This Hackathon is All About Shifting the Gender Balance in Tech
We at TNW have spent quite a lot of time attending and covering hackathons around the globe. We’ve seen a ton of great results, ate plenty of free burritos and have…
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Digital Types Spam Rep. Smith's District With Anti-SOPA Billboards
Have you heard of Fight For Our Future? Rising to a sort of ascendancy out of the SOPA/PIPA battle that so gripped digital activists, the scrappy little team recently put…
The Foursquare-Powered "Social Cooler" Arrives in New York City
You may have seen or read about iStrategy Labs’ GE Social Fridge creation at SXSW, the public launch of the company’s “Social Machines” product. iStrategy Labs is continuing its rather exciting…
Webby Award Winner Foodily Picks 10 Recipes Worth Celebrating
Last night was the big night for many in the Internet world. It was the 16th annual Webby Awards, an award ceremony honoring excellence on the Internet, including websites, interactive advertising and…
SpaceX: The First Private Firm To Launch A Spacecraft (Watch Live)
Private rocket company SpaceX is sending a craft – more specifically, the Dragon capsule – to the International Space Station (ISS) after fixing a Falcon 9 rocket engine glitch that…
Video Conferencing Firm Vidyo Raises Funding From Juniper
Network solutions company Juniper Networks is the latest to join the relatively long list of investors supporting HD video conferencing and collaboration software company Vidyo. Through its Junos Innovation Fund,…
Anonymous Release 1.7GB of DoJ Data
Hacking group Anonymous has claimed it has grabbed 1.7 GB of data belonging to the US Justice Department, although the US organisation has played down the sensitivity of the haul…
Check the Vimeo Awards Finalists
The second Vimeo Festival + Awards is fast approaching, celebrating the most creative and original films that have premiered exclusively online. Now, Vimeo has announced the 2012 finalists in all categories, including Animation, Action Sports, Documentary, Music Videos,…
After Being Canned From Yahoo, Scott Thompson Leaves Splunk Board
As you probably know, former PayPal president Scott Thompson was recently forced out of Yahoo, mere months after joining the beleaguered Internet company as chief executive officer. Now he’s also…
CableWiFi: Five ISPs Team up for US Wi-Fi Sharing Project
In what will be a massive win for US cable company subscribers, five of the country’s largest cable providers have announced that they will combine to offer each other’s customers…
Hulu To Begin Premiering More Original Content From June 4 Onwards
Hulu this morning announced a slate of original and exclusively licensed TV shows that will begin premiering on June 4 on the online video streaming site and premium subscription service…
This Week in Media: From IWNY to YouTube's 7th Birthday
With the Internet Week taking New York by storm for the last few days, it has been yet another busy week in the media world. Here’s our selection of news and…
Clothes Horse Paves the Way for the Future of Clothing that Fits
Online shopping is wildly convenient if you’re tight on time or live out in the boonies, miles from a mall. But often with convenience, comes compromise – on both quality…
White House: Twitter's Adopton of Do Not Track is "an Important Step"
In a post shared on the official White House Blog today, the Obama administration expressed its support for Twitter’s move to join the ranks of sites employing the privacy feature,…
Dinosaurs, Hipsters and Star Trek: @FakeGrimlock Interviews Brad Feld
Brad Feld is an entrepreneur, investor and dinosaur lover. In that spirit, FAKEGRIMLOCK and I banded together to put Brad on the hot seat. While deftly avoiding being eaten by FAKEGRIMLOCK…
