In 1983, Nintendo released the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). At the time, it was a technological and visual powerhouse. Super Mario Bros. was considered the cream of the crop and practical eye candy for most gamers. Hardly anyone could have imagined the progress in video game quality we have made since those early days of […]
Technological innovation and advancement are often labeled as culprits for environmental degradation, but they could also help mitigate its effects. From revolutionary new ways to recycle plastic materials to changes to industrial farming, technology has the potential to lessen our negative impact on the environment. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), pollution is one […]
Those of us with a healthy dose of wanderlust will often tout the benefits and thrills of travel. Traveling can help us break the cycle of work, commuting, and home life. In fact, according to a 2009 University of Kansas study, leisure activities such as travel have been linked to improved cognitive function and possibly […]
In 2019, a number of high-profile tech companies have decided to leave the private sector and transition to publicly owned and traded entities. There are many reasons companies decide to make initial public offerings (IPOs), and there’s more to it than seeing your company’s shiny, new letters trending on the stock ticker. Typically, IPOs serve […]
We have complicated relationships with our passwords. On one hand, they protect our accounts and the sensitive information within them. They provide a level of security intended to keep spammers and fraudsters out of our professional, financial and social media spaces. On the other hand, as we connect to more sites and apps, we can […]
If you use FaceTime to connect with your friends and loved ones, you may have to find another app or return to some more archaic forms of communication for the time being. Late Monday night, Apple disabled its Group FaceTime feature after multiple reports of users unknowingly being recorded by undetected third-parties. According to a […]