Duolingo debuts ‘Something Like Home’ documentary
By Jon Kunitsky | Staff Writer
June 26, 2018
Pittsburgh-based education software company Duolingo is most popular for teaching foreign languages to millions of people worldwide through its phone app and online learning program. But the company’s newest marketing project goes beyond the screen and travels into the real world to share the persona...
Pitt professor placed on Forbes “30 Under 30” list
By Remy Samuels | Staff Writer
December 4, 2017
Hao Sun sees little difference between monitoring the health of buildings and bridges and monitoring the health of human bodies. “In the human body, we have the nervous system so when you feel something abnormal or if you’re sick, your nervous system can tell this information,” Sun said. “I...
Editorial: Data breach proves Uber needs oversight
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
December 3, 2017
If you took a ride with Uber before last year, your personal data may have passed into and out of the hands of hackers — and before two weeks ago, you wouldn’t have even known. According to a Nov. 21 memo from Dara Khosrowshahi, Uber’s recently installed chief executive, the company fell victim to a hack last October that compromised the p...
A new iPhone in a post-innovative age
By Levko Karmazyn | Columnist
October 3, 2017
A decade before Apple released the first iPhone, the hottest new technology included the Tamagotchi virtual pocket pet, Motorola's StarTAC — one of the first widely popular cell phones — and the trusty mp3 file. When the iPhone was introduced 10 years ago it shook every aspect of the technolog...
Pitt Smart Living project hopes to ‘democratize,’ incentivize transportation
By John Hamilton | Editor-in-Chief
July 11, 2017
A Pitt research project is attempting to “democratize” and incentivize public transportation in Pittsburgh using public information screens and a mobile app. The Pitt Smart Living project is currently in the pilot phase, according to Alexandros Labrinidis, the Pitt computer science professor leading th...
Playing the ball
By Courtesy of Pitt Athletics
October 29, 2014
Julian Dickenson in action in 2013. He has missed nearly all of the 2014 season due to a foot injury.