Rocco Penn — Two Takes contributions

This morning, the FAA made good on its promise to have a national drone registry in place before Christmas, and people who register their drones within the next thirty days won’t even have to pay the registration fee. If that’s not enough to encourage you to register your drone

The vast majority of Americans agree that our nation’s education system is seriously flawed, what we can’t agree on is which parts are flawed, and how we should go about fixing them. During a surprise visit to a group of third graders in Manhattan, Apple CEO Tim Cook said that one of the

Airbnb may not be pulling in as much funding as Uber, but it’s raising more than pretty much every other startup out there. First reported by the Wall Street Journal back in June, the company has confirmed that it’s raised another $1.5 billion in funding, which brings its valuation to ar

Australia is home to some of the world’s most-brilliant scientists and most-innovative startups, but it’s still only meeting a fraction of its potential. The country has been on the verge of a science and startup boom for a while, and as a man who is seen as a potential leader in innovat

Japan’s population is expected to start shrinking at an alarming rate in the years to come, and the country has already started running into issues with employment. Basically, more people are leaving the workforce than are joining it, a lot more, and that’s starting to cause some serious

It’s a testament to how massive Uber is at the moment that pulling in an additional $2.1 billion in funding is barely even noteworthy, considering how it’s just one more addition to an ever-growing list of multi-billion dollar funding rounds for the company. Uber is already the world&#82

The Galaxy S6 was built from the ground up as a completely new smartphone, which makes it more like the beginning of a new line of flagships rather than a continuation of the Galaxy S line, but don’t expect the Galaxy S7 to do the same. Some reports out of South Korea suggest that the [&hellip

Proving that its delivery drone idea was more than just a promotional stunt, Amazon has released a video in which it actually demonstrates one of its drones. Jeremy Clarkson, the former face of Top Gear, described the many ways that a drone-based delivery service would benefit consumers, and highlig

We’ve heard a lot about Hyperloop in the two years since Elon Musk first released the concept, but he haven’t really seen much in the way of actual progress until recently. Plenty of companies and organizations have laid out plans for testing out the experimental technology, but now Musk

Considering how the United States government’s feelings towards encryption and online anonymity have been like over the past couple of years, it’s no surprise that the Tor Project wants to seek other sources of funding. Despite being one of the few tools that can consistently combat gove

With commercial drones exploding in popularity, and the potential dangers of the emerging technology becoming more evident, the FAA has been trying to come up with a way to crack down on improper drone use. Requiring all of the drones in the United States to be registered with the federal government

Most people who have been using the Internet for a while can tell the difference between an advertisement and an actual search link, especially since most search engines actually highlight and identify ads, but teens aren’t that perceptive. At least, that’s what a new report from Ofcom c

T-Mobile came under fire from net neutrality advocates when it released Music Freedom, and the company has run into similar concerns with its new Binge On service. For those of you who are unfamiliar, Music Freedom allows subscribers to stream as much music as they want from services like Spotify, w

Ad-blockers are a dime a dozen nowadays, and they all do the same thing in roughly the same way, so in order for any newcomers to succeed, they need to find a way to differentiate themselves. Goodblock does this in the most admirable way possible, by allowing users to watch specific advertisements t

Google Play Books has supported comics and graphic novels for years, but the user experience has never been the best, especially when compared to apps like ComicRack that are dedicated solely to reading comics. Fortunately, Google has decided to give the app a long-needed update that makes it much e

Live streaming and virtual reality are seen as the future of entertainment, and NextVR wants to cash in on both of the trends at the same time. The startup just finished a $30.5 million round of funding led by Comcast and Time Warner, which will help it broadcast more live-streamed content in virtua

Have you ever seen something cool on Pinterest that you wanted to find out more about, but you couldn’t come up with the right words to describe it and search it up? Well, fortunately for you, Pinterest has a solution. In a blog post earlier this morning, Pinterest announced that it’s ro

We’ve spent the last seven years waiting for Fallout 4 to be released, but it’s the next twelve hours that’re going to be the most difficult. I’m sure most Fallout fans have already pre-ordered the game, so reviews probably aren’t going to have an effect, but for those