How Israel’s “Iron Dome” works
The $1 billion system, subsidized by the United States, has struck down 87% of its targets. Here’s how it shoots other rockets from the sky.
July 21, 2014 at 9:16AM
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Monthly Archives: July 2014
The most advanced police sketch ever might solve cold cases
The most advanced police sketch ever might solve cold cases
Toronto’s new DNA tech could bring new light to old crimes.
July 21, 2014 at 9:16AM
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‘Startup Guy’ fashion is literally a style in Banana Republic’s Summer line
‘Startup Guy’ fashion is literally a style in Banana Republic’s Summer line
Do you want a look that says “work hard, play hard, disrupt hard?” Well, then, the Gap’s Banana Republic has all the business casual you can handle, lovingly called “The Startup Guy.”
July 21, 2014 at 9:16AM
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New phones aboard Air Force One
New phones aboard Air Force One
In a range of pictures showing president Barack Obama using a telephone aboard Air Force One, we can see that the new phones consist of a handset in a customized cradle.
July 21, 2014 at 6:59AM
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With Poncho, Custom Weather Alerts That Say When to Pack an Umbrella by JENNA WORTHAM
By JENNA WORTHAM
Poncho, a new service from Betaworks, could make your commute a little easier, with personalized weather alerts via text or email.
Published: July 20, 2014 at 12:00AM
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Mostly Sunny today!
En Veracruz hoy una temperatura máxima de 33C. y una mínima de 25C.
Hoy July 21, 2014 at 05:02AM la temperatura es de 27C.
With a high of 91F and a low of 77F.
My Uber got pulled over by the Denver police – and then things got really weird
My Uber got pulled over by the Denver police – and then things got really weird
Colorado is the self-described “vanguard” of innovation. But that’s not really how it felt to me on Friday after the Denver police stopped the UberX I was riding in. Here’s the full story, with all of the bizarre twists and turns.
July 21, 2014 at 2:20AM
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From a Classical Pianist, an App Lets You Graft Your Voice Onto Actual Hit Songs by JAMES BARRON
By JAMES BARRON
Hook’d, an app for iPhone and iPod from the pianist-software entrepreneur Robert Taub, features everything from the original recording except the voice track.
Published: July 21, 2014 at 12:00AM
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Microsoft’s Top Lawyer Is the Tech World’s Envoy by NICK WINGFIELD
By NICK WINGFIELD
Bradford L. Smith, general counsel at the tech company, uses the skills he learned as a Washington lawyer to advocate change in government policies that affect Microsoft and the industry.
Published: July 21, 2014 at 12:00AM
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Why the internet of things could destroy the welfare state
Why the internet of things could destroy the welfare state
Tech pioneers in the US are advocating a new data-based approach to governance – ‘algorithmic regulation’. But if technology provides the answers to society’s problems, what happens to governments?
July 20, 2014 at 9:43PM
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