Apple took a significant step today in the face of increasing pressure[1] to do something about the working conditions at the factories of its suppliers in China. The company announced[2] that it has asked an independent auditing agency to review practices at the factories in Chengdu and Shenzhen, and [...]

The word “hacker” saw a massive ressurgence in the past year. Anonymous, the ambiguous international collective, can take the lion’s share of credit for bringing hackers back into the spotlight. From the take down of Sony’s PlayStation Network, to its most recent takedown of the [...]

If you think you have the next big idea, Red Bull is presenting you with a once in a lifetime opportunity. At Launchpad, Red Bull’s taking someone’s big idea and making it real. Why not make it yours? Here’s all you have to do: Make a short video telling us your big, cool, never-seen-before [...]

As early as next week, Google could be solidly in the mobile phone manufacturing business. That’s when the United States Justice Department will vote to approve the company’s proposed acquisition of Motorola Mobility, according to the Wall Street Journal[1]. The acquisition, first announced[2] [...]

In what seems to be the next wave of the growing backlash against the labor practices of Apple‘s manufacturers in China, protesters will descend upon the company’s flagship store in Manhattan tomorrow. A demonstration organized by members of Change.org[1] and SumOfUs.org[2] is scheduled to [...]

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New Yorkers are accustomed to seeing movie scenes filming in their neighborhoods and near major attractions, but even the most weathered cynics were thrown when they saw people flying in the sky over the Brooklyn Bridge with no camera crew in tow. Had Jetson-like personal flying devices been invented [...]