Buy Windows 10 on USB, Reddit Hides the Hate, & More... [Tech News Digest]
Windows 10 on a stick, the great Reddit quarantine of 2015, Angry Birds 2, a free Wilco album for all, Jeb Bush talks tech, and a Jedi has fun with a GoPro.
Should Journalists Use or Ignore Social Media? Two Examples to Think About
Some see social networking as a valuable tool for reporting; others thing it does nothing but misleader reports. What do you think?
Is Nicolas Cage Immortal? Celebrity Lookalikes Too Good To Be True
Is Nicholas Cage immortal? Could Keanu Reeves be a vampire? The answer to these questions is "No", but they're so intriguing that we're duty bound to look at them in more detail.
Microsoft's New Mission Statement, Apple Rewrites History, & More... [Tech News Digest]
Satya Nadella rallies the troops, Apple dictates to developers, Microsoft Office lands on Android, Tumblr TV shows nothing but GIFs, Amazon keeps on trucking, and four hours of reactions to Final Fantasy 7 Remake.
Retailers Ban Confederate Flag, Use Messenger Without Facebook, & More... [Tech News Digest]
Confederate flags disappear, Messenger drops Facebook, DriveClub arrives, Eternify trolls Spotify, Reddit turns 10, and Super Mario meets Game of Thrones.
What Is GAFA? Why The EU Doesn't Love Large American Internet Companies
GAFA is an acronym for Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon — the 4 most powerful American technology companies. Expect to hear it more often.
Outrage Porn Is Making You Angry And Dumb, Stop Looking At It
Revenge porn is articles, pictures, cartoons or other media that are carefully crafted (either intentionally or not) to make people like you very offended, and very angry.
This App Is Life Changing For North Korean Defectors, Here's Why
North Korean defectors can't understand one third of words spoken on the streets of Seoul, and Google Translate can't help. A new app can.
Hola is Basically a Botnet, Congress Redirected to Nude Photos, & More... [Tech News Digest]
Also: Google offers unlimited photo storage, how you can pretend to be a destructive cat, and YouTube celebrates its 10th anniversary.
6 Resources to Help You Track the 2016 US Presidential Election
The people’s right to vote determines the outcome of an election. Be an informed voter and take this important task seriously with the help of these tools.
The Citizen Journalists Who Capture Police Shootings Deserve Pay
Few people are brave enough to step forward and record police misconduct – those that do deserve some reward for the good they bring to society.
Decide Who to Vote for in the UK General Election
On May 7th, the British people will go to the polls and decide who will be governing the country for the next five years. Are you an undecided voter unsure where to put the cross?
Can Google Use an Algorithm to Determine Truth?
Google is researching whether its algorithm could include truth as a ranking factor. What does that mean for the web?
4 Top Hacker Groups And What They Want
It's easy to think of hacker groups as some kind of romantic back-room revolutionaries. But who are they really? What do they stand for, and what attacks have they conducted in the past?
Three YouTube Stars Interviewed President Obama, Here's What Happened
Hank Green, Bethany Mota, and GloZell Green didn't waste their chance to interview President Barack Obama.
#JeSuisCharlie: Murder, Cartoons and Barbara Streisand
Today, in response to a horrible terror attack in France, the Internet was at it's best.
Why Taxing The Internet Is Stupid
This Internet tax is one of a kind. No other government has ever conceived of taxing the Internet. If this law came to your country, what would it mean for consumers and businesses?
Internet Bill Of Rights, ASUS Chromebox, iOS 7.1, Between Two Ferns [Tech News Digest]
The Internet needs bill of rights, Xbox Live suffers Titanfall outage, ASUS Chromebox sells well on Amazon, Neil Young's PonoPlayer is Kickstarter hit, Apple releases iOS 7.1, and Barack Obama appears on Between Two Ferns.
Use Map Your Representatives To Find Information On Your Legislators With A Click [U.S. Only]
Public servants should be open to scrutiny and dialog. This new web tool helps U.S. citizens touch base with political representatives in their area. It answers the basic question – who represents me?