BY AILEEN ZANGOUEI Approximately 2.1 billion people are smart-phone users on a global scale. You see them just about anywhere you go, whether it’s on the subway during your morning commute, the grocery store, or at the gym. You can’t…
iTunes Terms and Conditions comic: The best of
BY: KRUPA JOSEPH Have you ever read the iTunes Store’s Terms and Conditions before clicking on ‘Agree’? I bet not. Come on, don’t lie. Truth is, only 7 percent of consumers actually read the full terms when buying any product…
The non-browning apple sets out to change consumers’ minds about GMOs
BY: RHIANN MOORE The Arctic apple has been trotted out as a game changer in the misunderstood and massively hated GMO market. Canadian company, Okanagan Specialty Fruits, has spent years developing a non-browning apple with biotech firm Intrexon. The idea…
It’s not just Hollywood, racial diversity falls from priority in industries across the board
BY: MARIYA GUZOVA Apple shareholder Antonio Avian Maldonado recently submitted a proposal for a new recruitment policy that would bring more women and racial minorities into Apple’s senior management and board of directors. Currently, 15 out of the 18 people…
How do we fix the rampant sexism in the tech industry?
BY: DANIEL KORN Diversity is important. Everyone pretty much understands this when it comes to strategies for success —investment brokers advise their clients to have a diverse portfolio, artists are encouraged to learn as many different mediums and styles as…
Facebook Offers Employees Up to $20,000 to Freeze Their Eggs And Postpone Pregnancy
BY: PILGRIM Facebook and Apple have decided to foot the bill for any female staff that would like to freeze their eggs. This procedure allows one to have children in their later years, without gambling with the increasing risks of…
iCloud’s nude photo leaks reveal a perverted storage system- Maybe the problem isn’t perverted hackers
BY: SARAH HOWELL Though Apple has presented evidence to avoid taking responsibility for a recent string of iCloud leaks, closed-eyed consumers have been made startlingly aware that common security practices are no longer effective. In a statement of deflection, Tim…