Open-source software isn’t so much built, it grows. And today, the open-source blockchain consortium Hyperledger has announced that its first production-ready solution for building applications, Fabric, has finished that process. But even before the formal release of Fabric 1.0 today, hundreds of…
Image: Wikipedia In the same hotel where Alexander Graham Bell once demoed coast-to-coast telephone calls, Microsoft will announce plans for a new white space internet service on Tuesday. This ludicrous technology sends broadband internet wirelessly over the unused channels of…
Monday night marked the beginning of Amazon Prime Day, a day-long sales event in which Amazon advertises a steady stream of special offers to members of its Prime subscription service. The event lasts through Tuesday, and, if history is any…
The rapid rise in popularity of voice-activated virtual assistants—artificial intelligence (AI) devices such as Amazon Alexa and Google Home—is significantly influencing consumer behavior, according to a study by Toluna. The real-time digital consumer insights company conducted a survey of more…
Richard D. James worked with KORG on the microtuning feature of the Monologue. Warp has published a sprawling, nerdy interview he conducted with Tatsuya. And there’s an all-KORG track, too: Listening to former KORG engineer Tatsuya Takahashi, who led teams…
July 10 is the birthday of Nikola Tesla, who would have been 161 years old today. It’s a good time to celebrate the life of the Serbian-American engineer and physicist: Without Tesla, you might not be able to affordably power…
Image: Steve Snodgrass/Flickr Coffee drinkers, rejoice. Two new studies are linking our favorite hot beverage to a decreased chance of being killed by heart disease, cancer, a stroke, and more. So, does this mean we can start drinking coffee with…
Japanese scientists are working hard to end humanity’s longing fight against cancer. They’ve recently developed a new method for visualizing cancer which could help humans detect it at earlier stages. Follow Tech Insider: On Facebook Join the conversation about this story…
“We’re all already cyborgs”, says Elon Musk. “You have more power than the president of the United States had 20 years ago,” he says, and he couldn’t be more right. The things we invent today push our abilities in ways…
Getting into electronic music is a breeze these days with all the great iOS apps out there. Ripplemaker, for example, is a fantastic modular synth app that even newbies can use, while veteran synthesizer manufacturers like Korg, Electro-Harmonics and Moog…