The Uber of Gentleman Companions
A new San Francisco startup promises “what women really want.” Which is, apparently, a model-hot guy to do their bidding. A ManServant.

October 27, 2014 at 07:50AM
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These robots use static electricity to move boxes, fruits, and iPads
Did you know that the same forces that generate static electricity can be strong enough to pick up and move boxes, crates, and other objects? A robot startup named GrabIt is making mechanical “hands” that use electrostatic attraction to gently pick up and transport objects.

October 27, 2014 at 07:50AM
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How Crowdsourcing Turned On Me
One team of strangers helped me with the DARPA Shredder Challenge. Another sabotaged me.

October 27, 2014 at 06:48AM
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Can This Drone Bring Peace to Ukraine?
A special drone is about to take flight over Ukraine – a peace drone. The unmanned aircraft will monitor movements of pro-Russian separatists and Russian forces, working to ensure that they are living up to commitments made in the Sept. 5 Minsk ceasefire agreement.

October 27, 2014 at 05:42AM
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2 Drug Chains Disable Apple Pay, as a Rival Makes Plans
Analysts said disabling acceptance of Apple Pay was a way to favor a rival system that is not yet available but is being developed by a consortium of merchants known as Merchant Customer Exchange, or MCX.

October 26, 2014 at 07:58PM
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Whisper Suspends Editorial Team Involved In Guardian Visit
Anonymous messaging app Whisper has suspended its editor-in-chief Neetzan Zimmerman and other staff members after Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller wrote a letter summoning Whisper execs to an in-person meeting to discuss the apps privacy practices.

October 26, 2014 at 03:57PM
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Now Everyone Wants to Sell You a Magical Anonymity Router. Choose Wisely
It’s no surprise that a cottage industry of privacy marketers now wants to sell them the solution in a $50 piece of hardware promising internet “anonymity” or “invisibility.” And as with any panacea in a box, the quicker the fix, the more doubt it deserves.

October 26, 2014 at 03:57PM
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“Oprah” for indie bands: Apple once loved unknown bands, what changed?
Why you’ve heard of Feist instead of Willy Moon, and why it’s unlikely to change

October 26, 2014 at 02:02PM
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How To Draw Mushrooms On An Oscilloscope With Sound
An oscilloscope is commonly used to display and test audio signals, but Jerobeam Fenderson takes advantage of this somewhat outdated tech to make art out of sound.

October 26, 2014 at 12:58PM
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Julian Assange: Google Is Not What It Seems
In this extract from “When Google Met WikiLeaks” Assange describes his encounter with Google chairman Eric Schmidt and how he came to conclude that it was far from an innocent exchange of views.

October 26, 2014 at 07:08AM
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