Google killed 500 million bad ads in 2014
From timeshare scams to fake Ebola treatments, Google’s Bad Ads team struck down some 200,000 advertisers in 2014.

February 3, 2015 at 08:28AM
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AI Won’t End the World, But It Might Take Your Job
There’s been a lot of fear about the future of artificial intelligence. Stephen Hawking and Elon Musk worry that AI-powered computers might one day become uncontrollable super-intelligent demons. So does Bill Gates.

February 2, 2015 at 10:00PM
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Crazy-Fast Atom-Thick Silicon Transistors
An exotic form of silicon, called silicene, could enable a new generation of faster computers.

February 2, 2015 at 07:57PM
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Tinder Plus, The Paid Version Featuring An Undo Button And More, Arrives In U.S. Next Month
Tinder Plus, the long-awaited “premium” version of Tinder’s service, offering features like an Undo button for errant swipes and a Passport option for searching outside your current geographic region, is nearing launch here in the U.S. for iOS and Android users.

February 2, 2015 at 04:33PM
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What Will Electronics Be Made Of? Silk and Snails and the Eggs of Quails
Materials scientists are coming up with ways to make circuits from biological materials.

February 2, 2015 at 03:26PM
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Why Economists are Wrong About Tech
Technology, or the ability to invent it, is what separates modern-day Homo sapiens living in a plush apartment in New York from the peasant working the fields in Medieval England.

February 2, 2015 at 09:55AM
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Verizon will now let users kill previously indestructible tracking code
Unlike their namesake, you can now kill a “Zombie” cookie.

February 2, 2015 at 02:57AM
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Mark Mothersbaugh’s Synth Collection Is Incredible
Founding member of Devo Mark Mothersbaugh walks us through his impressive collection of electronic instruments, share a few good stories along the way.

February 1, 2015 at 10:53PM
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America’s drone laws are a confusing mess
Are drones illegal? Maybe.

February 1, 2015 at 06:24PM
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The Dark Age of Virtual Reality-Based Torture Is Approaching Fast
Imagine you’re in a small room. The walls are covered in geometric patterns that literally hurt to look at. In the corner are a polygonal bed and bench canted at angles that make them impossible to sit on. The floor is cluttered with a gridwork of bricks rendering it impossible to walk any direction but forward.

February 1, 2015 at 01:37PM
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