A home in the trees
The apocalypse is canceled. Now what?
Judging by the volume of copy generated online, it appears a blog without a post addressing the no-longer-impending end of days will be obliterated by the Three Horsemen of the Blogging Apocalypse on Dec. 21.
The ripe fruits of the maker movement
Companies such as Adafruit Industries, are at the forefront of helping tens of thousands of tech hobbyists create objects that have never before existed. That, in fact, is perhaps why you’ve never heard of Adafruit Industries.
Mission ends with a crash
NASA sent two probes to crash into the moon’s surface Monday — on purpose.
Is this the new face of VC?
Rice, and other high-powered women like her, could soon become the new face of the VC industry.
Don’t hate the education...
English rapper-poet Suli Breaks has struck a chord with his poem denouncing the status quo in education.
Hayley Tsukayama
Done with Instagram? Try Flickr’s app
The new Flickr app lets users display and share pictures and has filters for interesting snaps.
Hayley Tsukayama
Facebook releases ‘Poke’ app
The social network’s new feature allows users to send quick, self-deleting messages.
Hayley Tsukayama
Last-minute presents: Gift tips for the biggest procrastinators
Waited too long to shop? Don’t despair quite yet.
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How to take back control of your own social networks
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The machines’ year in review
T’is the season for year-that-was posts and stories. Now, the Web is letting you tell your own by mining your trail of big data.
Women, men and tech in 2013
The Webbmedia Group released its tech trends for 2013 with a notable projection for women in the new year.
The ‘cool or creepy’ test
The test for innovators today, beyond whether an invention works, is whether it’s “cool” or “creepy.”
The mobile bystander
The tragic death of Ki-Suck Han highlights a troubling development in our digital lives.
Whither NASA?
A committee of experts found confusion within the agency regarding its priorities.
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Who owns the future?
COLUMN | Does China or the U.S. own the future? The answer is more complicated than what is presented in straight-line projections.
The ripe fruits of the maker movement
Companies such as Adafruit Industries, are at the forefront of helping tens of thousands of tech hobbyists create objects that have never before existed. That, in fact, is perhaps why you’ve never heard of Adafruit Industries.
A home in the trees
Philip Jodidio, author of “Tree Houses: Fairytale Castles in the Air” talks about where art, design, innovation and economics meet.
The dyslexia advantage
In an interview with Richard Branson, Schwartz discovers how the disability didn’t get in Branson’s way. In fact, it did the opposite.
I know what you did last summer
WAPO LABS | When you're on vacation, it’s increasingly difficult to unplug — but is that a bad thing?
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I’ll be watching you...
Verizon files for patent on device that watches you while you’re watching TV.
China considering broad law to require real-name registration for its 500m+ Internet users http://t.co/CW1sJbcW by @beijingdou
Congress waits to see if McConnell will join 'fiscal cliff' debate http://t.co/HyHyzaUw
Law firm forges new model for corporate giving, makes cash commitment upfront http://t.co/W2PMeW9P
Struggling to attract visitors, historic houses may face day of reckoning http://t.co/OJ5ZwDf3
Now, it’s your turn...
"If you could design your own tree house — your personal castle in the sky, if you will — what would it look like? Where would you build it?"
Tedx comes to Washington
Tour the world and follow the innovation conversation on Twitter. (source: UMapper)
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