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LinkedIn's Reid Hoffman Aims To Accelerate England's Startup Scene, Bomb Scare Be Damned

The LinkedIn cofounder takes 30 Silicon Valley executives and investors to Britain to give innovations lessons to Europe's future entrepreneurs. One improvised lesson: when a bomb threat disrupts your creative session, head to the pub to network. READ»

Touchscreens For All?

New technology could make smartphones the norm in the developing world, and might have a host of other applications yet to be imagined.READ»

An Interactive T-Shirt? Popcode Brings Augmented Reality Everywhere

With "markerless" augmented reality, just about anything can be turned into an interactive game.READ»

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iFive: Skype iPhone Video on Verizon, Experia vs. American Airlines, Bank Loophole Censoring, Stuxnet's Success, Eternal Plane

The holiday weekend is over, folks--reality snaps back in place for a week, and here's the early news to get you back on track:READ»

Smile! Cell Phones Tracking Your Happiness

Cambridge University scientists have leveraged the fact we carry our mobile phones everywhere to measure an otherwise-ephemeral human quality: How happy we are. The "EmotionSense" tech essentially records your daily habits using standard cell phone tech.READ»

You Say You Want a Revolution?

Scientists create an artificial "swarm" to learn how a small band of revolutionaries can overthrow established leaders.READ»