Australia Confirms Assange’s Passport as Valid Australia confirms the passport of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is valid. This comes as good news to the ailing founder, who seeks refuge elsewhere amidst fears that Ecuador will terminate his asylum in London. He is also being considered for the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize. Jussie Smollet Removed from […]
The future of sports is rapidly evolving. From eSports, to first-person-view drones, and storytelling and broadcasting, SXSW will host panels discussing the many possibilities the future of sports holds. Here are the top five sports panels during SXSW 2019. Adaptive Athletics: The Rise of the Super Athlete? Three former and current athletes will host this […]
Ariana Grande Says “thank u, next” to Her Fourth #1 Album Ariana Grande’s fifth album “thank u, next” (her second in less than six months) debuted this week at #1 on the Billboard 200 (last August, “sweetener” also debuted at #1). Not only did she have two records debut at the top of the charts […]
SXSW panelists share a number of current practices and new ideas at the intersection of artificial intelligence and medicine. The following are five panels geared toward discovering how to improve our future health and enabling the marginalized to more easily integrate with society. Experimenting in a Microgravity Lab The International Space Station is home to […]
Jill Abramson Fends Off Accusations, Insists She Did Not Plagiarize Author, and former New York Times Executive Editor, Jill Abramson continues to face backlash after “Vice News Tonight” correspondent Michael Moynihan accused Abramson of plagiarizing content in her new book “Merchants of Truth”. The book follows four news organizations—The New York Times, The Washington Post, BuzzFeed, and Vice […]
Those who are passionate about the greater impact of technology and social movements will have no trouble finding a panel to attend at the 2019 SXSW conference. Below is a compilation of the top five panels for social and global impact, ranging from entrepreneurship in the modern political era to the damage caused by “Instatourism.” […]
Authors: Alexandra White & Sean Smith 47.3 Million U.S. Adults Have Access to a Smart Speaker, Report Says The number of smart speaker users has grown to 20% of the U.S. adult population in just two years. Smart speaker use has grown exponentially faster than its digital counterparts, like television use and even internet use. Amazon […]