Hackathons have been popping up like crazy all across the country and the world in the last few years. But, what is a hackathon anyway? A hackathon is a sprint-like event where computer programmers, ...

As most of my blog readers know, I have been following technology trends in persistent memory technologies for decades. I find many collaborators in this across the industry, especially in open ...

Catherine Yeo was three years old when she discovered Sudoku puzzles at the back of magazines and newspapers. She would compete against her mother to see who could fill in the empty cells fastest, ...

If you’ve paid attention to Facebook’s culture at all, you know that one thing has stayed true since its launch. The company has a hacker mentality, and since 2007 has held many official “hackathons” ...

Queen's "Under Pressure" blasts from the speakers in Facebook's Building 18 Cafe. A DJ spins on one side of the room, and on the other end there are two kegs of beer next to a rack of granola bars, ...