If you haven’t heard about the continual successes of the Falcon 9 rocket boosters and the overall success of SpaceX […]
Facebook And Mozilla Fund The News Integrity Initiative To Take On Fake News
Saying the internet has a fake news problem is like saying a sewer has lighting issues. Fake news, also known […]
Congress Finally Has People Awake to Privacy “Rights” On the Internet
You might not have noticed, but politics and government have been dominating the news for a little while. Even here […]
4 Products & Services To Keep Your Smartphone Secure and Protect Privacy
By now, it’s clear that government agencies have been using televisions, cars, smartphones, microwaves, toothbrushes, your cat, your cat’s toothbrush […]
The Challenges Elon Musk Faces Fixing South Australia’s Energy
Elon Musk is like a reverse of Donald Trump; both are well known and iconic businessmen and neither can go […]
You Down with IoT? (Yeah, the NSA Knows Me)
With everything from pill bottles to air fresheners to strollers and breast pumps now connected to the web, the Internet […]
China’s Coming Credit Crisis Could Spell Trouble For US Startups
China has been the favorite international economic whipping boy for decades. Artificial currency devaluation, cheap manufacturing thanks to questionable human […]
How Technology Is Fucking With, And Maybe Fixing Our Democracy
Democracy may be dead. Either that, or it’s never been better. It all depends on your perspective. No matter how […]
What People Were Searching While Donald Trump Was Becoming The Next President
I, like most Americans, woke up today feeling a little hungover. A 12-hour-long, down-to-the-wire election had culminated with the election […]
Happy Election Voting! Make Sure You Do, But Not Like The Trumps Did
From all of us here at SnapMunk, to all of you out there in the USA: HAPPY ELECTION DAY & HAPPY […]
SnapMunk Weekly Tech Feed October 21, 2016 Transcript
– Julian Assange; Google Deepmind; Fusion Plasma and facial recognition databases. That’s just a few of this week’s tech stories, […]
SnapMunk WTF: Julian Assange, DeepMind AI, Fusion Reactors, Face Recognition
Welcome to WTF, the new weekly tech news web series from SnapMunk. Join Eric & Devin as they take you through this week’s biggest stories.
SnapMunk WTF: The Week’s Big Tech News Distilled, Discussed, Debated
Welcome to WTF, the new weekly tech news web series from SnapMunk. Join Eric & Devin as they take you through this week’s biggest stories.
8 Times Hillary Clinton & Donald Trump Tried Using Social Media to Appear Human
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump finally faced off this past Monday in the first Presidential Debate. I left it feeling […]
Should We Have a Universal Basic Income? Ask a Trucker in Ten Years
It has been called many things; universal basic income, guaranteed minimum income, guaranteed basic income, etc. It all means the […]
Can Artificial Intelligence Outsmart The Racist, Shallow World That Feeds It?
If you haven’t been following tech news, you might have missed the fact that artificial intelligence has been insinuating itself into […]
India Gets A Driver’s License On Smartphones While The US Gets…older?
Much of our media, especially the stories that make it to the front page of Reddit, paint India as a […]
Equity Crowdfunding Platforms Are Popping Up To Make Startup Investors Of Us All
A few months ago, Title III of the JOBS Act came into full effect. At the time SnapMunk contributor, Daniel […]
Weekly Snapshot: Tech News To Know August 15-19
Believe it or not, we don’t cover every piece of tech news here at SnapMunk. In an effort to keep […]
Weekly Snapshot: Tech News To Know August 8-12
Believe it or not, we don’t cover every piece of tech news here at SnapMunk. In an effort to keep […]
In A Nutshell: Hillary Clinton’s Initiative On Technology & Innovation
Hillary Clinton recently released a detailed initiative for the future of technology and innovation in the United States. Now that she […]
5 Space Tech Startups Doing Pretty Stellar Stuff Outside The Spotlight
The space race was first spurred by Cold War hostilities and the jostling for bragging rights. Today, innovation in space […]
Weekly Snapshot: Tech News To Know July 11-15
Believe it or not, we don’t cover every piece of tech news here at SnapMunk. In an effort to keep […]
Elizabeth Warren: Digital Fairness Czar
Recently, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren leveled some heavy criticisms against Silicon Valley. “Google, Apple, and Amazon have created disruptive technologies […]
Weekly Snapshot: Tech News To Know June 27 – July 1
Believe it or not, we don’t cover every piece of tech news here at SnapMunk. In an effort to keep […]
An App Making It Easy & Rewarding To Report City Problems To Local Officials
With just a few taps, Ctzen enables regular citizens to report city issues to their local officials, and, through gamification, encourages regular interaction with city government. The app is nicely designed and serves a need. The only obstacle that remains is user adoption, particularly by the government officials.
Can Columbus Lead The Smart Cities Charge With $40 Million In Prize Money?
In case you missed it, the U.S. Department of Transportation launched the Smart City Challenge at the end of 2015, […]
AI Justice PHOEBE: The Future Of The Legal System
In 2015, an artificial intelligence program called, ROSS was created to perform legal research for overburdened law firms. ROSS was first […]
Weekly Snapshot: Tech News To Know June 20-24
Believe it or not, we don’t cover every piece of tech news here at SnapMunk. In an effort to keep […]
The Geography of US Startups Probably Isn’t What You Think, According to The Kauffman Index
If you’ve ever wondered what the friendliest city is for startup growth or the best state is for an entrepreneur, you’ll be interested to know it isn’t Silicon Valley or California. At least not according to the Kauffman Index of Growth Entrepreneurship, which was released last week. It shows a different map of Startup Nation than one might expect, with the emphasis on new business on the East Coast.
Hillary Clinton Email Chain: Tech Prep for Stanford Speech
From: H <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2016 6:41 PM To: Abedin, Huma <Abedin[email protected]> Subject: Stanford Speech I don’t want […]
The 5 Most Badass Programmers of All Friggin’ Time
Computer programmers aren’t always known for their badassery. Assuming of course that “badass” still means something akin to “capable of death-defying […]
2 Startups Helping Us Fight Parking Tickets & Traffic Tickets
Anyone who has seen the show Parking Wars knows that getting a parking ticket or traffic ticket (or worse, getting booted) […]
Weekly Snapshot: Tech News To Know May 9-13
Believe it or not, we don’t cover every piece of tech news here at SnapMunk. In an effort to keep […]
Are We Ready to Pull the Trigger on Smart Guns?
Last week, the White House released a plan to spur the development and availability of smart gun technology—tech that would […]
Equity Crowdfunding & The JOBS Act in a Nutshell
Title 3 of The JOBS Act is going into effect, allowing companies to give out equity through crowdfunding. This may change the landscape of startup funding … or not. Here’s a summary of all that jazz.
Can’t We All Just Get Along? Why Government and Tech Don’t Play Nice
Apple went head to head with the FBI. Microsoft has filed suit against the government. Egypt, China and the United Kingdom are all looking at electronic surveillance, privacy, and intellectual property. With so many governments weighing in, your privacy may be at stake. Here’s why you should care.
Weekly Snapshot: Tech News To Know April 4-8
Believe it or not, we don’t cover every piece of tech news here at SnapMunk. In an effort to keep […]
Why Government Can’t Get Top Tech Talent and Maybe Never Will
Law enforcement continues to need tech support from private citizens, open admission that government agencies like the FBI just can’t cut it. But what’s holding them back from hiring the best and the brightest? Perhaps it’s our government’s lack of innovation.
Vegas Street Lights To Be Powered by Pedestrian Footsteps
Startup EnGoPlanet has created street lights that can run on solar energy and kinetic energy, the kind created by people walking. They may be a perfect solution for pedestrian-friendly cities like Las Vegas, saving energy and dollars, while also offering unique features like seating areas and smartphone charging stations.
OpenGov Is Making Waves Again With $25 Million In New Funding
Government finance is notoriously inefficient. The Heritage Foundation recently reported that the Pentagon spent $998,798 shipping two 19 cent washers […]
These 5 Technologies Will Change the World
A look at five technologies and their possible ramifications in the near-future. The technology discussed includes virtual reality like the Oculus Rift, Android Robots like ASIMO, 3D Printing, Self-Driving Cars like those developed by Google, and Killer AI.
White House Denies Snowden Pardon
The White House was unmoved by the overwhelming public outcry for clemency towards Edward Snowden, the outspoken whistleblower who brought […]
The Dark Side of Artificial Intelligence
We’ve seen many stories this year about how artificial intelligence systems are being developed for applications that benefit society, like […]
Calling All Civic-Minded Coders!
A government is only as effective as the power they give to the people. It is the public that can […]
OpenGov Shakes Up Government Finance
For years, government finance has been limited to government accounts offices, far out of the public’s eye. It took government […]
