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Facebook and the University of Washington want to help prevent suicide
One of the ways you can determine whether a person is potentially suicidal is by looking at the comments they make, whether in real life or on the Internet. That's...
Valve is delving into the world of virtual reality
The biggest name in PC gaming is delving into the world of virtual reality. Valve has announced that it will be bringing some homemade hardware to the Game Developers Conference in...
Apple is spending $2 billion on new European data centers
Apple announced earlier today that it will be investing nearly $2 billion in two new European data centers which will be located in Denmark and Ireland. These data centers will power Apple's...
Amazon Echo has been updated with an arsenal of movie quotes
Developing an intelligent home speaker isn't all serious, there's plenty of fun to be had. That's why the team behind the Amazon Echo has updated the device's digital persona, Alexa,...
Amazon perfectly blends human and robotic workers
Amazon's massive million-square-foot fulfillment center outside of Seattle had its grand opening today despite having been in operation for a few months now. What's special about this facility is the symbiotic relationship...
ClassVINCI Home is a virtual preschool for your children
Perhaps one of the most used parenting tricks in the modern age is to plop your kid down in front of a screen and leave them to their cartoons or...
Last year wasn't exactly a good one for tablet shipments
Tablets were exploding in the years following the release of Apple's first iPad, spawning much talk of the inevitable death of the desktop. However, now that the initial clamor has...
Amazon's stock jumps by 14% following unexpected quarterly profits
Despite disappointing holiday sales and the utter failure that was the Fire Phone, Amazon managed to turn out an unexpected profit last quarter thanks in large part to Amazon Prime....
Why Seattle is probably the best place for startups at the moment
The biggest factor in determining whether a city is a good place to build a startup is how large that city's talent pool is. An appealing culture, attractive scenery, delicious...
Twitch's audience has doubled in less than a year
It's baffling to me how popular video game streaming is becoming, thanks in large part to games like League of Legends and Minecraft. Just to put the growth of video...
