Tech Industry

SXSW 2018 Wrap-Up: Innovation and New Ideas

South by Southwest was an incredible experience, and I’m really glad to have participated. Before the program, I didn’t quite know what to expect at SXSW Interactive, but I knew there would be many interesting speakers. Students who participated in the program last year said it was an incredible experience, and I knew I wanted […]

SXSW Virtual Cinema: Showcase for New Innovative Tech and Experiences

South by Southwest’s Virtual Cinema showcased 25 innovative virtual and mixed reality projects that allowed attendees to experience this new emerging tech from a variety of different disciplines. At SXSW this year, VR was the buzz and many industries are exploring how to create new experiences for people. I caught up with three of the […]

Panel Recap: Eddy Cue: Curation in Media - Why It Matters

For today’s tech panel, Apple’s very own senior VP Eddy Cue sits down with CNN’s senior reporter Dylan Byers to talk about Apple’s lead in the industry for innovation and products. Byers opens the floor by discussing the process behind Apple’s News app and how it differs from other social media and media outlets. Cue […]

SXSW Trade Show: A Diverse Range of Innovative Exhibitors

Hundreds of exhibitors showed off their ideas and businesses at this year’s SXSW’s Trade Show, which ranged from promising startups to established larger businesses and ideas ranging from new technologies and social innovation. I caught up with four different companies at the Trade Show: one aiming to bring smaller, more affordable homes to Austin; another […]

Elon Musk SXSW Q&A Session Recap

Elon Musk made a surprise appearance on Sunday at SXSW. He sat with Westworld co-creator Jonathan Nolan at the Austin City Limits Moody Theater and answered questions from the audience ranging from his current projects with SpaceX and Tesla, his thoughts on the future, colonizing Mars and energy efficiency. At the start of the panel, […]

Interview with Ivy Reyes: A/B Testing What Counts

  Panelists Vanessa Janowski of Vari Solutions, Ivy Reyes of Pinterest, Maisy Samuelson of Shutterstock and Cinna Wu of Facebook hosted the panel Back-End to the Future: A/B Testing What Counts on Saturday at SXSW. A/B testing refers to experimenting with two different variants of a variable or software and seeing what a user’s preference […]