I Rent, Therefore I Am
Rentalpixeljones (CC licensed)The rise of Zipcar capitalism As I sit down to write this week's Grouse column, I find myself having to work through one of those rather dull and annoying headaches,...
View ArticleRobot Journalist Will Snag Pulitzer By 2016, Predicts Robot-Journalist...
Computer Generated News ArticlesBeth Rankin on FlickrThe New York Times took a look at start-up Narrative Science today, a company that has developed what is a pretty cool step forward for artificial...
View ArticleBreaking: Facebook Is Buying Instagram for a Billion Dollars
Mark Zuckerberg just announced that Facebook has agreed to buy mega-popular photo sharing service Instagram for $1 billion. Facebook's been on a buying spree of late, and has been beefing up its own...
View ArticleKicking Off the 2012 Microsoft Imagine Cup With Student-Made Kinect Projects
Eyes on the Prize This is the actual cup of the Imagine Cup, which is presented to the winners of the software design competition. Julie BeckDuck Hunt for stroke victims, a shopping cart that follows...
View ArticleVintage PopSci: 8 Absurd Predictions About The Future That Sorta Came True
Professor A.M. LowPopSci archivesWriting in 1925, British scientist A.M. Low predicted that we'd eat breakfast via feeding tubes and bald would be beautiful. This guy totally augured Go-Gurt and Vin...
View ArticleWebsite Of The Month: ThingsWeStart.com
Your Local EntrepreneursThingsWeStart.comKickstarter connects people with big ideas and zero funding to eager micro-investors around the U.S. But how are your town's entrepreneurs faring?...
View ArticleStaples Will Offer On-Demand 3-D Printing In Stores
StaplesWikimedia Commons/Canadian2006The service will start with stores in the Netherlands and Belgium in early 2013, then move on "quickly" to other countries. 3-D printing is at an awkward,...
View Article2013 Prediction: Crowdfunding Pays Off
Crowdfunding Pays OffJesse LenzCrowdfunding models like Kickstarter took off in 2012--now we'll wait and see how transformative those models are. Science and technology have utterly transformed human...
View Article5 Companies Make A Crazy Amount Of Stuff In Your House [Infographic]
PepsiCo makes Quaker Oats, Nestle makes Hot Pockets, and 58 other company-brand relationships. Nestle is famous for its candy, but did you know it's also the creator of the fine line of Hot...
View ArticleMeet The 22-Year-Old Inventor Helping Marketers Read Your Mind
NeuroSpire CEO Jake StauchCourtesy Jake StauchNeuroSpire, with Jake Stauch at the helm, has developed software that lets companies scan brains to deliver better ads--and do it on the cheap. About four...
View ArticleInteractive Tool Shows You How To Hide Your Millions Offshore
Tax HavensCBCNewsStash your dough in the Bahamas, "invest" in diamonds, and spend your tax-free cash. You probably have a sketchy idea of tax havens--the pillowcases of the super-rich--but might not...
View ArticlePeople Who Beat The Odds Aren't Brilliant, Just Lucky
Money Man401(K) 2013 via FlickrSucceeding once or twice on a longshot doesn't make someone a savant. Overall, that person's predictions will probably be less accurate than average. If a person made a...
View ArticleGoogle Bets $10.7 Million On Drone Intelligence
An MD-200 QuadrotorTwo years ago Google purchased one of these quadrotors from German manufacturer Microdroneswikimedia commonsThe company's venture capital arm has just made a big investment in...
View ArticleYahoo! Officially Acquires Tumblr For $1.1 Billion
Yahooblrvia TumblrYahoo, a service people used to use, spends lots and lots of money on Tumblr, a service people use now. And by "people" we mean "teens." Hence the purchase. Marissa Mayer, the new-ish...
View ArticleA Pet Drone That Follows You Like A Lost Puppy [Video]
Pet DroneThis flying intelligent drone can track an owner and record their every move.Dave Mosher/Popular ScienceThis autonomous flying servant can track and record you from the sky. Drones can't fetch...
View ArticleWill These Guys Kill The Computer Interface As We Know It?
End Of The InterfaceDavid Holz [left] and Michael Buckwald have built a device called the Leap Motion controller that allows users to interact with computers with a wave of a hand.Cody PickensHow two...
View ArticleEx-Chief Of U.S. Military Supplier To Go To Prison For Insider Trading
Interceptor Body ArmorDon't worry, the armor still works.Wikimedia CommonsAnd fraud. And lying to auditors. And obstruction of justice. Boy did this guy screw up. The U.S. invasion of Iraq combined...
View ArticleThe Roller Coaster Ups And Downs Of The World's Helium Supply [Infographic]
Helium SupplyKatie PeekMaking the most of a limited resource In a free market, supply follows demand. But in the helium market, regulations set price and production, and with good reason. Helium...
View ArticleSteve Ballmer Announces He Will Retire As CEO, Microsoft Stock Immediately...
Microsoft CEO Steve BallmerWikimedia CommonsIn a statement posted on Microsoft's website this morning, Steve Ballmer, CEO since 2000, announced that he will retire within the next 12 months. Ballmer...
View ArticleStaples Will Offer On-Demand 3-D Printing In Stores
Staples Wikimedia Commons/Canadian2006 3-D printing is at an awkward, prepubescent stage right now. The printers aren't exactly common, but a few early adopters have them. That leaves out the people...
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