Sony Execs Argued Over Uploading ‘Fake Torrents’ to Fight Piracy
​One easy takeaway from perusing leaked emails from Sony’s TV and movie division is that the company, like the rest of the Hollywood establishment, absolutely loathes digital piracy and everything associated with it—so much so that a plan to circulate a fake version of a television show was praised for being “clever” but spiked because of a strict policy against using torrent sites.

December 12, 2014 at 06:22PM
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Uber And Lyft’s Bitter Battle For Tampa
When it comes to new cities, Uber and Lyft aren’t afraid to operate illegally.

December 12, 2014 at 03:05PM
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Poem: There’s an Uber for X
“There’s Uber for planes, / And Uber for jets, / An Uber for pills / And Uber for pets.”

December 12, 2014 at 12:04PM
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When the Art Is Watching You
Museums are mining detailed information from visitors, raising questions about the use of Big Data in the arts.

December 12, 2014 at 12:04PM
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Simple tweak lets you use your Xbox One controller on your Mac
If you’ve ever dreamed of using an Xbox One controller to play games on your Mac, today is your lucky day — thanks to a new application which recently appeared on GitHub.

December 12, 2014 at 10:56AM
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You’ve been using your monitor wrong this whole time
The vast majority of computer-related tasks see no benefit from a screen that is longer than it is tall. Sure, video playback and gaming are some key exceptions, but if you watch Netflix on your TV instead of your computer monitor and you’re not into PC gaming, that long, wide display is doing nothing but hampering your experience.

December 12, 2014 at 08:45AM
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Beware: Downloading the hacked Sony Pictures docs could bring the feds to your door
Before you download the files, it’s worth knowing this: the FBI recently paid a visit to someone who has been reviewing the files — Dan Tentler, a security expert who has commented at length about the Sony Pictures hack in the press.

December 12, 2014 at 08:45AM
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Silicon Valley elite build a private club to make them feel special
Finally, the Menlo Park plutocracy will have a room of their own.

December 12, 2014 at 06:26AM
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YouTube Now Lets You Make GIFs From Videos
Making short GIFs of YouTube videos is a pretty well-established practice now — so much so that there’s dozens of websites dedicated to this finest of art forms. But YouTube might be about to make them all obsolete, thanks to a new built-in GIF maker.

December 11, 2014 at 11:15PM
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Presenting the World’s Tiniest E-Bike
What is possibly the littlest electric bike in history can fold into its own carrying case, fit inside a backpack and, for a neat party trick, double as a comically large pair of eyeglasses.

December 11, 2014 at 07:53PM
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