On this week’s podcast we talk infrastructure — and what next-gen startups will need to fuel their grand plans. All of which is on the agenda for Structure 2014 next week. Read more »
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo is taking his first-ever trip to China, where he will meet with Shanghai officials including members of the Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone. That group was set up… Read more »
This is a tough question that White House advisor John Podesta and the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab brain trust wrestled with on Monday. Read more »
What if a programmer could write privacy policies into an application that would be enforced throughout the lifetime and workflow of that application? That’s what Jeeves aims to do. Read more »
New numbers from the National Venture Capital Association and Thomson Reuters show venture-backed IPOs boomed in 2013, although M&A activity lagged. Read more »
Some shrug off the notion of government data collection as the price we pay for security; others worry about how much we still don’t know about what happens with our data… Read more »
If your town is inundated with paramilitary forces and you’re told to stay put because a madman’s on the loose, Twitter is suddenly your connection to the world beyond. Read more »