Brains Make Decisions the Way Alan Turing Cracked Codes
A mathematical tool developed during World War II operates in a similar way to brains weighing the reliability of information.

February 12, 2015 at 06:03AM
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Elon Musk says Tesla will unveil a new kind of battery to power your home
What would a Tesla home battery look like? The Toyota Mirai, which uses a hydrogen fuel cell, gives owners the option to remove the battery and use it to supply electrical power to their homes. That battery can reportedly power the average home for a week when fully charged.

February 11, 2015 at 11:48PM
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Snapchat Discover could be the biggest thing in news since Twitter
There’s a ton of chatter in the media world about Snapchat’s foray into news. And the media is right to gossip: Snapchat Discover is huge.

February 11, 2015 at 11:00PM
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The invisible network that keeps the world running
One of the world’s most dazzling engineering feats is largely hidden from view. Traveling with a group called Unknown Fields, Tim Maughan stepped on board a container ship to investigate the humungous, algorithmically-controlled network that supplies most of what you own.

February 11, 2015 at 10:12PM
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An Air Conditioner That Follows You Around
In the future, our air conditioners will look like giant clouds of mist — and they’ll follow us around.

February 11, 2015 at 09:04PM
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How The New York Times Works
“‘You see all these flashing things?’ he says, pointing to one of several screens displaying different parts of the plant. ‘Flashing things are bad. Flashing things mean we have a problem.'”

February 11, 2015 at 03:16PM
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It’s Kind of Cheesy
On iOS 8’s green SMS bubbles, product management and the class war unfolding over them.

February 11, 2015 at 03:16PM
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How Does An iPhone 6 Stack Up Against An Xbox 360?
After nine years of tech evolution, the iPhone 6 plus can hang with the Xbox 360, using orders of magnitude less power. Let’s play some games on both to compare.

February 11, 2015 at 02:21PM
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This Guy Thought Of An Ingenious Improvement For Microwaves
If you’ve ever burned popcorn (which is everyone) this soon-to-be product is for you.

February 11, 2015 at 01:18PM
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A glimpse into the future of money: Spain’s banking revolution shows what’s next for your cash
In Spain, where smartphone use is the norm and peer-to-peer lending is taking off, banks’ shift from payment processors to financial services advisors is particularly noticeable.

February 11, 2015 at 11:36AM
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