The NBA’s New High-Tech Control Center Is a Hoops Fan’s Dream


The NBA’s New High-Tech Control Center Is a Hoops Fan’s Dream
This is the brand-new NBA Replay Center, mission control for the NBA’s ambitiously revamped video-review system. After more than two years and $15 million in development, it’ll make its operational debut when the 2014-2015 NBA season tips off tonight.

October 29, 2014 at 09:41AM
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Job brokers steal wages and entrap Indian tech workers in US


Job brokers steal wages and entrap Indian tech workers in US
Labor brokers providing Indian high-tech workers to American companies have hijacked a professional visa program, creating an underground system of financial bondage by stealing wages and benefits, even suing workers who quit.

October 29, 2014 at 08:43AM
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The New Health App on Apple’s iOS 8 Is Literally Dangerous


The New Health App on Apple’s iOS 8 Is Literally Dangerous
In truth, I didn’t pay a tremendous amount of attention to iOS 8 until a post scrolled by on my Tumblr feed, which disturbed me a good deal: The new iteration of Apple’s OS included Health, an app that — among many other things — contains a weight tracker and a calorie counter. And it can’t be deleted.

October 29, 2014 at 05:37AM
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Ed Snowden Taught Me To Smuggle Secrets Past Incredible Danger. Now I Teach You.


Ed Snowden Taught Me To Smuggle Secrets Past Incredible Danger. Now I Teach You.
Until now, I haven’t written about my modest role in the Snowden leak, but with the release of Poitras’ documentary on him, “Citizenfour,” I feel comfortable connecting the dots. I think it’s helpful to show how privacy technologists can work with sources and journalists to make it possible for leaks to happen in a secure way.

October 28, 2014 at 05:56PM
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