enabling advertisers to identify and reach the very […]
Getty Images Traffic accidents on the freeway are a fact of life on both urban and rural interstates. The worst generally involve the largest vehicles, such as Class-A tractor-trailer rigs. With one, two, and even three trailers behind the cab, a fully loaded semi needs about 420 feet to stop from normal highway speeds. When […]
In the United States there are roughly 8.4 million people with some form of visual impairment. In the entire world, that figure increases to 253 million, a population size greater than that of Brazil. Can technology help them? Having previously looked at some of the amazing accessibility tools available to the deaf community, here are […]
Latest Sign of China’s Slowdown: A Technology Cash Crunch ImageA start-up incubator in Beijing’s Zhongguancun area, known as China’s Silicon Valley. The downturn in fund-raising for the country’s venture capital industry could be a bad sign for the rest of the economy.CreditBryan Denton for The New York Times By Li Yuan July 16, 2018 HONG […]
By Jenni Bergal They are a torment for motorists and a costly headache for transportation departments. Every winter and spring, potholes plague city streets and rural roads, causing drivers to curse and public works officials to shudder. That’s why some local governments are turning to data and technology to find and fix potholes. Some are […]