The Differences Between AI, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning

Not to steal the thunder from today’s topic, but Rob Pope, our very own CTO and Co-Founder, will be speaking at the Smart Home Summit this week in Palo Alto, CA. If you’re a developer based in San Francisco, come see Rob drop some words of wisdom about AI and IoT. Learn more here! We recently […]

The Smart Home Arms Race Between Amazon and Google Is Heating Up

IoT developers, grab the popcorn. AI developers, bring the salt and butter. Get some good seats, because there’s a smart home battle brewing. Amazon, Google, and some of the other big names in tech are competing for their share of the smart home market. Regardless of who you’re rooting for, you won’t want to miss […]

President Trump Loosens the Reins on Drone Testing

Image Source: The Fiscal Times President Donald Trump recently issued a presidential memorandum that will surely please commercial drone app developers all over the United States. If carried through, Mr. Trump’s plan could expedite the progress towards a future where drones deliver everything from Amazon orders to pizza. Making Delivery Drones Possible in the U.S.A. Signed by […]

Google Is Now Offering $1,000 Mobile App Bug Bounties

Image Source: Mobile App Daily Are you an Android app developer looking for ways to make a little extra money? Well, we’ve got some good news for you. Google is starting a new initiative known as the Google Play Security Reward Program. This initiative will pay $1,000 for every flaw found and fixed that meets […]

How AI is Affecting Your Job Safety

Image Source: imgix There has been a lot of anti-AI speak doing the rounds. We’ve heard the dire warnings issued from Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking about the end of days brought on by the rise of artificial intelligence. If the AI naysayers are to believed, we will all soon be out of a job […]

Google’s Wireless Pixel Buds Put a Translator in Your Ear

When Apple ditched the headphone jack and introduced the AirPods, many iPhone owners revolted. Consumers weren’t ready to be thrust into the wireless future quite yet. But now that people have had a chance to adjust to AirPods, there’s no doubt that the wireless headphone is here to stay. Android app developers are stoked about […]

Facebook and Google Own 8 of the 10 Most Popular Apps

The American appetite for apps has plateaued since last year, but mobile app developers should have no fear: 57% of our digital media usage is spent in apps. It goes without saying that mobile apps are now an integral part of our lives. But which ones are the most used? The answers are, well, less […]

Google Officially Debuts Android Oreo During the Eclipse

This afternoon, while everyone was looking skyward to catch a glimpse at that solar eclipse (including the president, who couldn’t resist the urge to look up without his special glasses on), Google officially unveiled the eighth version of Android. Called Android Oreo, the updated OS transitioned today from its developer preview to the Android Open […]

Tech Companies Stamp Out Neo-Nazis After Charlottesville

The events this weekend in Charlottesville, Virginia, shocked the nation, and Trump’s equivocating response threw salt in the wound. For many years now, the trend of political polarization has made common ground harder and harder to find, but it used to be that denouncing Nazis was as American as hot dogs, sparklers, and apple pie. […]

Manifesto Heats Up the Conversation About Diversity in Tech

Like much of the rest of America, Silicon Valley has had to do some soul-searching about its values and morals over the past year or so. Stories about the vile, misogynistic work culture at Uber and the gender pay gap investigation at Google have highlighted the sexism that exists in the tech world. Many Seattle […]