Karl Mehta, the man who helped coordinate the technology response to Hurricane Sandy, has moved his attention to another emergency situation: India's decaying social infrastructure. He has personally
<b>Editor's note:</b> <em>Rachel Haot is the first Chief Digital Officer for the City of New York, where she leads NYC Digital and is focused on the city’s digital media strategy.</em>
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Apple is donating $2.5 million to Hurricane Sandy relief, according to an internal staff email obtained by 9t05Mac this morning. The lump sum donation is in addition to the company's collection of mon
We're just now learning what level the devastation that <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Sandy">Hurricane Sandy</a> caused on the East Coast, specifically in New York Ci
Recovering from Hurricane Sandy is no small feat as most of Lower Manhattan is still in the dark without power. I talked with a couple of people working in startups who had to find a place to get back
As you know, the <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2012/10/29/google-adds-power-outage-information-to-its-hurricane-sandy-crisis-map/">devastation of Hurricane Sandy</a> has hit millions. Many turned to
We've seen <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2012/11/01/uber-tripled-number-of-drivers-yesterday-owing-an-extra-100k-in-payments-so-surge-pricing-is-coming-back/">a few companies</a> <a href="https://te
Facebook Gifts launched with the ability for you to buy something meaningful for a friend or family member on the social network. <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2012/10/02/forget-saying-happy-birthda
Online consignment shop <a target="_blank" href="http://www.thredup.com/">thredUP</a> is launching a timely new feature called Groups, which allows consumers to use the service in order to generate ca
If you think Sandy's slow, steady passing is a sign of good things to come, think again. It's going to take days (at the very least) to restore power to many of the 7 million+ people living in darknes
The fallout from Hurricane Sandy is still affecting startups left and right. New York's Fab.com sent a memo out to customers today saying that it is temporarily halting shipments of packages because i
While Twitter plays both the rumor mill and fact checker for Hurricane Sandy news reports, Facebook is how people are leaving notes for loved ones about their particular situations. "We are ok" was th
Hurricane Sandy has clearly <a target="_blank" href="http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2012/10/30/hurricane-sandy-devastation-for-miles-millions-in-dark/">taken its toll</a> on the East Coast. At
As we brought to your attention last night, <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2012/10/28/google-has-set-up-a-crisis-map-for-those-preparing-for-hurricane-sandy/">Google set up what it calls a "Crisis Ma
If Hurricane Sandy wasn’t scary enough, it’s newest victims are in the blogosphere. We’ve just learned that Gawker’s fleet of sites, including Gizmodo are down. Also Hurricane Sandy victims?
Hurricane Sandy, what may essentially be the biggest storm to hit the North Eastern seaboard in history, is barreling toward us, through the Atlantic, at this very second. It's estimated to cause betw
According to Reuters, the U.S. Stock Market will be closed on Monday due to interference that will be caused by the logistical nightmare that comes along with such a huge weather event like <a href="h
Google has a fantastic program that prepares the world for major events involving Mother Nature, and it has set up a <a target="_blank" href="http://google.org/crisismap/sandy-2012">crisis map</a> for