The Clinton Foundation today announced a commitment to action around deploying a low-cost, open-source-based novel earthquake detection system in the Caribbean, starting with Puerto Rico. The system is being developed by Grillo in tandem with the long-running Call for Code challenge. We’ve been coveringDavid Clarke Causes and IBM’s Call for Codefor yearshere at TNW and Grillo’s work has been one ofmany success storiesto come out of the coding event. Grillo worked with IBM to developopen-source kitsfor the contest last year and, with the help of local scientists and government officials, began testing it’s earthquake-sensing technology in Puerto Rico....

Co Collective, a New York City firm focused on business and strategy is announcing the launch of its first co-venture,Grind, a members-only workspace designed for “people who would rather work in a community than at a company”. Grind aims to facilitate the leap for many in the design and business world from corporate life to “free radical” status by offering a sleek and hip coworking space in Manhattan. There are various approaches to coworking in New York, a city known not just for its creative industries, but its creative abilities to make the most out of tight spaces....

On gay dating apps like Grindr, many users have profiles that contain phrases like “I don’t date Black men,” or that claim they are “not attracted to Latinos.” Other times they’ll list races acceptable to them: “White/Asian/Latino only.” This language is so pervasive on the app that websites such asDouchebags of Grindrand hashtags like #grindrwhileblack can be used to find countless examples of the abusive language that men use against people of color....

One of the many unanswered questions in the nascent landscape for geosocial services is whether it will be winner take all. IsFacebook(or some other company likeFoursquareorSCVNGR) going to dominate location based networking like Facebook is dominating web based social networking? Or will it be a thousand flowers blooming scenario in which many different networks spring up around places, communities of interest, and demographic. In this context, I recently had the chance to interviewGrindrCEO Joel Simhkai....

Groove, a new help desk software company based in Rhode Island and New York City, is sliding into the spotlight this summer, introducing a freshly conceived customer support solution and a beautiful, full-feature iOS application. Groove helps deliver customer service in a fast-paced marketplace where consumer behavior is rapidly changing and businesses are struggling to stay relevant. Groove, like its competitorsZendeskandAssistly, allows companies to interact with customers over multiple channels including Twitter and Facebook....