Facebook is well known around the world for its social network offering. Now, the tech giant wants to dive into computer networking as well, the very heart of what makes the Internet go around. Facebook is hoping to shake up the marketplace, long dominated by companies like Cisco and Hewlett Packard, with a newly devised… Continue reading Facebook to Flip the Switch on Computer Networking with New Open-Source High-Speed Chip
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Good causes and organizations worth supporting.
‘Twenty Journey’ Is a Photographic Kickstarter Campaign Documenting South Africa 20 Years after Apartheid
It’s been two decades since South Africa adopted its democratic government and ended apartheid. A lot has happened since then, including two major events in recent years: hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the passing away of the revolutionary Nelson Mandela. In this time, how far has has South Africa come toward making Nelson… Continue reading ‘Twenty Journey’ Is a Photographic Kickstarter Campaign Documenting South Africa 20 Years after Apartheid
There’s a New Tinder-Inspired App But This One Sets You Up With a Dog
You used Tinder to find love and Jobr to find a job, so all you need next is a furry companion to make your life complete. You’re in luck because now, in true Tinder-style, you can get matched with dogs in your area with the BarkBuddy app. BarkBuddy lets you browse through thousands of profiles… Continue reading There’s a New Tinder-Inspired App But This One Sets You Up With a Dog
The Best Commencement Speeches of All-Time
Before most students officially graduate and venture out into the real world, there is one last lecture to listen to or commencement address. Since the late 1700s, these speeches have been sources of great inspiration and muse, often given by leading thinkers of the times like John F. Kennedy or even popular celebrities including Ellen… Continue reading The Best Commencement Speeches of All-Time
Amputee Animals: This Sea Turtle Can Swim Again With His New Fighter Jet Inspired Wings
It’s amazing what science and technology can do today, like giving a disabled sea turtle the ability to swim again. Hofesh, meaning “freedom” in Hebrew, is a sea turtle living in Israel who lost his two left-side fins when he was entangled in a fishing net four years ago. The amputations immobilized the poor sea… Continue reading Amputee Animals: This Sea Turtle Can Swim Again With His New Fighter Jet Inspired Wings
Google Celebrates the 40th Birthday of the Rubik’s Cube With Interactive Doodle Puzzle
Asking students to answer questions and solve mind-bending puzzles today, rather than requiring them to memorize and repeat, can help form the thinkers and inventors of tomorrow. This is the argument Google is making with its latest doodle, which celebrates one of the world’s most famous puzzles. Today’s Google doodle celebrates the 40th anniversary of… Continue reading Google Celebrates the 40th Birthday of the Rubik’s Cube With Interactive Doodle Puzzle
This Starbucks Barista Is One of the Greatest Coffee Cup Artists You’ll Ever See
There’s nothing better than making your way to Starbucks for a cup of coffee to help wake you up and get your day going. But wouldn’t it really spice up your morning if you got your coffee in a cup full of art and drawings all over it? That’s what 41-year-old barista and apparent artist… Continue reading This Starbucks Barista Is One of the Greatest Coffee Cup Artists You’ll Ever See
Reddit Founder Alexis Ohanian Plasters DC With Net Neutrality Ads Ahead of FCC Vote
The FCC is two days away from unveiling its new proposed net neutrality rules, and Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian will stop at nothing to stop a bad ruling. Through a crowdfunding campaign on Crowdtilt, Ohanian raised over $20,000 to place ads around Washington, DC to speak out against selective fast tracked internet service. Placed in… Continue reading Reddit Founder Alexis Ohanian Plasters DC With Net Neutrality Ads Ahead of FCC Vote
