Google’s Chrome will alert you when you type info into non-secure websites

By on April 28, 2017 at 11:34 AM
When you start entering in your credit card information on a website, you have the expectation that the number you’re entering (and all your personal information) is going to be private. …

How the hotel industry plans to fight Airbnb

By on April 17, 2017 at 4:40 PM
It’s no secret that the hotel industry isn’t a huge fan of Airbnb. Now the New York Times reports that the American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA) is lobbying to have the government crack down …

Scientists have developed a contact lens that can figure out why you are feeling sick

By on April 4, 2017 at 3:39 PM
In the future, discovering what’s wrong when you’re feeling sick might be as easy as taking out your contacts. A research team at Oregon State is developing a bio-sensing contact lens that would be …

These bike wheels display epic 3D animations while you’re commuting home

By on March 21, 2017 at 10:08 AM
Sure, you’ve probably see people with light up bike wheels rolling through town at night, but have you ever seen anything like this? These California-made wheel lights, called Monkey Light Pro, by …

New Google Maps features will help you remember where you parked your car

By on March 20, 2017 at 12:22 PM
Google has made it even easier to find your car after a Giants game. In its latest beta update, Google added a new feature that allows you to not only remember where you parked your car, but also take …

58 tech companies sign brief against Trump’s latest travel ban

By on March 16, 2017 at 2:58 PM
Fifty-eight tech companies, including Bay Area-based Airbnb, Lyft, and Dropbox, have signed an amicus brief supporting a lawsuit filed by Hawaii in response to the Trump administration’s latest …

Google and Levi’s ‘smart jacket’ will let you control your phone by touching your sleeve

By on March 13, 2017 at 4:09 PM
  This fall, Google and Levi’s are launching a new jacket together that promises to keep you connected no matter where your travels take you. Called the Commuter, the smart jacket has a pair of …

Stanford student’s bot, designed to fight parking tickets, is now helping refugees

By on March 7, 2017 at 3:47 PM
A bot that was designed to help people fight parking tickets has found a new purpose: helping refugees who are looking for asylum in the United States and Canada. The app, which was created by …