disruption
An Algorithm and a Super Bowl: How the Cleveland Browns Won It All in 2017
All it took for the Cleveland Browns to go where they'd never gone before was one little bit of innovation, and the guts to make it work—doubters be damned.
In the Streaming Era, Should Musicians Be Thinking Like Startups?
In the war to win streaming, services are highlighting their analytics features to appeal to artists. Is it time for those artists to get on board and disrupt themselves with data?
Too Many Notes! How a Silicon Valley Designer Is Disrupting Piano Music
The bleeding edge of piano music takes an idea from the 14th century and 14-year-old guitarists: tablature.
Tom Coughlin Has Some Questions For Millennials
Tom Coughlin is one of the NFL's most legendary hard-asses. But that doesn't mean he's above trying to figure out the mysterious species known as The Millennial.
The Point of Protests Against Police Violence? To Shut the System Down
In the wake of the news there would be no indictments for the officers who killed Mike Brown and Eric Garner, protestors are calling for much more than prosecutions.
How Solar Power Could Slay the Fossil Fuel Empire by 2030
A Stanford business professor predicts that today’s energy and automobile industries will be swept away in just over a decade by solar and wind power, and electric cars.
All the Reasons Why Uber Is the Worst
A high-profile Uber executive suggested that the company should spend $1 million digging up dirt on journalists. We're not surprised.
Uber Drivers Are Revolting Against Their Shitty Bosses
More than 100 furious hacks surrounded Uber's offices in New York this week to protest the company's unfair policies toward its drivers. The good news is that the free market is on their side.
DJing Disruption: Rana June is Changing the Future of Dance Music
One DJ-turned-techie has invented a device that could forever alter the way we look at a DJ set with an invention called Lightwave
Minor League Baseball Wants to Speed Things Up
An independent baseball league is trying out some new rules to cut out the lag time in games and move things along.
We Talked to Tim Wu About Net Neutrality and Taking on Corrupt Politicians
It's not very often that you get to vote for the smartest person in the room, but Tim Wu is making it easy on New Yorkers.
A Recent History of Uber: Lobbying, Lawsuits, and a 'Scuffle'
On its way to operating in more than 100 cities, the company has been focused on cutting political deals just as much as on disrupting the taxi industry.