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The Brain Drain The news comes via Axios, which notes that this is not only the first hard proof that Trump’s administration is creating a brain drain in the U.S., but that the effects are stronger than they have been for decades past. A MaRS survey from July 2017, Axios explains, reported that 62 percent of Canada’s high-growth companies have “seen a notable recent increase in U.S.-based applicants.” The whole thing recontextualizes a tidbit Indeed....

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But every buzzword gets blown out of proportion. It’s time to take a look at the least actionable startup advice out there. Luckily, it’s easy to break down. Here are the top three kinda abstract things to keep in mind if you want to keep your startup from failing. 1: Show, Don’t Tell Writing on a personal blog, Leo Polovets of Susa Ventures recently offered a breakdown of the ways to limit the risks your startup may face....

Here is a look at tech trends to focus on right now: 1. Information Sorting As the digital world grows, so does the amount of information within it. This information is both a blessing and a curse. Yes, it allows us to know more, but we are also faced with the challenge of making sense of hundreds or thousands of times more data. Knowledge may be power, but being faced with too much of it would leave anyone overwhelmed....

Today, experts are saying, two UK offshore windfarms can be built for the cost of £57.50 per megawatt hour generated — a number far lower than the £92.50/megawatt hour price of Britian’s new nuclear power site, Hinkley Point C. Time to Reevalute Vince Cable, the leader of Britian’s Liberal Democrats, is calling for a reassessment of their energy plans, given nuclear plants that are going up in the future at three new locations: Wylffa in Wales, Sizewell in Suffolk and Bradwell in Essex....

The History of Data Storage Technology Data storage capacity is measured in bits, and a Byte has an 8-bit capacity. The 18th century punch card stored 100 Bytes. A thousand Bytes make a Kilobyte, equivalent to a static web page. The floppy disks and CD-Rom disks a lot of us grew up with improved storage capacity to the Megabyte. The entire portfolio of Shakespeare will fit in a 5 MB disk....

While in Austin at South by Southwest (SXSW), I sat down with Jonathan Spalter of Mobile Future to discuss how mobility is changing the workforce, the future of mobile networks, and how entrepreneurs are using wireless technology to make the world a better place. Watch the full video interview (above) as Jonathan Spalter of Mobile Future shares his insights on mobility, wireless trends, 5G networks, and even some advice for startup founders....

What’s New in Android Studio 2.0? Google is promising that Android Studio 2.0 is going to save coders a lot of time. In fact, they estimate that it is now 50 times faster to code incremental builds. The addition of an emulator toolbar will also make it much easier to get new apps up and running. Both of these components are important factors that can help Android’s users achieve a user experience that is more akin to the iOS....

Go Niche or Go Home Writing on his blog 500ish Words, M.G. Siegler breaks down the way a social media network or other audience-based app can expect to attract that essential audience. Basically, Snapchat was the last big social platform, and by now, the market is saturated. No social platform can scale to a massive audience, no matter how good it is, because it won’t deliver a significantly better value than the existing networks....

The ranking (and map below) pulls the percentage of full-time remote workers from the 2013 US Census’s American Community Survey. Beautiful, health-conscious Colorado tops the list with almost 7% remote workers, while Mississippi rounds it out with less than 2%. Hawaii, which you might assume is every remote worker’s dream destination, has a respectable 4.4%. The ranking is relevant if you’re looking for a remote job and want to know how open local employers might be to the idea, or if you’re setting up a company and want to know if your potential hires prefer to work from home....

1. There is never a guarantee. You need to realize going in that if you’re actually trying to create viral content (i.e., lightning in a bottle), it has a high probability of not working. No knock on you; it’s just the nature of the game. Only a tiny percentage of content ever goes bigger than its normal audience, and engineering it to do so requires skill, hard work, and usually more than a bit of luck as well....

According to a Medium post from Stephen Forte, the founder of Fresco Capital and brains behind the expectant endeavor, starting an accelerator in the Vatican is about more than just immersing the religious community in tech and innovation. It’s about spurring growth in the for-profit, mission-driven sector of the startup world. As the head of the Vatican, Pope Francis has made his opinions about social good in the business world more than clear....

According to the Empathy Global Index, there are some big names that have shown the world considering the social impact of your company can go a long way in facilitating its success. Among the list are quite a few notable tech companies that have made created jobs, opportunities, and innovations for the entire world. The Global Empathy Index uses a combination of publicly available information, social and financial data feeds, and textual analysis of over half a million social media interactions....

In designing the lean startup methodology, Eric Ries defines the concept of the Minimum Viable Product. An MVP is totally focused on identifying the right product and the right business model. But is that enough? Although an MVP is an important part of the process, the end goal is not a successful product but a sustainable company. How many times do you meet an entrepreneur or team that has a very successful product and they clearly get the customer need, but they struggle to create a sustainable company?...

Robotic lawn mowers have become increasingly advanced and have managed to hit whole new levels of functionality and reliability. One of the latest launches in this industry is the McCulloch ROB 1000 Programmable Robotic Mower. Also known as “The Rob”, this gorgeous robotic lawn mowing machine is one of the most advanced so far. In addition to the astounding design, this robot is virtually silent, cutting your grass seamlessly on a pre-definitive schedule....

This often means you’ll occasionally see a racist comment from your grandma, political rants from the guy you went to high school with and sports the confederate flag tattooed on his shoulder, and drunk photos from your younger cousins who just discovered alcohol. With the political season heating up, you’ll undoubtedly run into more and more posts that oppose your views, which typically means you would have to unfollow or unfriend them as each appear in your newsfeed....

How Your Brain Shrinks Your brain absorbs information by creating synapses, which are the intersections of neurons. Theoretically, you might hit a maximum capacity in your brain if every synapse becomes so strong that it can’t be strengthened any more. However, your brain has a natural mechanism for “downscaling” your synapses in order to conserve energy while retaining information. It’s a process that I image works similarly to image compression, but don’t take my word for it....

Software firm Splashdata studied over 5 million leaked passwords to find the most common ones used across the web. The results reveal just how little creativity some of us put into our passwords – the dangerously thin wall between hackers and a payload of personal data. Read on to find out what the worst passwords are, how you can make yours more secure, and whether or not you should be using a password manager (spoiler – yes, you should)....

The Thanksgiving dinner is a center point of the holiday for a lot of people, and this year I want to help you and yours find a happy balance at the intersection of food and technology. There are countless apps and services designed to lift the burden of work off your shoulders this year, all with the aim of helping you get the most out of your time with family....

Fortunately, technology has the answer. Whether you’re splitting lunch, dinner, coffee or even your rent, there’s an app for it. Here’s a comprehensive look at the bill-paying apps available to you. Venmo This one’s the biggest name on this list, and for good reason: It’s a free (on the App Store and Google Play) and streamlined version of just what you want, a simple way to split a bill or repay a friend....