Lily Hay Newman

Lily Hay Newman is interested in technology and eating lunch so she has hung around at Co.Labs, Gizmodo, IEEE Spectrum, Popular Mechanics, Discover and MetroNY. She writes about web apps and materials science more than sandwiches, but you never know when the tide will turn. Warble with her on Twitter.

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Lily Hay Newman

Does Nasdaq’s CEO Understand Computers At All?

The Nasdaq OMX is finally taking responsibility for last week’s outage. And there’s a perfectly reasonable explanation for what happened. So why are the all the CEO’s quoted explanations so tech-illiterate?

Even The Laziest Developers Should Transition To IPv6 Now

We’re running out of IP addresses. A solution, IPv6, has been in the works for years, but too many companies and startups are relying on workarounds to delay it. Developers who embrace IPv6 sooner than later are making a better investment and may even gain a competitive edge–here’s why.

Want To Recruit Better Developers? Give Them Broken Code

Why Is Google Highlighting Long-Form Articles?

Google is now calling out long articles in a special box above search results. This is a rostrum that long-form journalism and essays have lacked since the dawn of the Internet age. But why is Google interested in specially indexing quality content? We suspect there may be a curation play at work.

An Anti-NSA Encryption Strategy Every Company Should Understand

An encryption method called “perfect forward secrecy,” which is known for its reliability in the security community, is rapidly gaining popularity now that government snooping abounds. Here’s how it works.

What You Learn About Google When You Buy Glass

I was a plus-one at the Glass concierge in New York City last week and watched a friend go through Google’s subtle indoctrination process. Okay, Glass–show me Google’s motivation for making this process so carefully orchestrated.

What Coders Should Know About Copyright Licensing

Developers may think that their GitHub repos don’t need a license. But unlicensed code is actually more copyright-restricted than if it were properly labeled “open source.” And if repos contain protected code or embedded licenses, there could be legal trouble down the line.

You Can Now Trade Guns For Laptops In Baltimore

Will Office Productivity Suites Suck Forever?

Burned By Failure, Facebook Changes Its Philosophy On Testing

Wait–Why The Hell Does Everyone Have iOS 7 Already?

Is iOS 7 the hottest album of the year? A Hollywood blockbuster? The new Air Jordans? Here in NYC, we’ve seen high school kids on the street rocking the developer preview–proof that OSes are becoming mass media like any other. (And here we thought we were so cool.)

You Won’t Believe The Talent This Apple Hardware Guru Poached For His Stealth Startup

Google Is Learning How Smartphones Impact In-Store Shopping

Smartphones allow us to answer our own product questions about options, specs and, of course, price while we’re out shopping. And Google is trying to figure out what that means for marketing and purchase decisions.

This Lawyer Worked On The JOBS Act. Now He’s Starting A Crowdsource Platform

Nathan Bennett-Fleming says the bill isn’t perfect, but it makes progress by enabling small businesses to crowdfund for capital. He believes in the bill enough that he’s founded his own platform, Blackstartup, to bring crowdfunding to every neighborhood small business.

Tech

Twitter Circle is now available to everyone: Here’s what it does and how to use it

Uber partners with ADT so you can now call or text a safety agent during your ride

Homomorphic encryption could revolutionize privacy—so what is it?

News

Yale neuroscientists say what makes us human may also make us mentally ill

Behavioral scientists have discovered the secret recipe for team success—gender diversity

L.A. surpasses S.F. Bay Area in transit riders

Co.Design

Women ditched heels during COVID-19. Birdies found success with stylish slippers they can wear back to work

Lint rollers, be gone! Maytag’s new washer-dryer is taking on pet hair

How designing sports bras helped Lululemon launch women’s shoes

Work Life

The truth behind those gloomy tech layoff headlines

Most workers think their companies’ diversity policies are BS

Women are supporting a tax system that doesn’t support them