Design & Tech

Why This Phone Isn’t Craving Your Attention All the Time

A Brooklyn startup called Light is showing how dumbing down may be the smart move in phones

By Michael Stahl

Design & Tech

When Tech Meets Real Estate, Construction Gets Smarter

Five startups show how their digital inventions can help development go faster and more efficiently

By Arden Phillips

Design & Tech

This Pot-friendly Startup Has a Brand Name You Won’t Forget

PussyWeed, an apparel-and-accessories business, is out to make a point about the gender gap in the cannabis space

By Michael Stahl

Design & Tech

Brooklyn Computer Science Students Win for ‘Most Creative’

Four high schoolers from Brooklyn Tech took the award at the largest computer-science fair in NYC history

By Arden Phillips

Design & Tech

A Doyenne of Denim Stages Her Comeback in Brooklyn

Judi Rosen was ahead of the curve with her figure-flattering, high-waisted jeans. Now she's making a splash in Greenpoint

By Angelica Frey

Design & Tech

Why Uber Is Buying This Brooklyn Bike Sharing Startup

The car-sharing giant acquires Jump, which operates fleets of dockless e-bikes, for a reported $200 million

By Arden Phillips

Design & Tech

Meet NYU Tandon’s New Dean, Its First Female Chief

Why the university chose this Carnegie Mellon professor to head its rising Brooklyn tech school

By Arden Phillips

Design & Tech

5 Tech Ventures to Make Our Cities Smarter and Safer

At a Downtown Brooklyn pitch contest, startups tout their solutions. The winner: Bixby, a system for better living in apartments

By Stephen Koepp

Design & Tech

Why West Elm Is Selling Experiences, Not Just Goods

The Brooklyn-based home-furnishings retailer launches a new program to give customers a taste of hands-on craftsmanship

By Arden Phillips

Design & Tech

Why These New Headphones Are ‘Glasses for Your Ears’

A Brooklyn-based tech startup called Even is pioneering 'earprints,' which customize sound to a user's ears

By Michael Stahl