Barnes & Noble, that once proud anchor to many a suburban mall, is waning. It is not failing all at once, dropping like the savaged corpse of Toys “R” Us, but it also clear that its cultural moment has passed and only drastic measures can save it from joining Waldenbooks and Borders in the great, […]
View More Barnes & Noble teeters in a post-text worldCategory: Fiction
ICO services: Lots of barnacles but no whales
Nearly every aspect of the current ICO market is pay-for-play or otherwise tainted. I do not paint the industry with such a broad brush lightly but this sort of chicanery hasn’t existed since the heyday of print media when journalists – myself included – took long, convoluted trips to distant headquarters where they enjoyed, as […]
View More ICO services: Lots of barnacles but no whalesEliot Peper’s Bandwidth is a riveting novel exploring the dark side of feeds and geopolitics
The feed is the greatest psychological and mental manipulation tool that has ever been invented. Every day, billions of people open apps and scroll through algorithmically selected content designed to emotively engage us. Through the feed, we enter an intellectual stupor, downloading information to our brains without critical thought, without filters. Who ultimately controls those […]
View More Eliot Peper’s Bandwidth is a riveting novel exploring the dark side of feeds and geopoliticsSpam filters and AI help figure out what animals do all day
The pond-dwelling Hydra is not a very complex little animal but it does have a complex repertoire of moves that aren’t clear until after extensive human observation. Examining these moves took a long time and scientists were never sure that they had seen all of them. Now, thanks to an algorithm used to catch spam, […]
View More Spam filters and AI help figure out what animals do all dayThis is a real life Transformer
The J-deite RIDE transformers from a vehicle to a robot just like the Megazord from Voltron. Specific information about the creation is a bit sketchy but the YouTube channel states it’s an electric vehicle and show the driver and passenger staying in their seat as it changes forms. It can even walk. The whole process […]
View More This is a real life TransformerNew Harry Potter game, launching today, lets players enroll in Hogwarts
In the first step of what could be an endless exploration of the wizarding world of Harry Potter, the Los Angeles mobile games studio Jam City is releasing its Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery game on the App Store and Google Play. Developed in partnership with Warner Bros., the game will launch under Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment’s Portkey Games […]
View More New Harry Potter game, launching today, lets players enroll in HogwartsLet’s meet today in New York for some ICO talk
I’ll be helping build a larger meetup focused on pre-ICO companies in New York on April 23 and I’d love to see you there. It will be held at Knotel on April 23 at 7pm and will feature a pitch-off with eight startups — I will write about the best ones — and two panels […]
View More Let’s meet today in New York for some ICO talkSee you on Monday for some crypto talk
I’ll be helping build a larger meetup focused on pre-ICO companies in New York on April 23 and I’d love to see you there. It will be held at Knotel on April 23 at 7pm and will feature a pitch-off with eight startups — I will write about the best ones — and two panels […]
View More See you on Monday for some crypto talkJames Murray from the Impractical Jokers talks about the future of VR
James Murray is a funny man. A producer, actor, and writer, Murray is best known as Murr on the show Impractical Jokers. I spoke to him for a Technotopia interview about the future of TV, VR, and media and he has a lot to say. His dream? To offer immersive experiences to his audiences using […]
View More James Murray from the Impractical Jokers talks about the future of VRWatch Deadpool introduce the X-Force in new Deadpool 2 trailer
It’s the most anticipated Josh Brolin-starring Marvel movie coming out this year – no, not that one. The one with the dick jokes. Deadpool 2 arrives in theaters on May 18, and you can check out the longest look we’ve had yet at what’s in store for the highly-anticipated sequel above. Looks like it’s not deviating […]
View More Watch Deadpool introduce the X-Force in new Deadpool 2 trailerHere are the top states and cities for startups in the South
Jason Rowley Contributor Jason Rowley is a venture capital and technology reporter for Crunchbase News. More posts by this contributor Where did venture capitalists go to college? ICOs delivered at least 3.5x more capital to blockchain startups than VC since 2017 The American South may not be the first region that comes to mind when […]
View More Here are the top states and cities for startups in the SouthWatch Thanos explain his simple plan in new ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ trailer
The new trailer for Avengers: Infinity War is here, and it gives us a look at Thanos with a helmet on, and provides some signet into what he hopes to accomplish by invading Earth (kill half the people on it). Also, there are still a ton of characters in this movie, and it looks like […]
View More Watch Thanos explain his simple plan in new ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ trailer