Author: John Biggs

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This battery is powered by bacteria

December 23, 2016
John Biggs

 Researchers at Binghamton University in New York have created a “bacteria-powered battery on a single sheet…

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Wolfprint 3D raises $500K to bring scanning pods to an airport near you

December 23, 2016
John Biggs

 3D body scanning isn’t very exciting right now – you can’t really use your scan anywhere…

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Going to CES? Join us at the official Hardware Battlefield Party in Las Vegas

December 22, 2016
John Biggs

 There ain’t no party like a TechCrunch party because at a TechCrunch party you can meet…

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The new Barnes&Noble Nooks come with free malware

December 22, 2016
John Biggs

 Barnes & Noble began outsourcing its Nook e-readers a few years ago after a partnership with…

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The rise of 4chan politics

December 21, 2016
John Biggs

 We are entering an era when our digital lives spill out uncontrollably into our “real” lives.…

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EFF urges companies to prepare for more surveillance and censorship

December 20, 2016
John Biggs

 The Electronic Frontier Foundation – a group of tech pioneers trying to keep the Internet open…

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The U.S. Navy is using drone boat swarms to keep harbors safe

December 20, 2016
John Biggs

 The U.S. Navy is testing a team of drone boats to protect harbors here and abroad.…

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Join me tomorrow for a pre-holiday New York Micro-Meetup

December 20, 2016
John Biggs

 The holidays are upon us and I’m holding another micro-meetup as part of the NYSG at…