Nidhi Subbaraman writes about science, research, and technology for BetaBoston at The Boston Globe. In the past, Subbaraman has covered science and tech at NBCNews.com and at FastCompany.com. Her work has also appeared online at MIT Technology Review, New Scientist, Scientific American, and elsewhere. She hearts robots.
Vancouver native and one-time neurobiology major Grace Xiao is a recipient of the Thiel Fellowship, a program that grants her company, Kynplex, $100,000 in funding over two years.More →
Both apps were among hundreds that the Northeastern researchers found sent personal information such as home addresses and names, and in some cases usernames and passwords, from smartphones to company servers without securing that data by encryption.More →
Tom Jump, who previously led advertising agency Leo Burnett Worldwide as executive vice president and global director, started at the company as in January.More →
“Cambridge 2 Cambridge” is one of several ways that the US and UK hope to collaborate to build more secure information technology infrastructure. President Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron announced the hackathon in January last year during the British premier’s US visit.More →
When Waltham startup Affectiva announced a hackathon inviting local coders to try out the company’s emotion-sensing technology, the organizers were shocked at how quickly roster filled up. The bigger surprise: half the developers signed up were women.More →
Dr. Slavin will join a board that includes former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick, North America president of generics maker Teva Brendan O’Grady, and Douglas Wenners, an executive at health insurance company Anthem Inc.More →
Like Kayak but for car insurance, a new service called Insurify makes it easier to find a plan that insures your vehicle by comparing quotes across providers.More →
Artificial flowers that bend their petals and fold when steeped in water are the latest demonstration of a trend that’s due to upstage 3-D printing for sheer gee-whiz factor.More →
Jody Rose stepped into the executive director job at the New England Venture Capital Association in November after working with tech and media companies. She shared her digital habits with The Download.More →
A battery-operated device a little larger than a golf ball could one day help treat people with hearing loss by delivering medication directly into the cavity in their ear.More →