Available through MIT”s OpenCourseWare platform, the set of lectures and corresponding class materials comes from MIT’s popular “Mathematics for Computer Science” course. Spanning 25 lectures and involving the use of a 1,000-page text, the class is by no means a walk in the park, but it’s this intensity that makes the course so invaluable towards the study of computer science. This math for computer science course combines proofs, induction, graph theory, and related domains into one comprehensive curriculum aimed at helping the student become great at computer science....

For some it was a technological marvel and others saw it as a sign that Tupac is in fact alive and well in Cuba. Regardless, it was an epic display of technological prowess. Quite literally, it gave new life to live performances. Further, it created a major hype and spurned investigations into different holographic tech applications. Surprisingly though the state of the industry remained rather empty: there wasn’t much innovation outside of the conversations....

As it turns out, a couple Microsoft BizSpark teams take a thoughtful approach to measuring market sentiment as they rollout their products, and the lesson to be learned from their struggles is that whenever there is confusion and anger, and maybe a healthy dose of skepticism about the impact your product will make on the market, you have a really good opportunity to leverage those emotions and key influencers to make your product and your marketing better....

What’s the benefit of buying something you’re just going to turn around and offer for free? For Fiverr, it’s all part of a plan to nab a larger piece of the ever-expanding pie that is the modern freelance economy. And to do that, they’ll need to capture the offline freelancer audience just as well as the online one. Going Offline Fiverr rose to success as an online marketplace for quick gigs that could cost as little as five dollars....

Initially, the answer seemed obvious. What do the US and, say, China and India have in common? Easy: the three are population monoliths. The UK’s 64 million-strong skeleton crew is a drop in the ocean compared with China’s 1.4 billion, India’s 1.3 billion and the USA’s 319 million populace. So the problem is scale. If bigger is better, then it’s not the UK’s fault it was formed as a tiny cluster of islands off the cusp of mainland Europe....

But did these science fiction concepts predict the future, or shape the future? Which came first, the fiction or the reality? According to some, the ways that we attempt to predict the future might wind up actually creating that particular future — which isn’t always a good thing. Sci-Fi Concepts Provide Perfect Talking Points When you hear someone predicting the future, you don’t want to hear a dry summation of the statistical likelihood of each point....

The process of raising funds gets redundant and tiring, and rejection certainly stings. But each failure holds a lesson: Maybe an investment isn’t a fit because of timing or market conditions, for example. In my experience, the funding process differs depending on location. On the West Coast, I’ve seen that VCs are less likely to invest unless they’re presented with a guaranteed home run. But if they believe in you, you’ll often see a larger investment....

Instead of rushing to choose a new solution right away, entrepreneurs should become students, trying and testing different technologies to see which handles their sales platforms successfully. Truly studying each option is the best way to choose the solution that will work for your startup. When it’s time to begin searching for new tech solutions, consider these tips: Try Before You Buy When grappling with the need for a quick solution, the overwhelming variety of choices, and the difficulty of knowing what you’ll need six months from now, it’s important to come back to these basic questions: What do you need today?...

Recently, Techstars hosted a panel of industry players, including Jacqueline Ros, CEO of Revolar, John Vaskis, Head of Hardware, Technology, and Design Sales at Indiegogo, Tim Paulus, VP of Sales at Arrow and Cory Hooyman, Innovation Lead at Target, to discuss product-based startups and the oftentimes tumultuous path to market. Here’s a summary of their insights: Creating a Product Is the Easy Part Most product-based startups are product-obsessed – as they should be....

We used to think we could get the most done by multitasking, but now there are reports out that multitasking is actually counter-productive. We’re told to get at least 8 uninterrupted hours of sleep tonight in order to have a more productive tomorrow, but we’ve also heard that many small naps throughout the day could do the trick just as well (hey, Einstein did it and he’s…well…he’s Einstein). In addition to all of the advice out there, there are just as many tools and apps that are supposed to help increase productivity....

If you’re still not picking up what I’m laying down, let me elaborate: I’m going to explain to you how to use your smart home to scare the pants off anyone that dares to enter your home on Halloween. So strap in, it’s going to be a scary ride: Philips BOO Lights If you’ve ever heard a scary story, you know the value of a well-placed light. And with Philips Hue lights providing complete and utter control over color, brightness, and location of lights, you’ll be able to scare your guests with a well-timed red light anywhere in your home....

So what does fashiontech mean? Is it even possible to break down such a vast industry? After all, the latest prediction puts the fashion world on track to $2.4 trillion worldwide this year, after rising 3.5 percent over the previous year. The Industry Is In Flux The way people buy clothes and invest in fashion trends is shifting: It’s getting faster, thanks to the rapid turnover inherent to the internet world, and fashion providers are becoming more responsive as a result....

Smartphone shoppers in Europe are soon to get their hands on these cut-price iPhone killers, but those of us stateside might be set to miss out. This follows official warnings by US intelligence chiefs against purchasing from the Chinese brand (it’s pronounced “wah-way”, incidentally). We run through the features of these two new Huawei smartphones, plus explain how the company has managed to fall afoul of the CIA, FBI and NSA....

Incomplete/improper product descriptions: If a potential customer can’t find a proper product description, they may end up not making a purchase. Having inaccurate or incomplete product descriptions could significantly lower your brand’s conversion rate.Lack of credibility: Online shoppers hesitate to buy from a brand that they don’t trust or aren’t familiar with. In fact, 70 percent of consumers avoid making a purchase if they don’t like the company. Unless you show potential customers that you can be trusted, you have little chance of convincing them to buy from you....

Along with the new funds, San Francisco-based InternMatch is also adding Paul Willard as a board member. Paul is a former product and marketing leader at many successful technology companies including Atlassian, Practice Fusion, and Coupons.com. Despite previous minimal funding, InternMatch has quickly grown to a dominant position in the college hiring market. The platform now sees more than 650,000 unique students each month, a number that has doubled in the past four months, and more than 150,000 applications, a number that has quadrupled in this same time....

While many users are often hesitant to embrace a new operating system due to the foundational fear of change within all of us, these kinds of updates from tech providers like Apple are integral to improve more than just your smartphone experience. Often, they provide necessary security updates that will keep you and your information safer online. This iteration of Apple’s operating system is no different, adding a whole bunch of features and some vital security updates that could make your experience infinitely more enjoyable and secure....

New Bohemian Innovation Collaboration (NewBoCo) is the first and only tech-based startup accelerator program in Iowa, with coworking community and entrepreneurial education program with over 160 world-class mentors. They have recently launched DeltaV, Iowa’s first adult comprehensive coding curriculum, powered by Code Fellows, a renowned coding bootcamp based in Seattle, WA. In an interview with Eric Engelmann, the executive director NewBoCo, he explained that launching the coding class was in response to a growing need in the community....

PartySlate has raised $2.6 million from investors including Hyde Park Venture Partners, Hyde Park Angels and InvestHER Ventures. In addition to all that, we delve deeper into what Julie would like to see Chicago tech improve on, how we get more women involved in tech, the importance of role models for women in tech, and what made her leave a large company for the startup world. Finally, we talk about the value of dreaming out loud about your idea, the fallacy of being protective about your idea, the importance of owning and managing technology, and she gives advice for planning a great wedding....

As a Dallas-based entrepreneur and startup cofounder, I was interested to soak in the sessions and utilize the event to connect with some new faces, on both a local and national level. I found a few key takeaways that became consistent themes throughout the two-day event. Regardless of which speaker or panel you were listening to, the majority touched on several of these points, which I found particularly valuable from an entrepreneurial perspective....

In its most recent update, Microsoft has rolled out plenty of new features, including increased functionality with its Surface Hub hardware. There have also been some small quality of life changes in conjunction with other hardware options, such as live captions and the new ‘raised hand’ option. Updates for Surface Hub Users Many of the latest updates are centered around the Surface Hub, Microsoft’s large display/electronic whiteboard device. While some of the features have been accessible on desktop for some time, it’s now the Surface Hub’s time to receive these updates....