Adam is a writer at Tech.co and has worked as a tech writer, blogger and copy editor for more than a decade. He was a Forbes Contributor on the publishing industry, for which he was named a Digital Book World 2018 award finalist. His work has appeared in publications including Popular Mechanics and IDG Connect, and his art history book on 1970s sci-fi, 'Worlds Beyond Time,' is out from Abrams Books in July 2023. In the meantime, he's hunting down the latest news on VPNs, POS systems, and the future of tech.
Happy Atoms Game Makes Chemistry Tangible and Fun
One of my favorite childhood book series was about a couple of boys with a magical chemistry set. The main characters of
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Rolltech Merges with Sports Challenge Network to Offer Unmatched Bowling Experience
Sports Challenge Network (SCN) and Rolltech just announced their merger. Combined, their goal is to focus on the mobile
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Why Steven Spielberg’s Approach Could Crack VR Filmmaking
Virtual reality film hasn't had anything close to a "moment" yet. A feature-length film within the incredibly immersive
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6 Ways to Hack the YouTube Algorithm
For YouTube celebrities, one big problem constantly hovers overhead: Their careers are dependent on a faceless, unknown
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Video News: YouTube Imitates Facebook, Facebook Imitates Snapchat
YouTube has announced a mobile live-streaming feature that should sound familiar to users of Facebook Live. Facebook,
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How to Deal With Getting Fired in the Digital Age
With the rise of the internet, it's hard to escape the public eye. Any public figure has to field an unreasonable number of
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8 Ways to Hack Facebook Algorithms
Today, at VidCon 2016, the president of social media agency Jumpwire, Gavin McGarry, gave a presentation titled "Hacking The
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EU Researchers Are Making a Tool That Fact-Checks Tweets
Back when people were still using the term "Web 2.0," everyone was excited about Twitter's impact on journalism. After all,
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Virtual Reality Is Still Broken
Virtual reality is tech's next big thing. Consumer sets will hit the market in time for the Christmas rush, and dozens of
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Why the Media Loves Dumb Health Studies
Back in 2015, one journalist fooled millions into thinking chocolate made them slimmer. Well, he fooled news outlets from
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Video Is Going to Replace All Internet Content, So Just Accept It
Well, the future of video looks great, though the future of the internet might not be. Facebook's head of operations in
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How Demo Days Can Kill Startups
Fans of HBO's Silicon Valley should be familiar with a recent plot that the show developed for the first half of the
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Mark Suster: Video Is Eating the Internet
This morning, entrepreneur Mark Suster voiced a fascinating opinion on the future of video-hungry social networks and the
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How to Save Local News: Event-Hosting
Local newspapers are a topic that I've been personally interested in for a while. An old college roommate of mine is making
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Online Abuse Follows a 14-Step Pattern
The rise of the internet has changed how community works. Back before the web was worldwide, people were forced to interact,
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Kickstarter Started Paying Dividends to Investors This Year
Kickstarter provided an undisclosed amount as dividends to its investors, beginning in early March.
It's a move
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You Can Repel Mosquitoes with This New TV
LG Electronics is now selling a mosquito-repelling TV in India. Though the set was in development before the Zika virus
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Railroads Predicted the End of an Open Internet
You know that hacky saying about those who don't study history being doomed to repeat it? Sadly, if you do study history,
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ESPN Is Slowly Shifting from Cable to Streaming and Apps
Watching sports live is kinda the point of watching sports at all. A highlights reel is fun, but when you can Google the
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Micro App Company Sapho Raises $9.5M, Proves Apps Are Still Cool
Sapho, a company that makes micro apps, just raised $9.5 million in a Series A funding round. New investor Alsop Louie
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Dropbox CEO Says Startups Are in ‘Post-Unicorn Era’
Unicorns — startups valued at a billion dollars — used to be rare. You know, like their namesake. But valuations kept