Drone Flights Face FAA Hit
Highly anticipated federal rules on commercial drones are expected to require operators to have a license and limit flights to daylight hours, below 400 feet and within sight of the person at the controls, according to people familiar with the rule-making process.
November 25, 2014 at 08:08AM
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One Day, I Will Die on Mars
No cat food. No sofa. And now everything smells like, please forgive me if you are sensitive, but like poo. Apparently it’s a 25x surge wastewater day because the seawall screw-up has flooded the sewers so of course my solids tank is full until it can do a night flush.
November 25, 2014 at 03:07AM
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Where are they now? Failed startup edition
These startups were all called game-changers, darlings of the tech market for a single moment in Valley history. In reality, none of them deserved the hype. They were destined to be average, but they were heralded as Facebook killers instead. So where are they now?
November 24, 2014 at 09:53PM
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Our Savior, The Supervillain
How Elon Musk’s terror of extinction serves the human race.
November 24, 2014 at 04:24PM
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Sony Pictures hacked, entire computer system reportedly unusable
Reports that Sony Pictures has been hacked have been trickling in this morning, after a thread appeared on Reddit claiming all computers at the company were offline due to a hack.
November 24, 2014 at 04:00PM
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Brewing Your Own Beer, With Help From An App
In an effort to increase the amount of craft beer at local bars, a Belfast-based product design group created an app to empower local homebrewers.
November 24, 2014 at 03:18PM
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These tech interns are probably making more than you are
November 24, 2014 at 02:10PM
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The Tech Worker Shortage Doesn’t Really Exist
The tech industry has long argued that more green cards or guest worker visas are needed to keep tech industries growing because of a shortage of qualified American workers. But scholars say there’s a problem with that argument: The tech worker shortage doesn’t actually exist.
November 24, 2014 at 01:07PM
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The Best $200 In-Ear Headphones
We respect nothing more than well-researched and well-written buying guides to tech products. Here’s what you should know before buying in-ear headphones.
November 24, 2014 at 12:09PM
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Apple partners with app developers for major Product RED fundraising effort
Apple is set to embark upon one of its largest philanthropic efforts ever. Starting this week, the company is launching a massive AIDS fundraising campaign for Product RED in partnership with some of the largest app developers in the iTunes App Store.
November 24, 2014 at 09:53AM
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