Libraries in Chicago and New York will soon let people check out Wi-Fi hotspots
Two libraries in the US plan to offer programs that let patrons check out Wi-Fi hotspots like they would books. The New York Public Library and the Chicago Public Library are both recipients of...
View ArticleDrug companies may soon have to tweet dangerous side effects
The FDA has proposed a new set of social media guidelines that will require drug companies to tweet their products’ side-effects to the world, reports The Wall Street Journal. Though still tentative,...
View ArticleGoogle will soon let you tour the Statue of Liberty in Street View
Soon, you might be able to visit the Statue of Liberty without hopping on a ferry and braving hordes of tourists. That’s because Google recently collected Street View imagery of Liberty Island for the...
View ArticleHolographic politicians could soon become a normal thing in the US
Earlier this year, India’s prime minister Narendra Modi was campaigning for reelection and used a rather unusual method for being in many different places at once: he became a hologram. Not...
View ArticleJulian Assange plans to leave Ecuadorian embassy ‘soon’
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says he will soon leave the Ecuadorian embassy in London, in a move that would end a two-year standoff with authorities. Assange has been living under asylum at the...
View ArticleAds are coming soon to Snapchat, CEO Evan Spiegel says
As was reported in August, advertisements are finally about to come to Snapchat. Evan Spiegel, the company’s co-founder and CEO, made the announcement today at the Vanity Fair New Establishment...
View ArticleThis brutalist monolith will soon be an ebola treatment center
In the course of a few months, the ebola virus has spread throughout West Africa, causing some 9,000 deaths worldwide. Citizens are often turned away from over-capacity medical facilities or, fueled...
View ArticleA gold Moto 360 is coming soon, according to Amazon
Motorola hasn’t announced the champagne gold Moto 360 seen above yet, but Amazon accidentally revealed it to the world early this morning. The listing has since been pulled, but remains visible...
View ArticleThis is what Amazon.com could soon look like
Amazon’s been testing a new design for its homepage for months, and it appears that the company opened it up to a broader group of users in the US today. Some of the changes include a flat dark bar...
View ArticleGoogle will soon unveil a new system for real-time voice translation
Last month, Microsoft’s Skype unveiled a program for real-time translation of human speech. Now, it seems we’ll soon be seeing Google’s version. Continue reading… The Verge – All Posts
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