To save the environment, humanity needs to do two things: reduce harmful gases and produce more energy from "green" energy sources. While plenty of research projects have tried to tackle these independently, few do both at the same time. Scientists…
The Ocean Cleanup, a Dutch foundation that aims to deal with plastics polluting our seas, says it’s finally ready to put its technology to work. In a statement released today, the organization has revealed that it plans to start cleaning…
To save the environment, humanity needs to do two things: reduce harmful gases and produce more energy from "green" energy sources. While plenty of research projects have tried to tackle these independently, few do both at the same time. Scientists…
Nintendo’s new video game console, the Switch, is a major hit. It’s sold out in many stores, and demand doesn’t appear to be slowing down. It’s Nintendo’s fastest-selling console in history. That’s saying a lot considering how remarkably popular some…
The world’s most influential people still make time for a good book. Earlier this year, Facebook asked 62 such people — from Arianna Huffington to Richard Branson to Newt Gingrich — for the books they’d recommend. More than 230 titles came Facebook’s…
The impact of technology on the financial industry has been powerful. Traditional financial institutions, such as banks, have discovered that new technologies are indeed disruptive. This epiphany has forced age-old financial institutions to develop their own tech capabilities, and to stay…
Twitter fell apart in 2013 when its growth slowed signficantly in the face of competition and copying from Facebook, and users found it too hard to find the best content due to its unsorted reverse chronological feed. Its share price…
Dr. Wendy A. Suzuki is a Professor of Neural Science and Psychology in the Center for Neural Science at NYU and the the author of “Health Brain, Happy Life.” Here, she explains the positive effects of exercising to the brain. …
Cubazon. Kewelta. Knales. These aren’t house hold names in the US but they’re at the vanguard of entrepreneurship in Cuba and they’ll be joining us on stage at Disrupt New York. We’ll be talking with Bernardo Romero Gonzalez, CEO &…
Donald Trump is a big boy president who gets more ice cream than everyone else Image: tom pennington/Getty Images By Christina Careaga2017-05-11 22:04:31 UTC Is it possible to already know news before it happens, because it feels like we already…