Could emojis be helping language?
Those little faces, smiley and otherwise, are spreading their way across global culture. It wouldn’t be a stretch to think that they could threaten actual…
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Is Hyperloop the future of mass transit?
For anyone forced to travel often as part of their work commute or far-reaching responsibilities, it can become apparent pretty quickly that congested…
Virtual currencies carry real value
Anyone that has their finger on the pulse of technology and finance has at some point encountered virtual currencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum and seen…
Bitcoin millionaire
There exist Bitcoin millionaires. Among them, Jered Kenna who bought his first batch of Bitcoins at 20 cents each and traded them for $258 each. Famously,…
Focus on Small Business: Finding top talent on small budgets
Key to any successful business is being staffed with the field’s top talent. Small business owners understand this, but their small budgets may limit…
Sales talk: Looking for the ‘hockey stick’ on your growth chart
Entrepreneurs and investors talk about hoping to see a hockey stick (period of great growth) on a sales chart. The big uptick is hard to get, but these…
Pings: Facebook maps can help first responders
Facebook maps can help first responders Facebook spends a lot of time and effort trying to determine where its users are located, and it looks like their…
Pings continued: Picking criminal faces from the minds of victims
Picking criminal faces from the minds of victims Suppose a crime victim could offer a precise image of the criminal. It may be possible. According to…
How the World Wide Web was born
If you can’t image the world without the Web, just remember that in human years, the World Wide Web hasn’t even broken 30 yet. According to TechSpot, the…
New technology creates faceprints
Just as a fingerprint is considered accurate identification, new facial recognition technologies are now creating reliable faceprints. According to…