Self-Censorship, Echo Chambers and Civil Political Discourse
It’s been an even more tumultuous and troubling week for the United States government than usual, in a presidential term characterized by constant controversy and disruption....
Geek Trivia: Prior To The Early 19th Century, You Wouldn’t Experience What On Christmas?
Prior To The Early 19th Century, You Wouldn’t Experience What On Christmas? Santa Candy Canes Egg Nog Caroling Think you know the answer? Source : Geek...
12 key lessons about tech mergers and acquisitions from Cisco’s John Chambers
Cyril Ebersweiler Contributor Cyril Ebersweiler is co-founder and managing partner of HAX, and a general partner at SOSV. More posts by this contributor What every startup...
The year social networks were no longer social
The term “social network” has become a meaningless association of words. Pair those two words and it becomes a tech category, the equivalent of a single...
Original Content podcast: Netflix’s ‘Roma’ might be the best movie of the year
A number of critics have declared that “Roma” is the best movie of the year. Naturally, we had to weigh in on the latest episode of...
Facebook Project Intended to Reduce ‘Toxic Content’ Was Shot Down by Top Executives: Report
Everyone by now is familiar with the specific kind of partisan rage that manifests on Facebook, particularly with the kind of tailored memes meant to incite...
5 unicorns that will probably go public in 2019 (besides Uber and Lyft)
There’s been plenty of fanfare surrounding Uber and Lyft’s initial public offerings — slated for early 2019 — since the two companies filed confidential IPO paperwork...
Alexa Snooping, Robot Takeovers, and FBI Surveillance: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week
The holidays are nigh, and this year’s naughty list is long indeed—and from revelations of reckless privacy violations over at Facebook headquarters and continued labor abuses...
HQ Trivia launches HQ Words as reinstalled CEO seeks a game-changer
HQ’s expansion beyond trivia is emerging from beta, but the question is whether it’s different and accessible enough to revive the startup’s growth. HQ Words opens...
Historic night from Bryant leads Washington to victory
Yes, the Wizards won. Kelly Oubre made his return to DC and that was not the only exciting thing that happened, it was also a historic...
