Uber’s key CEO candidate backs out at the last minute Supposedly, Uber is worried not just about criticism of Immelt’s time at GE (his performance there was mixed), but also former CEO Travis Kalanick’s eagerness to have Immelt take his old position. The investors at Benchmark […]
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What I Learned at Gerrymandering Summer Camp
What I Learned at Gerrymandering Summer Camp At 6’5″, Aaron Dennis towers over the whiteboard beside him. Blue marker in hand, the 22-year-old hunches slightly to jot down suggestions being shouted by a group of people deep into a brainstorming session. Dressed mostly in nerdy T-shirts […]
Sami Inkinen on his bold plan to cure type 2 diabetes forever
Sami Inkinen on his bold plan to cure type 2 diabetes forever Sami Inkinen founded and then exited Trulia about a year after Zillow snapped it up for $3.5 billion in 2014. He’s since moved on to build Virta, a health care startup claiming it can […]
The Apple Watch could soon let you work out in lots more ways
The Apple Watch could soon let you work out in lots more ways Some clever analysis of the iOS 11 beta code has already shed light on a few of Apple’s secrets, and now there’s something new to report: a series of new workout activity types […]
The Internet Responds to James Cameron’s ‘Wonder Woman’ Critique In This Week’s News Roundup
The Internet Responds to James Cameron’s ‘Wonder Woman’ Critique In This Week’s News Roundup Welcome back, internet fans. We’ve got a lot to catch up on, so let’s get started. First of all, to set the scene, it’s been the kind of week where an attempt […]
After Math: Short and Sweet
After Math: Short and Sweet It’s been a long week for small events. Engadget editors spent it getting to know new AI assistants, Disney taught a computer to judge short stories and Amazon announced that your Whole Foods bill will soon be shrinking as well. Numbers, […]
What the Controlled Chaos of Burning Man Reveals About Cities
What the Controlled Chaos of Burning Man Reveals About Cities Every year, for the past 26 years, something truly remarkable happens: an entire city appears out of the desert. I’m speaking, of course, of Black Rock City, in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert, erected for the quasi-ritualistic […]
Seven things I have learned about writing software It’s happening. Bit by bit, little by little, I’m morphing from an engineer into some kind of…
Ben Heck’s N64 Portable mod
Ben Heck’s N64 Portable mod After many comments, requests, questions, setbacks and badgering from our impassioned fans, the Nintendo 64 Portable is finally finished. Ben took the device to the Midwest Gaming Classic for help with the hardware. Thanks to our community of followers, the problematic […]
iPhone Home Studio: All the Gear You Need to Record a Hit Song
iPhone Home Studio: All the Gear You Need to Record a Hit Song Cut your next hit song anywhere with gear that turns your phone into a recording studio. 1. Ernie Ball Music Man St. Vincent Signature Guitar Designed by Annie Clark herself, this mahogany guitar […]