The Netflix matchup between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul has redefined what a modern boxing event can be, fusing old-school boxing prestige with digital-age…
Reinventing the cardboard box: simplicity, innovation and a viral video
It’s one thing when a video goes viral for a few minutes of fame and then disappears into the ether of the Internet; it’s…
How a small app and a giant corporation are changing invention [PSFK]
In May, the fruits of a partnership between one of America’s biggest corporations, and Quirky, a crowd-funding site that has been making app-powered invention…
‘I don’t want to take music backward’: Neil Young on the launch of PonoMusic [SXSW]
“I don’t want to take music back to the old days, I want to take it forward — to the future,” says singer-songwriter Neil…
Edward Snowden: we all need to fight government surveillance [SXSW]
In a rare appearance, and via Google Hangout from Russia where he has been granted political asylum, Edward Snowden urged thousands of tech enthusiasts…
A virtual conversation with Julian Assange [SXSW]
Over an at-times wonky Skype connection, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange connected through to a packed Exhibition Hall 5 of the Austin Convention Centre this…
Show off your work: Austin Kleon on not hiding your talents [SXSW]
The first of the keynotes kicked off SXSW 2014 with a speaker who once attended many a Southby sitting in the back, drawing illustrations…
Chobani: how social loyalty took a yoghurt maker from zero to a billion
“Zero to a billion dollars in five years” – With that statement alone, Hamdi Ulukaya, the founder and president of Chobani yoghurt, needed little…
Warby Parker took eyewear online, made it cheaper, socially responsible
Fashion, entrepreneurship and doing good are the corner-stones of the Warby Parker philosophy, which co-founder Neil Blumenthal explained during his time at the 2013…
Google’s Abigail Posner: screaming goat videos shed new light on the mundane
Google’s Strategic Planning chief Abigail Posner attempted to explain the phenomenon that is the screaming goat meme at the 2013 PSFK conference, held in…
‘There’s a f***ing zeitgeist’: Amanda Palmer on the new music model [SXSW]
“There’s a f***ing zeitgeist going on with what’s happening in terms of art and crowd-funding right now,” states singer Amanda Palmer. “Everyone is getting…
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