Confronting the tension between withholding and democratizing the latest civilization-shaking technology — Prometheus was a titan in Greek mythology responsible for creating humans and gifting them the power of knowledge — including fire. Now, the gods of Olympus — particularly Zeus — saw humans as a threat and preferred that they be kept in a primitive state and ordered Prometheus to remove…

I’m someone who likes to keep my personal and work web experiences separate. This includes having separate Google accounts, separate logins for different web apps and services, and more. To achieve this I use a Google Chrome feature called Profiles: This works for me when I’m in Chrome but…

I disagree. Sonos went the multi-voice-assistant route and so successfully bridged both the Google and Amazon voice assistant user bases.

Five more categories just opened for voting today! — Yesterday I took inventory of 27 products that I hunted in 2020 that have been nominated for Product Hunt’s Golden Kitty Awards. Today, the following categories opened for voting: 🌍 Community and Social 🌍 Social Impact 👾 AI and Machine Learning 😎 Augmented Reality 🖥 ️Developer Tools I’m happy to…

Even though 2020 was a shit year, that didn’t stop makers from making — In fact, innovation accelerated in several key areas owing to the unprecedented environment we found ourselves in due to the pandemic. Specifically, the shift to remote work drove new ideas and experimentation in digital media, including video-centric platforms, virtual spatial presence, and voice-based products. Every year, Product Hunt puts on…

Ever wonder: who first put a dollar sign in front of a number? Why did they do it, and when? Moreover, what motivated the invention of currency symbols in the first place? What made it necessary to differentiate between generic counting numbers and monetary figures? Which currency symbols came first…

Two big milestones and a hint at what’s next…! — My Product Hunt journey began all the way back in 2014 and today I hunted my 2500th product on Product Hunt. And yesterday, Product Hunt founder and CEO Ryan Hoover announced that after seven years at the helm he’s stepping down and installing Josh Buckley as the new CEO. So…

An interview with the hashtag inventor on the symbol’s unlikely role during a challenging and unruly cultural moment — This interview was given to Andres Lomeña (professor, doctor of sociology, and contributor to Common Action Forum) for the Huffington Post. The Spanish version of this interview can be found here: Con todos ustedes, el creador del hashtag El , como seguramente sabes, es una forma de etiquetar información, pero un es mucho más que una almohadilla y una…www.huffingtonpost.es

Elon Musk’s future Tesla is a truck like the iPhone is a phone — Silicon Valley is all wrong about the Cybertruck, but not like it was wrong about Apple’s AirPods or Amazon’s Echo Show. The Cybertruck reimagines what a truck is, constitutionally. It’s such a savage departure from our expectations that define a “truck” that we need a new word. …