From Waterboarding to Watermarking: CIA Implants MS Docs to Track Whistleblowers
The CIA is using a beacon that watermarks Microsoft Word documents to track whistleblowers, journalists, informants, and other targets of interest. Every seven days WikiLeaks has been releasing CIA...
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Using tech to empower healthcare in remote communities with limited access
Access to healthcare is a hot topic in mainstream politics, but few in the West know what it’s like to actually live in truly remote places where even access to running water is an issue. Take India,...
View ArticleWhite Hat Worms and Cyber Wars: The IoT is Vulnerable and Growing
As tensions between the US and North Korea continue to rise, many fear that a lack of diplomacy between the two nations could lead to nuclear conflict. While plenty of experts would argue that both...
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Apple Takes A Bite Into The Driverless Car Market
Apple has been redefining the way we use technology since their launch in 1976. But now, the multinational technology company is taking things one step further – entering into the hugely competitive...
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Ahead of Microsoft Build 2017: Microsoft GM on upcoming disruptive technology
Microsoft Build 2017 begins Wednesday. Many weeks ago we had the opportunity to host a webinar with Microsoft General Manager and producer of the Decoded Show Dave Mendlen on digital disruption and...
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Google’s worst fails, best products, and little-known projects: infographic
Google often gets a bad wrap over privacy concerns and tax avoidance, but the fact remains it is the most successful company on the web. However, Google offers much more than its most popular services,...
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Microsoft Build: Machine Learning, Snowboarding, and the Business of Code
The Microsoft Build 2017 Day 3 Virtual Keynote kicks off in Seattle featuring the latest geeky developments including machine learning for snowboarders and the business of code. Steve Guggenheimer and...
View ArticleLuxurious Living: 7 Wonderful Technologies Transforming the Smart Home
After WWII, there was a boom that occurred within the in-home technology industry. Soldiers returning from war took to the suburbs where the idea of “keeping up with the Joneses” thrived. Everyone...
View ArticleSpirit AI wants to be your Ally on the fly, a player-centric bot for online...
Online harassment or abuse in gaming involves some of the most toxic slurs ever slung in cyberspace. For more sensitive gamers, simply saying, “Don’t take it personally,” doesn’t cut it. No race,...
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A former Googler’s unexpected journey that led to discovering his calling in...
Most startups are confined to a specific niche, but no matter what the product or service, the stories of how they came to be are often just as fascinating as the companies on their own. While I sit...
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Check Out the Microsoft Accelerator Startups Showcasing at TNW Conference 2017
The TNW Conference kicks off today, and here we highlight the startups coming from the Microsoft Accelerator program. The Next Web Conference is a hot ticket. This year’s event taking place in...
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The Deep Mind in the Cave: Awakening Consciousness in the Spirit of AI
Painting in caves thousands of years before the first civilization, human beings entered altered states that brought forth an awakening in our consciousness. Archaeologists and anthropologist agree...
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Up She Rises: Autonomous Fleets May Soon Make Sailors Obsolete Upon the High...
What would you do with a drunken sailor? Replace him with a robot ’till he’s no more! Wrap me up in me oilskin and jumper No more on the docks I’ll be seen Just tell me old shipmates I’m taking a trip,...
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Rockstart web and mobile accelerator accepting intl startups for Colombia...
Startup accelerator Rockstart is taking applications for its web and mobile program in Colombia, and startups from all over the world are welcome. Startups the world over are welcome to apply to...
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Israel’s largest tech festival promises to be even bigger and geekier than ever
Tickets for Israel’s largest tech festival are on sale, and this year’s event will be even bigger than the last, showcasing both developers and startups and everything in between. Hopping on the back...
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Why Tech Needs its Own Mythology Now More Than Ever
In many ways tech has already been mythologized. We throw phrases around like Tech Giants without realizing we are referring to a rich history of mythology of Titanic proportions. The tech community...
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Super-Advanced All-in-one VR Headset Looks to Fill Mid-range Gap in Edtech
The startup behind an all-in-one VR headset looks to bring its cutting-edge technology to the edtech sector by offering schools an affordable alternative. After smashing its 30K Euro goal on...
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WannaCry Ransomware Lives Up to Its Name — but Something Else Will Make You...
Less than a month ago, an unprecedented cyberattack infected nearly a quarter of a million computers in over 150 countries, effectively halting business around the world. Dozens of major organizations,...
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Ottawa’s demand for tech talent surges as multinational brands continue to...
Ottawa is and has always been a global tech player. As big businesses continue to expand their operations in the capital, responses to recruitment campaigns have been phenomenal. There still exists a...
View ArticleHow Microsoft developers use ‘real life code’ to help UN monitor humanitarian...
Microsoft developers are aiding in the mission set forth by the United Nations to monitor humanitarian crises around the world in order to establish when and where to send aid. Microsoft developers...
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