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The Cathedral of Computation: Are Algorithms Our New Gods?
When ‘the World’ was wilderness, humans saw the forces of nature as gods, the ruling agents of reality and fate. Now that ‘the World’ is a…
Giving Underprivileged Kids A Future In Tech
I posted yesterday about RailsBridge, which “teaches people to code because we believe that the people making technology should accurately reflect…
Star Players Aren’t Worth Much If They Aren’t Team Players
Interpersonal and collaborative skills are vital qualities among the independent tech professionals 10x chooses to represent. Harvard professor Cass Sunstein, makes a strong case for valuing workers’ team-playing…
RailsBridge Coding Workshops Promote Diversity in Tech
Started in SF in 2009, RailsBridge works to boost the low numbers of women and minorities in technology. The organization offers free and fun…
UX 101 For Startups: Designing With Empathy
Perhaps the greatest challenge of user experience design (UX) is to fully embrace empathy – to really understand what it’s…
Virgin’s Satellite Constellation To Serve Internet to Billions
The connected world is about to grow in another leap. Virgin’s Richard Branson announced today that OneWeb and Virgin Galactic “are creating a…
Browser Plugin Reveals Where Politicians’ Get Their Money
Transparency in campaign funding should be a priority in any democracy. The Higher Learning reports how 16-year old, self-taught programmer Nicholas Rubin’s ‘Greenhouse‘…
Digital Dancing with French Company, ‘Pixel’
I’d previously posted a video of Australian dance company Chunky Move’s ‘Mortal Engine‘, which integrated digital projection mapping to create something fantastic. Now,…
10 Game-Changing Hacks For SFO & Oakland Airports
Serving the rapidly growing tech capital of the SF Bay Area, San Francisco and Oakland International Airports have developed greatly over the…
BBC | Musk & Hawking Call For Ethics In A.I.
10x supports integrity and ethics in technology. The BBC reports that Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking, who have been warning against the dangers of artificial intelligence to…