6 posts and columns on Carnegie Mellon

2012: Siri Is a Stunner, Amazon Is Amazin’ and Security Gets Spendy

in News on December 8, 2011 at 8:59 pm PT

Tech prognosticator Mark Anderson is back in New York with his annual predictions for the world of tech in 2012.
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Eat Your Heart Out, Marilyn; Warhol Museum Brings True Pop Art to the iPhone

in Mobile on July 11, 2011 at 3:10 pm PT

Automated filters can do a decent job of imitating Andy Warhol, but offer little insight into how the master created his iconic designs. A new app from Warhol’s namesake museum combines a lesson in Pop Art 101 with the ability to transform one’s own iPhone images into images that evoke the artist’s singular style.
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Facebook Engineering Director Aditya Agarwal Departs

in Social on November 30, 2010 at 5:27 pm PT

Facebook director of engineering and very early employee Aditya Agarwal is leaving the company after more than five years.

BoomTown Decodes Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's Memo on New Digital Guru, Qi Lu (So You Don't Have To)

in News on December 4, 2008 at 8:18 pm PT

BoomTown strives to bring readers the very best in internal memo decoding, and this one is just too good to pass up. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer sent a short memo to employees this afternoon about finally hiring someone to head the software giant’s lackluster digital efforts. That someone is former Yahoo tech star Qi Lu. He will become president of the Online Services Group at Microsoft, right after the new year. Thus, let us try to read between the lines.

CES: Dude, Where's My Driverless Car?

in News on January 8, 2008 at 7:36 pm PT

So General Motors Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner says the company expects to have driverless cars on the road by 2018. Now, I know the autonomous Chevrolet Tahoe SUV that GM developed with Carnegie Mellon University (pictured above) did win the Urban Challenge competition held last fall by the U.S. Defense Department’s research agency. And [...]

CES: Dude, Where’s My Driverless Car?

in News on January 8, 2008 at 7:36 pm PT

So General Motors Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner says the company expects to have driverless cars on the road by 2018. Now, I know the autonomous Chevrolet Tahoe SUV that GM developed with Carnegie Mellon University (pictured above) did win the Urban Challenge competition held last fall by the U.S. Defense Department’s research agency. And [...]