The morning after Donald Trump was elected President of the United States, Barack Obama summoned staff members to the Oval Office. Some were fairly junior and had never been in the room before. They w
Christian Okoye could see pixels dancing in his eyes. It was a look the retired Chiefs running back had seen before, one he’d become accustomed to encountering. "Man," the approaching fan said, "you w
Based on what most of us would have thought possible a year or two ago, the election of Donald Trump was one of the most shocking events in American political history. But it shouldn’t have been that
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Anyone who claims to be philosophical and detached after yesterday is either lying or has something very wrong with him (or her, but I doubt many women are in that camp.) It’s a disaster on multiple l
First of all — this is not my writing. It's a Facebook post by someone I don’t even know, a man named Michael Arnovitz in Portland OR. But as a Facebook post it passes the fair use test and I’m quite
Some time ago, Hillary Clinton and her advisers decided that the best course of action was to apologize for having used a personal email address to conduct government business while serving as secreta
Fresh off the launch of the Google Pixel , the new Google Hardware division is back with its second product: Google Home, a voice command appliance and Google Cast-enabled speaker. There is basically
Photo credit: '' “Me and you, Yo momma and yo cousin, too ….” ''__ — “Elevators (Me & You)” __ A supernatural happening occurred last month. On a warm day in late September, Atlanta honored two of its native sons — one with a morning christening, the other with a mournful candlelight vigil.…
Gathering good reading material from around the internet is hard. You can’t trust your friends on Facebook. Twitter is too noisy. And even if you’re a master of RSS, you probably spend too much time s
It’s been getting harder for me to read things on my phone and my laptop. I’ve caught myself squinting and holding the screen closer to my face. I’ve worried that my eyesight is starting to go. These
Yes, it can feel draining and counterproductive, but here’s why arguing is a good thing… “Did I hire the wrong person?” I remember thinking that right after I’d gotten into a heated argument with our
It is the day after Google’s big hardware event in San Francisco, when the company formally unveiled a new phone (a jab to the iPhone) and a voice-activated speaker (a gut punch to Amazon’s Echo). Wor
Enlarge Ron Amadeo The Google Pixel, Google's first-ever self-branded smartphone, is the best Android device you can buy . The origins of the device are something of a curiosity, though. Google stoppe
Written By Mark Manson Filed Under Motivation Productivity Listen to this article 00:00 00:00 I magine for a second that I’m your father. I know that may bring up all sorts of awkward and unpleasant c
It would have been crazy to say just a few years ago. But today, Google produces better-designed software than any other tech behemoth. If you don’t believe that, then set down your Apple-flavored Koo
I write about gadgets, which means everyone asks me what laptop or dishwasher or whatever to buy. I struggle with this, because the answer often starts with, "It depends." Unless you ask about a phone
The Google Pixel is the best smartphone you can buy, thanks in part to its killer camera. But its photo smarts go beyond the specs. Like many of Google's greatest hits, the magic's in the algorithms.
When Google announced the Pixel a few weeks ago, the company sounded extremely confident in the phone’s camera . Brian Rakowski, Google’s vice president of product management, called the camera "best
The Third Transportation Revolution Lyft’s Vision for the Next Ten Years and Beyond Introduction: A Country Built for Cars I remember when I first fell in love with cars. It started small with Hot Wheels when I was three and Micromachines when I was six. Everything about them was fast and exciting —…
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Carson Holgate is training to become a ninja. Not in the martial arts — she’s already done that. Holgate, 26, holds a second degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. This time it’s algorithmic. Holgate is se
Published in UX Collective · 6 min read · Oct 4, 2016 -- iOS said, “Ok clarity, let’s not be friends anymore.” The iOS lockscreen has been pretty straightforward for years since its inception in 2007
Getty Images/Ringer illustration There are a lot of folks out there who, like me, don’t care one bit for Hillary Clinton — 53 percent of you, according to the latest Real Clear Politics average . Whet
State of the Art MailChimp and the Un-Silicon Valley Way to Make It as a Start-Up Credit... Doug Chayka ATLANTA — The typical start-up fairy tale goes something like this: You begin with young entrepr
Getty Images/Ringer illustration Four games into Jameis Winston’s rookie season, the Buccaneers were 1–3 and the first-overall pick had turned the ball over eight times. Four games into his sophomore
As the parent of a toddler, your big adult mind is always trying to make sense of what’s going through their tiny kid one. “Why are you flopping on the ground?” “Why are you biting me for no particula
I’ve been thinking lately about how easy it is to live without Apple products. Sure, they’re the best in the world in each category Apple competes in, but unless you’re already locked into the Cuperti
Credit... Chang W. Lee/The New York Times Opinion Hillary Clinton for President Our endorsement is rooted in respect for her intellect, experience and courage. Credit... Chang W. Lee/The New York Time
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