Category Archives: Scoop-Enterprise
Shopify, Breitbart, And The B2B Boycotts That Are Dragging Brands Into Politics
Consumers can’t do business with Shopify directly. But they can target the companies that do—and support employees who want to quit. (Read on Fast Company.)
How Trump’s Opponents Are Crowdsourcing The Resistance
Wikis, Google Docs, and other collaboration tools are powering a mass political movement with one goal: to put Democrats back in power. (Read on Fast Company.)
The Science And Politics Of Counting The Crowds At The Inauguration And Women’s March
Organizers have reason to exaggerate, but AI and eyes in the sky are starting to provide a much better estimate of how many people show up. (Read on Fast Company)
These San Francisco High School Students Are Recruiting Teachers To Resist Trump
Alarmed by Trump’s win, students at one predominantly black and Latino school are teaching adults a few things about social-media activism. (Read more on Fast Company.)
Why Isn’t There A Warby Parker For Hearing Aids?
A billion people have diminished lives due to the cost and stigma of in-ear devices. The solution? Bring prices down and style up. (Read about hearing aids and hearables on Fast Company.)
Your Smartphone Is Becoming An AI Supercomputer
Photographic memory, instant artworks, instantaneous translation, lifelike virtual reality and much more are all coming to your pocket. (Read about smartphone supercomputers on Fast Company.)
Inside A Growing Movement Of Coworking Spaces For Atypical Entrepreneurs
In places like Detroit and Cleveland a grassroots coworking movement is welcoming minority and low-income entrepreneurs and artists. (Read about coworking on Fast Company.)
The Dirty Secret of Genetic Testing: We’re Still Not Sure What “Normal” Looks Like
You can get your entire genetic code deciphered for about $1,000 in a day, but scientists still don’t know what most of it means. (Read more about uncertainty of genetic results on Fast Company.)
Medical Space Race: Inside The Two Moonshots To Cure Cancer
Key players agree that cancer cures are within reach. Two major, sometimes overlapping, efforts are underway—one public and one private. (Read about the cancer moonshots on Fast Company.)
Meet the Hackers Who Are Decrypting Your Brainwaves
Conor Russomanno, a self-described neurohacker, asks me to close my eyes and relax. After a few seconds, he tells me later, the screen showed a slight spike at around 10 Hz—a rise in the alpha waves that indicates a restful … Continue reading