Exclusive: Watch Steve Jobs' First Demonstration of the Mac for the Public, Unseen Since 1984
It's January, 1984. Steve Jobs, nattily attired in a double-breasted suit, is demonstrating Apple's breakthrough personal computer, Macintosh, before a packed room.
Ezra Klein Is Joining Vox Media as Web Journalism Asserts Itself
After a week of speculation, it turns out that Ezra Klein, the prolific creator of The Washington Post's Wonkblog, will be going to Vox Media, the online home of SB Nation, a sports site, and The Verg...
For some, Twitter is becoming less about relevancy and more about one-liners
Valley of the Blahs: How Justin Bieber's Troubles Exposed Twitter's Achilles' Heel — At some point, Twitter and the rest of social media became less about wanting to share the news and more about wa...
Exclusive: Google to Buy Artificial Intelligence Startup DeepMind for $400M
Google is shelling out $400 million to buy a secretive artificial intelligence company called DeepMind. — Google confirmed the deal after Re/code inquired about it, but declined to specify a price.
Google and Samsung reach global patent cross-licensing agreement covering “the two companies' existing patents as well as those filed over the next 10 years”
Google and Samsung reach global patent license deal — In a move that could have big implications …
Wikipedia adding celebrity voices to wiki pages to preserve them for future generations
A new project called WikiVIP was announced by Wikipedia today that seeks to add the voice of celebrities and other notable people to the online encyclopedia. — The project is the brainchild …
How WordPress has embodied and benefited from the principles of open source
The Four Freedoms — Eleven months before the U.S. declared war on Japan, President Franklin D. Roosevelt said “As men do not live by bread alone, they do not fight by armaments alone.”
As smart home standards make slow progress, middleman services to tie devices together emerge
The dumb state of the smart home — Consumers are ready to connect their homes, but their appliances aren't — Shane Dyer is surrounded by a dozen or so home appliances made by a dozen or so differe...
Google Broadens Its Outreach to GOP
Long Viewed as an Ally of Democrats, It's Now Courting Conservatives on Issues Affecting Its Business — WASHINGTON— Google Inc. employees have been a top source of campaign cash for President Barack...