Recycling bins in the City of London are monitoring the phones of passers-by, so advertisers can target messages at people whom the bins recognize. Renew, the startup...
City of London halts recycling bins tracking phones of passers-by
The Exit Pitch: How I Hid Behind a Curtain to Meet Eric Schmidt
Tech and startup conferences are battlefields. Everyone attending is in the same competition. They all want to network with the investors and thought leaders of their industry....
Sidewalk Labs, a Start-Up Created by Google, Has Bold Aims to Improve City Living
Google’s ambitions and investments have increasingly broadened beyond its digital origins in Internet search and online advertising into the arena of physical objects: self-driving cars, Internet-connected eyeglasses,...
A clean power plan that makes great business sense
Delighted by President Obama’s announcement of the Clean Power Plan, a set of smart regulations intended to tackle climate change and set the US energy sector on a...
IBM to Acquire Merge Healthcare in $1B Deal
IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced that Watson will gain the ability to "see" by bringing together Watson's advanced image analytics and cognitive capabilities with data and images obtained...
U.S Set to Become Global Leader in E-Waste Recycling
This summer, the U.S. government has become a global leader in electronic waste / e-waste recycling. In July, the federal government – the largest consumer of electronic devices...