Danya Glabau is a graduate student at Cornell University. She is interested in science communication in mass media, and what it reveals about cultural values.
The big news this week is Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ resignation. Will Apple stop making great products? Does the new leader, Tim Cook, have what it takes to perpetuate the…
Is there one hacker culture, or many? Here’s a a photo comparison of the Black Hat and Defcon conventions. Some tech folks are on edge today, with an eye on…
Not a good day for Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg: he’s been declared worst dressed of Silicon Valley by GQ, and his sister quit his company. In the “creepy” department, unborn children…
Adobe seems to be edging toward HTML5, potentially preparing to leave Flash behind. A new patent infringement suit is adding to Hulu’s recent acquisition woes. Meet one of the not-so-threatening faces…
Contrary to popular memory, Netflix has committed several gaffes along its way to movie rental domination. Fans of the dungeon hack genre ought to be looking forward to the Diablo…
Hackers really do seem to be at war with each other. Latest target: Anonplus. Meanwhile, Anonymous claims to have a huge cache of NATO data. The first track from Bjork’s…
There’s more information coming out on the role TV and movie studios may be playing in the Netflix price increase. It looks like Europe is experiencing the new tech bubble…
One news organization has got this online advertising thing down! BBC.com is making money sooner than anyone expected. Could the post-Facebook timing of Google+ be its biggest asset? Today’s tech…
What is Google+ good for? Hiding from parents. But seriously. Google is letting more people onto its new social network this week, even after new glitches surfaced (and were fixed)…
A week after a rocky launch, Google+ is set to start welcoming new members. Judge to Apple: You can’t own the term “app store“. Speaking of Apple… The iPhone 5…
Are you ready for a Twitter-based Obama town hall-style meeting? I guess it sucks to work at RIM, maker of the ubiquitous BlackBerry, these days. Troubled News Corporation asset MySpace has…
Hacker group LulzSec, after almost two months of chaos, called a truce on Saturday. But their hacktivist buddies Anonymous say there’s no end in sight for them. Plus, if you…