Julian Assange to SXSW crowd: Even billionaire Pierre Omidyar sees that there’s no real liberty

AUSTIN, Texas — Wikileaks founder Julian Assange warned a crowd of attendees at SXSW today about the growing threat of police states in many of the world’s most powerful countries. Assange, who has been living in the Ecuadorian embassy in … Continue reading →

Why companies are not startups

While it’s fashionable to build corporate incubators, there’s little evidence that they deliver more than “innovation theater.” Big companies just aren’t set up for real innovation and agility. Continue reading →

Watch the live stream of Neil deGrasse Tyson’s SXSW Keynote about ‘Cosmos’

Famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson took the stage at the South by Southwest interactive show just moments ago to chat about his upcoming new show Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, which will premiere on Fox this week to a global audience. … Continue reading →

6 Austin startups to watch from Capital Factory’s SXSW demo day

This crop includes companies tackling agriculture, subscription services, loyalty programs, and more. Continue reading →

A plain English guide to how natural language processing will transform computing

Though these technologies are complex, it’s crucial that we understand them and how they work since they are powering the next wave of applications, performing tasks so complicated that traditional programming techniques can’t solve them. Continue reading →

A private-cloud market assessment in 5 quotes

Eucalyptus CEO Marten Mickos has been around the private cloud space since its inception. Nearly five years after the company’s launch, Mickos shares his thoughts on a market that rose fast, fell hard and appears to be on the rebound. Continue reading →

10 things your iPad can do with a little extra help

On its own, the iPad is capable of accomplishing a great number of day to day tasks. With a little help from an add-on accessory it can do quite a bit more. Continue reading →

BuzzFeed and Time magazine: The next big thing always starts out looking like a toy, and media is no exception

In an internal memo, BuzzFeed founder Jonah Peretti compares his upstart media company to the venerable newsmagazine Time. Is there any truth to this comparison? More than some members of the mainstream media would probably like to admit Continue reading →

Android this week: Moto X gets smarter and colorful; Galaxy S5 on video; Desire 310 shown

The Moto X morphs again. This time it has nine new colors to create up to 40 combinations of colleges, just in time for March Madness. Samsung’s Galaxy S5 gets a close-up on video and HTC makes good on its promise of mid-range phones. Continue reading →