Luke Dormehl

I am a UK-based journalist and author, with a background working in documentary film for Channel 4 and the BBC. I'm the author of The Formula: How Algorithms Solve All Our Problems -- And Create More.

Drop me a line on Twitter to chat about the digital humanities, innovative start-ups, and video games. Not necessarily in that order.

10 iOS Features We’d Love To See Apple Announce At WWDC

Hardware may be sexy, but software determines what gadgets can do. Here’s an iOS wish list from developers and other Apple watchers.

10 iOS Features We’d Love To See Apple Announce At WWDC

How Entrepreneurs Can Leverage The Power Of Live-Streaming Apps

Live-video apps like Periscope can help your business, but you should consider these guidelines before jumping in.

How Entrepreneurs Can Leverage The Power Of Live-Streaming Apps

What A Pong-Beating Robot Says About Where Silicon Valley Is Taking AI

Google DeepMind’s breakthrough hints at the possibilities of multipurpose artificial intelligence.

What A Pong-Beating Robot Says About Where Silicon Valley Is Taking AI

How Apple Became A Car Company

From its luxury car analogies to its executive “car guys,” Cupertino’s recent interest isn’t just a passing fancy.

How Apple Became A Car Company

Google, Facebook, and Yahoo Shun Obama Cybersecurity Summit

Obama wants companies to share cyberthreat data with the federal government and each other, only most industry heavyweights aren’t interested.

Google, Facebook, and Yahoo Shun Obama Cybersecurity Summit

The Federal Government Can Legally Read Your Emails After 180 Days

The law was passed before most of us had ever even heard of email.

The Federal Government Can Legally Read Your Emails After 180 Days

Deaf Advocates Want MIT And Harvard To Provide Better Closed-Captioning Services

The National Association of the Deaf wants to make online learning tools accessible to everyone.

Deaf Advocates Want MIT And Harvard To Provide Better Closed-Captioning Services

GM Will Go Head-To-Head With Tesla In Race To Build $30K Electric Vehicle

General Motors plans to build a mass-market electric car in 2017.

GM Will Go Head-To-Head With Tesla In Race To Build $30K Electric Vehicle

United Airlines Glitch Erroneously Slashes Thousands Of Ticket Prices

Transatlantic flights were temporarily reduced from $9,400 to $140 before the problem was fixed.

United Airlines Glitch Erroneously Slashes Thousands Of Ticket Prices

Who Will Look After Your Facebook Account When You’re Gone?

Facebook is now letting users create a “legacy contact” who can manage their account after their death.

Who Will Look After Your Facebook Account When You’re Gone?

These Researchers Say They Can Predict Which Tweets Will Go Viral

You can even put your own tweets through their viral-predicting algorithm.

These Researchers Say They Can Predict Which Tweets Will Go Viral

This Amazing Kickstarter Will Let You Print Your Own Circuit Boards

The Voltera V-One is just one example of the amazing revolution underway in home-brew 3-D printing.

This Amazing Kickstarter Will Let You Print Your Own Circuit Boards

Net Neutrality Won’t Affect Investment Or Innovation, Says Sprint

Sprint CTO Stephen Bye says new rules will benefit carriers in the long run.

Net Neutrality Won’t Affect Investment Or Innovation, Says Sprint

Facebook Has Created An Anti-Hacking Social Network For Security Experts

By bringing together information from different companies, Facebook hopes to crack down on corporate hacking.

Facebook Has Created An Anti-Hacking Social Network For Security Experts

The U.K. Begins Testing Driverless Cars On Public Roads

The British government is spending $29 million on autonomous car tests.

The U.K. Begins Testing Driverless Cars On Public Roads

Renegade Security Expert Posts 10M Real Passwords And Usernames Online

Claims that the passwords will help ramp up online security.

Renegade Security Expert Posts 10M Real Passwords And Usernames Online

Microsoft’s New Outlook App Isn’t Safe For Government Email

The EU parliament today barred its members from using the app due to “serious security issues.”

Microsoft’s New Outlook App Isn’t Safe For Government Email

Google Search Pages Now Highlight Health Information

Bad news for WebMD: Google’s Knowledge Graph now offers information on diseases, allergies, and other medical conditions.

Google Search Pages Now Highlight Health Information

Samsung Creates Innovation Team Dedicated To Drones, Robotics, And Virtual Reality

Samsung is changing its business model to focus on the future.

Samsung Creates Innovation Team Dedicated To Drones, Robotics, And Virtual Reality

Twitter’s Transparency Report Reveals The World’s Most Data-Hungry Governments

#whichgovernmentswantyourdata?

Twitter’s Transparency Report Reveals The World’s Most Data-Hungry Governments