Proof That Tech Companies Are Taking Over the World
By Tian DuBelko The idea of futuristic tech companies taking over the world isn’t a new idea by any means, but it may be happening faster than we think. Science fiction novels predicted megacorps and futuristic tech companies dominating the world, but not already by the year 2017. But according to Mary Meeker’s annual Internet Trends […]
Facebook CEO Zuckerberg finally gets his degree
By Tian DuBelko Mark Zuckerberg, perhaps the poster child for successful college dropouts, has finally received his college degree. Well, sort of. This week, the Facebook CEO returned to his former college, Harvard University, where he received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree. Zuckerberg also delivered a commencement speech to the class 2017. In doing so, he […]
Facebook gets more than 50,000 cases of porn every month?
By Tian DuBelko Even media giant Facebook is left scratching its head when it comes to policing disturbing content such as revenge porn and “sextortion” on its site. According to The Guardian, the most popular social network handles up to 54,000 cases dealing with sexual abuse each month. Recently leaked documents revealed that Facebook’s moderators have […]
Facebook will now let you order food?
By Tian DuBelko Some Facebook users may have noticed a new hamburger icon showing up on their mobile and desktop apps. And yes, that means exactly what you think. It’s a button to order food. That’s right, you can now order food from your favorite eateries and restaurant without ever leaving Facebook. Web users will […]
Did you know? Tech companies are the highest-paying internships in the U.S. in 2017
By Tian DuBelko On Tuesday, recruiting and job site Glassdoor released its list of the 25 highest-paying internships in the United States for 2017, and tech companies dominated the list. Seattle Tech Dominance 17 of the 25 spots were tech companies, and many of them are based in Seattle or have satellite offices located in the Puget Sound […]
Pokemon Go on Track to Become Most Viral App Ever
By Sarah Perez Pokémon Go has quickly become one of the most viral mobile applications of all time. The game is now the biggest ever in the U.S.; it has now topped Twitter’s daily users, and it sees people spending more time in its app than in Facebook, according to reports from various tracking firms. An earlier […]