Slack Is Getting Ready for Wall Street. But Is Wall Street Ready For Slack?
The tech community is used to the informal nature of chat services like Slack or HipChat, with chatrooms full of GIFs and inside jokes. As more finance start-ups start to pop-up, we should ask if the finance industry and the US legal system are ready for these new chat services.
June 23, 2015 at 11:40AM
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Taylor Swift Is the Queen of the Internet
For anyone surprised by Taylor Swift’s show of force against Apple over the weekend, hi!
June 23, 2015 at 10:37AM
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Why the Saudis Are Going Solar
The fate of one of the biggest fossil-fuel producers may now depend on its investment in renewable energy.
June 22, 2015 at 10:01PM
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These hackers warned the Internet would become a security disaster. Nobody listened.
LOpht’s warnings about the Internet drew notice but little action.
June 22, 2015 at 07:40PM
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Owl-inspired material to reduce wind turbine noise
Owls are exceptional predators. In addition to their impressive vision and hearing capabilities, they are also able to fly almost silently. This stealthy flight is thanks to the structure of their wings, which researchers have analyzed and mimicked to develop a prototype coating that they claim could significantly reduce the noise generated by wind turbines, computer fans and airplanes.
June 22, 2015 at 02:33PM
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Can Cell-Phone Data Predict Unemployment?
A new study shows that analyzing someone’s cell-phone usage patterns might allow an observer to determine — or at least guess with a pretty high degree of accuracy — whether they’ve recently lost their job.
June 22, 2015 at 01:29PM
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The 18-Rotor Volocopter Is Like a Flying Car, But Better
Picture a quadcopter drone, with the ability to take off and land vertically, hover, and fly autonomously in any direction. Now picture that drone with two seats, 18 rotors, and a joystick, ready to carry you and a friend anywhere you want to go.
June 22, 2015 at 12:23PM
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The Return Of The Invisible Girlfriend
A few months ago we published a story called Cover Girl by Digg editor Steve Rousseau. Steve wrote about his experience using a new service called Invisible Girlfriend — a sort of human-run upgrade to AOL chatbots of old — and “dating” an invisible girlfriend for a month. The Underscore invited him to come talk about his experience on their show.
June 22, 2015 at 12:23PM
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The story of the invention that could revolutionize batteries-and maybe American manufacturing as well
The world has been clamoring for a super-battery, but they have been vexed. This is where Yet-Ming Chiang enters the picture.
June 22, 2015 at 12:23PM
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“EPIC” fail-how OPM hackers tapped the mother lode of espionage data
New estimates in light of this week’s revelations have soared, estimating as many as 14 million people in and outside government will be affected by the breach — including uniformed military and intelligence personnel. It is, essentially, the biggest “doxxing” in history.
June 22, 2015 at 10:54AM
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