Day January 26, 2017

The Secret History of the First Cat in Space

On October 18th, 1963, the Centre national d’études in France was set to send a small cat named Félix into space. After lagging behind its Soviet and American competitors, France was eager to stake its claim in the space race—with…

Touchscreen? How about Braillescreen!

It’s 2017. Can we please get braille phones now?! I mean just one Kickstarter project! Touchscreens are probably the WORST interface for the visually impaired, which is why we really need this to happen! The Textura brings classy, sleek design…

Rise of A.I. — Exploring Our New Superpowers

Editor’s note: Guest post by Chris Mohritz, an AI entrepreneur and AI technologist. He is leading the Using AI Workshop at Gigaom AI. Even as someone who eats, breathes and sleeps technology, it’s still amazing to me how much progress…