How ‘owning the libs’ became the ethos of the right

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images “Owning the libs” is a tongue-in-cheek expression to either describe rattling Democrats and progressives or conservatives making their own missteps in the attempt to do so. The phrase has accelerated among online trolls, campus activists, and much of the conservative right. The deeper meaning behind the strategy and tactics being carried out […]

Dropbox needs to find a new ‘ethos’ and more business customers for an IPO home run (BOX)

Dropbox Dropbox is aiming to have its IPO in the first half of 2018, according to reports. Analysts aren’t at all surprised, but have a few things at front of mind when it comes to anticipating how Dropbox will do as a public company. The market for collaboration tools is huge, analysts say, but Dropbox […]

Tigertron debuts its eco-friendly ethos with VR dolphin game: Jupiter & Mars

The Tigertron studio unveiled its debut game, Jupiter & Mars, at Sony’s PlayStation Experience event tonight. It’s a single-player virtual reality puzzler set in a future where humanity is now extinct — however, its influence is still felt in the world’s oceans. Tigertron developed the title in partnership with Australian studios Tantalus Media and Wicked Witch Software, and […]

Key US general embraces new space ethos of “go fast, test, and fail”

Enlarge / General John Hyten speaks during the 32nd Space Symposium in 2016. (credit: Matthew Staver/Bloomberg via Getty Images) In recent years, the traditional aerospace industry has faced disruption from new space companies—most notably SpaceX, but also other players such as Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic. These new companies have pushed hard to lower the […]