After a Fatality, What is the Future of Self-Driving Cars?
After the May 7th fatal accident using the autopilot feature in the Tesla Model S sedan that killed Joshua Brown, the US Government has officially announced the first fatality in a wreck involving a car in self-driving mode. Federal regulators are also investigating the design and performance of the system aboard the Tesla Model S. So what does this [Read More]
Radio Recap: Startup Accelerators
For many entrepreneurs in the tech space, being a part of something larger has helped get business off the ground quicker than going at it alone—which is why more and more startups are turning to incubators and accelerators to help bridge the gap from concept to completion. While business incubators have been around since the [Read More]
How Brexit Will Affect the Tech World
Now that the UK has officially voted to leave the European Union with a near 50/50 vote on Brexit, the major players in the tech sector of Britain are speaking out about the impending leave. Since much of the UK's technology industry is in London—a city that greatly benefitted from the EU—the smaller towns that do [Read More]
Radio Recap: Making a Living Through the Words of Others
Content analysis blog, Pricenomics, claims the Internet is now overrun by poorly managed content mills. Content mills—or farms as they’re sometimes called—employ droves of freelance writers to generate original, SEO-packed content specifically designed to reach maximum readability and share-ability potential by automated search engines. Mill content may be annoying for readers looking for more [Read More]
Congrats to Dot Complicated Essay Contest Winner: Adam Welcome “Being A Digital Dad”
Congratulations to Adam Welcome! Read his winning essay below! “Dad, you’re on your phone a lot lately, probably too much actually” My five year old daughter doesn’t miss a beat, she can tell I’ve been overly wired lately and I haven’t been as sly with my digital life the past couple weeks. Her and my [Read More]
Radio Recap: Telepresence Robots
If you’ve ever seen something that looks like an iPad on a Segway, you’ve just witnessed the future. These are called telepresence robots and they’re becoming more commonplace as their mobility and connectivity add a new dimension to remote communication which is un-reproducible by smartphones or other larger, bulky teleconferencing systems. With telepresence robots can [Read More]
Gearing Up for 2016’s Tony Awards
This year's 70th Annual Tony Awards are happening LIVE this Sunday, June 12th at 8pm ET on CBS. Hosted by late night talk show host and Tony Award winner for his work in One Man, Two Guvnors, James Corden, this year's Tonys will be Livestreamed complete with redcarpet / backstage show, hosted by yours truly—Randi Zuckerberg! But before [Read More]
Radio Recap: Creating Tony Award-Winners
Broadway musical ‘Hamilton’ has made history, not only as the sold-out smash hip-hop musical hit of America’s first Treasury secretary, but it’s also received a record-breaking 16 Tony Award nominations and its creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda, has even won a Pulitzer Prize for the show. Broadway is having its most diverse season to date, reflected in [Read More]