Comedians Stephen Colbert and Nick Kroll will donate to Puerto Rico hurricane relief for each gawky puberty pic tweeted by a star.
Source: CNET
Universities are getting women into their intro computer science courses. Keeping them on that high-tech track is another matter.
Source: CNET
Walmart is placing a big bet on React Native. With Electrode, the company’s Walmart Labs division open sourced the React-based framework that powers Walmart.com’s frontend and today the same group is also launching Electrode Native, its tool for bringing React Native to existing native apps on iOS and Android. The basics idea here is that Electrode Native allows large companies… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
The SNES Classic Edition is out today, and is probably currently en route to those lucky enough to have scored a pre-order, and being picked up by bleary-eyed fans who set up early at game store locations around the world. Reviews have been almost universally positive for the small console, which is not surprising, so a lot of folks will probably also be in the market for accessories –… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
This unusual animation gives an architectural twist to the history and possible dark future of climate change.
Source: Wired
Two recent books take readers into the pressure cooker that videogame development can so often become.
Source: Wired
Plus: Aston Martin makes a submarine, Lyft gets yet another dance partner, and Ford designers play with augmented reality.
Source: Wired
The sequel to the 1982 classic is the sort of big-budget, big-idea sci-fi film you didn’t think was possible anymore.
Source: Wired
The comparisons don’t stop at Samus and Ripley—both franchises find terror and power in the female body.
Source: Wired
Mark Zuckerberg argues that more information reaching more people enhances democracy. But, as the adage goes, quantity does not equal quality.
Source: Wired