The idea of “community” has changed a lot over the last decade, and as the kind of interaction brands have with their audience evolves, I think we’re finally starting to see some brands that are doing it right.

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With a countless number of alien species in the Alpha Quadrant, it would be impossible for the crew of the Enterprise to learn all of their languages. Luckily they have the Universal Translator to help them understand everyone. Here is how it works.

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The FCC’s off-the-rails proceeding to mandate new standards for outmoded set-top boxes took an embarrassing twist yesterday, when a vote on the latest version of the scheme was called off at the last minute. No one outside the Commission has seen the last several versions of the plan, contrary to federal law requiring public notice.

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The rarely-discussed energy cost externality is the deathprint, or the number of people killed per kWh produced. Like the carbon footprint, coal has the largest deathprint while nuclear has the smallest. These vague eventually-someone-has-to-pay kind of costs are hard to put a value on because they are mainly associated human health and environmental effects. But there appears to be a 10% or so increase in health care costs in countries where coal makes up a significant fraction of the energy mix, like the U.S., China and Europe, which rivals the cost of that energy itself.

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As models walked the runway at Paris Fashion Week, a visual projection showcased their stress levels via biofeedback being sent from the connected accessories they were wearing.

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In October of last year, Dell upstaged the MacBook Pro 15 when it announced the redesigned XPS 15. Is it Apple’s turn now?

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Recapping the day one match-ups of the League of Legends World Championships 2016 – Group Stage.

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Women have had some triumphant stories in tech over the last month.

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