2378 Stories
TECHi Inspiration spotlights the founders, startups, and visionaries building the future. From billion-dollar funding rounds to bootstrapped breakthroughs, this section tells the human stories behind the technology. The ambition, the risk, and the execution that turns ideas into industry-defining companies.
TMI: Why sharing too much on social media is worse than we even thought
It's a trap. Yes, here comes a conspiracy theory. Get your tinfoil hats on, quickly. Social media sites such as...
Thanks to science, boarding a plane may get faster soon
It wasn't the airlines or the government that come up with a scientific, algorithmically-based method for speeding up the boarding...
And just like that, the daily deals era may be over
There is much truth in Ben Parr's Mashable story about the end of the "Daily Deals Era". The end of...
The social media litmus test for hiring
Social media is often a paradox. For many, it's the convergence of our private lives with public access and scrutiny....
Doc Brown and the time traveling DeLorean spotted in viral video from Argentina
In the latest viral video to come out of Argentina, Doc Brown, the beloved character from Back to the Future...
The toughest tech shoes to ever be filled
Never has a single man had a greater impact on a tech company than Steve Jobs. Many would say that...
Using technology for magic tricks
Every day, new uses are thought up surrounding current technologies. The gadgets and gizmos that populate western culture have begun...
An ode to Steve Jobs, visualized
Artist. Rebel. Taste maker. Trend setter. The outspoken leader of the largest technology firm in the world stepped down this...
Razer Blade gaming laptop launches, but the real story is the buzz behind it
It was a scumbag move, but in the end the sheep will still buy it. And so will I. When...
How to make a strong password
They are the keys we use to get to some of the most important parts of our online lives....
NASA visualization of a black hole devouring a star
In late March 2011, NASA's Swift satellite alerted astronomers to intense and unusual high-energy flares from a new source in...
3/4 of US states do not have solar incentives
When it comes to renewable energy, solar is often considered the easiest to acquire. The sun is a source of...
Nintendo gives up, defers to Google
Companies are often no longer the experts about their own products. The internet has allowed us to find information like...
What Steve Jobs really brought to Apple
As the man most responsible for the success of the largest tech company in the world steps down for medical...
I know the Steve Jobs story is big, but @techmeme – seriously?
This is huge news. It has been huge news for a while ever since we found out that the co-founder...
Live-action Portal video is pretty darn epic
Ever since the Portal phenomenon started in 2007, memes, strategy groups, and a sequel have popped up. What started out...
Mind-Blowing fact: there were over 900 million mentions of the Copa America Tournament on Twitter
If the statistic is true (and there's no reason to believe otherwise - heck, it's on the internet!), then there...
The social evolution of gaming
Gaming was once ripe with solitude and individualism. Sure, there were multiplayer games, but that required people to be playing...
Billabong V1 wetsuit: safer surfing for brahs everywhere
As sports go, surfing is one that has always had the stigma of being both relatively safe and potentially deadly....
Brent Spiner does a spot-on Patrick Stewart impersonation
Fans of Star Trek: The Next Generation are very familiar with the deep, resounding voice of Patrick Stewart. It's coarse,...