Can Google Show Racism In Elections?
June 12, 2012A provocative paper makes the case that racism cost now-incumbent presidential candidate Barack Obama between three and five points during the last election.
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Emerging Startups Bridge the Gap Between Online and Offline Retail
June 12, 2012In an age where the latest purchase is just a click away, several emerging startups are designing tools to bridge the gap between the real world and the ecommerce world.
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Get Ready For A Search Engine Right Out Of George Orwell’s 1984
June 12, 2012In a move that’s both groundbreaking and eerily Orwellian, the University of Glasgow has announced that its begun work on a future search engine that utilizes city audio-visual sensors to answer complex queries.
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Oatmeal Creator Crashes Indiegogo To Address Lawsuit, Raises $20,000 In 64 Minutes
June 12, 2012The creator of a popular online comic fights a lawsuit by raising money on IndieGoGo, which crashes the site.
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American Underground Founder Asks You To Know Your Role
June 11, 2012In a recent speech, Michael Goodmon asked young entrepreneurs to consider their informal daily role in the world of innovation, whatever level of the chain they currently hold.
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Turner Broadcasting Introduces Its Startup Accelerator’s Inaugural Class
June 11, 2012Turner Broadcasting is embracing the future of digital video with the inaugural class of its new startup accelerator Media Camp.
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The Technology Behind the Technology in Prometheus Steals the Show
June 11, 2012Prometheus, the prequel to the Alien film franchise, opened this weekend in theaters across North America. Although the fictional technology in the film is impressive, the real technology that was used to create the 3D universe in Prometheus steals the show.
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Can’t Find Your Keys? Ask Your Kinect Where They Are
June 11, 2012If you’re prone to misplacing items around the house and also a Kinect owner, computer science researchers at the University of Virginia have an interesting new solution for you.
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Historical Fiction Author Takes A Swing At Perfecting Swordfighting In Games
June 10, 2012Science and historical fiction author Neal Stephenson has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund CLANG, his idea for the first truly realistic sword fighting game.
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Many Wi-Fi Networks Are Running At 1/5 Speed
June 10, 2012When large numbers of wireless devices are present, more and more of the routers’ bandwidth is taken up by control mechanisms instead of data traffic.
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