Airports are jumping into smartphone apps. While they’re aimed at helping passengers get around, airports are also using them to boost their bottom lines. The
Scientists and science geeks the world over got pretty excited when the space probe Rosetta’s landing craft, Philae, made contact with a comet this week.
As someone who loves cars, coffee, and laughs, I was an immediate pushover for Jerry Seinfeld’s Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. The Web series, which
Anything data driven is all the talk of journalism — and the rest of the world — these days. But how is all that data
Do you remember Diaspora? You might even still be a user. Maybe you donated to its wildly successful Kickstarter. Or sadly, you remember when one
On a recent road trip, our one-hour pit stop at a rural casino was noteworthy for more than the bargain prime rib and the slot-machine
Financial bloggers should consider podcasting as a way to stand out, panelists at a national blogging conference advised last week. The encouragement came during a
Solar power: Sometimes a theme won’t take no for an answer; it keeps bubbling up here and there demanding to be recognized. A couple of
Last week’s news that Apple will be launching a new iPhone 6 and an iPhone watch — as well as the less-festive flash that poor
This summer the Associated Press began deploying computers rather than people to write quarterly corporate earnings stories. This robotic journalism is consistently competent. Even though
Word last week that Microsoft will be jettisoning 18,000 workers raises the specter of mass layoffs, a frequent occurrence several years ago but one we
The federal Highway Trust Fund is projected to run out of money on August 1. Congress is as usual eschewing a long-term, sweeping vision in
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