Rumor Roundup: Mayor’s Spox Jumps to Kickstarter, Googlers Play Segway Polo and Gaga Has Instagram Worried Ridin’ nerdy Some people in tech want to get rid of the industry’s reputation as a festering geek pool, while others By The Editors
Tug of War, Cat Photoshoots and the Aereo Lawsuit at Last Night’s Queens Tech Meetup More than 150 people braved last night’s land hurricane–technically called a derecho–to attend Coalition for Queens’ second Queens Tech Meetup By Alexandra Hitzler
Christine Quinn Introduces a Cheaper Computer Science Option for NYC Students It was merely mid-morning when Betabeat arrived at enterprise-focused accelerator Tipping Point Parters for a presser, and already everyone in By Kelly Faircloth
Travel Executives Notice Foreign Tourists Are Skipping the U.S. This Summer By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly