Charlotte Shields-Rossi | a&e editor If you Google search “Things to do in Pittsburgh,” you will probably get results telling you to ride up the Duquesne Incline, catch a game at PPG Paints Arena or take a walk down to Point State Park. The classics are great, but once you have exhausted all of your options on the first few pages of your search engine, … Continue reading Hidden gems hiding around the Steel City
Gwendolyn Sobkowiak | staff writer I’ve been seeing less content criticizing United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on my Instagram feed this month. It turns out, it’s not just me. This past year my regularly scheduled programming of Reels (usually featuring crafts and gardening content) had incrementally been replaced by videos about ICE. Violent interactions between agents and civilians, tutorials on how to prevent … Continue reading Why aren’t we hearing about ICE anymore?
Eliyahu Gasson | editor-in-chief Technology continues to evolve. Telephones, the internet, social media, blockchain and now generative AI have both helped solve and create new challenges for us. Something good can come from advancement in AI. The videos can be funny, everyone wants to see themselves as a cartoon and writing college essays has been a lot easier, even if the quality is sub … Continue reading The tech industry’s pursuit of profit is likely to be our downfall
By Zach Landau | A&E Editor 10/11/17 Google has announced its successor to its critically-acclaimed Pixel, the Pixel 2. As well as boasting improved performance, this new phone will showcase a host of new hardware features, including an upgraded camera and … the removal of the headphone jack. This decision follows suit from Apple’s announcement last year when they dropped the classic 3.5 mm headphone … Continue reading Tech journalists should speak out against industry giants
By Sean Spencer | Staff Writer It’s been the year of virtual reality headsets and Google is getting their slice of the cake. On October 4, Google announced they will bring virtual reality to smartphones with the Daydream View headset. Google’s first attempt at virtual reality was the Google Cardboard, and it was part of a 20 percent project since Google allows employees to work … Continue reading Google wades into virtual reality arms-race
By George Flynn | Opinions Editor Google has really taken over the universe. Remember the dark ages of Ask Jeeves and Bing (I don’t think I ever used that last search engine?) It seems that every time I don’t know something, my first thought is to “Google” it. Google has successfully created Gmail, Google Plus, Google phones and even Google TV. Taking innovation to the … Continue reading Whatever comes to mind: Google Glass inspires fear with new app
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