Technology
New Tech City
A Tumblr Boost for Silicon Alley?
Friday, May 17, 2013
New York City's tech scene is on fire, but it has yet to produce a Facebook, a Google or an Amazon. But now Yahoo is in talks to acquire Tumblr, the micro-blogging service that's a Silicon Alley darling. What does that mean for investors, Tumblr users and the other startups in New York?
Book News: Amazon May Be Called Before Parliament Over Taxes
Friday, May 17, 2013
Google Mines Our Data For Future Product Ideas
Friday, May 17, 2013
Money Talking
Money Talking: Is College Worth It?
Friday, May 17, 2013
Should some college-bound students opt for a two-year degree at a technical school? Will an education give you a better life? Money Talking digs into the tough questions in the debate over the high cost of higher education and the mounting student debt that's one of its byproducts. The central question: Is college worth it? The answer: Only the listener can decide.
Twitter Users Risk Damnation, Saudi Religious Police Say
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Book News: Amazon's Tiny Tax Payment Draws Fresh Scrutiny
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Google Launches A Streaming Music Service
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
A New 'Smart Rifle' Decides When To Shoot And Rarely Misses
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Cup Of Joe With Apple CEO Goes For $610,000
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Book News: Justice Department Says Apple Led Price-Fixing Ring
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
New Tech City
Dean at Cornell NYC Tech Dishes on First Semester
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
As the inaugural class in the applied sciences graduate program wraps up its first semester, we checked in with the school's founding dean Dan Huttenlocher on the real-world skills stressed in the curriculum, the school's mission and what's being done to attract more women to the one-year program.
Grad Student Tracks His Online Moves, Looks To Sell Data
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
New Tech City
Better WiFi Coming to Union Square
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Union Square is getting a digital makeover. Starting this June, 3,000 people will be able to access the free wireless connection in Union Square at the same time. That’s up from just 250 people today.
The Takeaway
Google's Vision for 'The New Digital Age'
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Between the year 2000 and 2010, the number of people using the internet around the world increased from 350 million to more than 2 billion. That number, of course, is only expected to increase further in the coming years. According to Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Google and Jared Cohen, director of Google Ideas, the hyperconnectivity of the future is a good thing.
The Promise And Limitations Of Telemedicine
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Is Nintendo Fixing A Gay Marriage 'Bug' In New Video Game?
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
New Tech City
Kids Need STEM Education in the Digital Age
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Nowadays, educators are starting to teach STEM subjects in creative ways, using Legos, games and real-world examples. And yet, the United States is falling behind. It's time for a new conversation on why science, technology, engineering and math are so important for today's students.
New Tech City
High School Students Train for Tech Jobs
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Will the next Mark Zuckerberg graduate from a New York City public school? Just ask the students at the Academy for Software Engineering in Manhattan. They start coding as freshmen and are learning the skills to be web developers and internet entrepreneurs. As summer nears for the first freshman class, New Tech City checks in with students about what they've learned so far. "I built a data center in my bedroom," said Gio Rascigno.
Online Legacies Prompt Growing Legal Challenges
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
New Tech City
From Future Coders to Your Grandma, STEM Education for Everyone
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Whether you're 18 or 85, keeping up with new technology is increasingly important for success and even well-being. Meet a teenager and an octogenarian learning new tech skills as we tour the city's first software engineering high school and a senior center where bridge and canasta make way for a course called "Beginner iPad."