That headline doesn’t contain a typo. If certain companies can deliver on their promises, commuters will soon have a new travel option: air taxis. The idea of an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft is hardly new (after all, The Jetsons featured them in 1963); however the idea these vehicles could dominate the skies […]
This week marks the 30th anniversary of the world wide web. It seems like the perfect time to examine something that’s become synonymous with the web: Google. Google’s red, yellow, green and blue logo is now as recognizable as McDonald’s Golden Arches. And just like McDonald’s renowned logo, Google’s logo has changed over time. Google’s […]
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 […]
Maps have come such a long way in such a short time. People were using paper versions just 20 years ago. If you wanted to go somewhere and didn’t have the route memorized, you were forced to get a map or atlas out of your glovebox. If you were travelling to somewhere unfamiliar, you went […]
People searching YouTube for the latest pranks and tricks might be seeing diminishing results. Amid public criticism of its video repository of dangerous and outlandish pranks, YouTube started removing videos it deems unsafe and is issuing penalties to offending users. On January 15, YouTube redefined “dangerous” content. In an update to its help page, a […]
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 […]