Barbara E. Hernandez
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Apple Chief Tim Cook Gives $6.5M to Charity
Apple chief Tim Cook made a reported $6.56 donation to charity and continues to make his political views public. → Read More
Hampton Creek: Tech Food Startup
Hampton Creek, a food technology company, has launched an egg-free mayonnaise and a cookie dough that are better for the environment. → Read More
Declara Using Algorithms to Change Learning
Ramona Pierson, founder and chief of startup Declara, creates new ways of learning with math. → Read More
Caterina Fake's New Geotagging App Findery
Flickr and Hunch founder, Caterina Fake, has a new geo-tagging app called Findery that helps users find "a sense of place." → Read More
Tech's "Frat Boy" Mentality Hurts Diversity
The age of the hoodie-wearing chief executive and "bro"-grammers is over, Vivek Wadhwa says, and Silicon Valley needs to be more socially responsible. → Read More
Flickr Founder Wants to Challenge Work Email
Stewart Butterfield, a founder or photo-sharing site Flickr, is the creator and chief executive of Slack, a startup that offers a new platform for team communication. → Read More
PulsePoint App Helps Saves Lives By Alerting People Who Know CPR to Nearby Emergencies
PulsePoint, an app that directs people with CPR training to emergency situations, recently saved the life of a one-month-old infant. → Read More
Chances of a Robotic Takeover Pretty Slim, Says Computer Scientist
Computer scientist and artificial intelligence expert Kris Hammond tells Press: Here that we have nothing to fear from a robotic future. → Read More
A $185,000 Bet on .XYZ
Daniel Negari bet that his .xyz top-level domain would take off, and luckily it did. → Read More
Former Facebook Worker Sues for Sexual Discrimination
A former Facebook employee is suing the company for sexual discrimination and harassment, claiming that one worker asked why didn't she "just stay home and take care of her children." → Read More
Apple Starting New Android Trade-In Program
Apple hopes to boost iPhone sales with a new Android trade-in program. → Read More
Fixr Creates Most Googled Cost Map
Fixr.com decided to inventory what people in various state capitals Google prices for most -- and found the answer to be as diverse as a cord of wood (Montpelier, Vt.) to a vasectomy (Phoenix, Ariz.). → Read More
23andMe Sells DNA to Drug Companies
23andMe announced it's opening up its genetic database more freely to drug companies. → Read More
Wi-Fi Barbie Accused of Spying for Mattel
Mattel's new "Hello Barbie," which features a microphone and wi-fi capability, has been accused of spying on children and perhaps encouraging them to buy other Barbie accessories. → Read More
Uber Wants to Hire 1 Million Women
Uber announced it will create 1 million jobs for women in the next five years. → Read More
U.S. Government Tried to Hack Apple
A new report from Edward Snowden alleges that CIA-sponsored presentations told of attempts to crack Apple's security codes for several years. → Read More
Apple Spends $50M on Diversity in Tech
Apple gives $50 million to organizations that will help diversify tech workers in the tech industry. → Read More
Sen. Lindsay Graham Has Never Used Email
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, a member of the subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law, said he has never sent an email. → Read More
Ex-Googler Alleges Sexual Harassment at Google
Former employee Kelly Ellis tweeted about being sexually harassed by two supervisors while she worked at Google. → Read More
Facebook's "Feeling Fat" Emoji Falls Under Fire From Activists
Facebook's "Feeling fat" emoji draws fire from body image activists who say it leads to normalizing body-shaming. → Read More