Generation TED and the power of positivity
Does relentless enthusiasm really help the world, or should generation TED learn to take a more skeptical view?

October 9, 2014 at 04:18AM
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Uber And Lyft Position Themselves As Relief From Discrimination
Eliminating destination bias was initially an unintended byproduct of the ride-sharing apps — now it’s quickly being marketed as a feature.

October 9, 2014 at 02:15AM
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The Artist Is Present and Also a Robot
The algorithms might be writing more stories, but we’ll still need humans to pick up the pieces.

October 9, 2014 at 01:12AM
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If NFL Teams Were Tech Companies
You have to feel for the Rams. It’s not that things are necessarily “bad,” but how can you expect Sam Bradford (now his third-string backup) to win this division? The Rams are the pigskin version of Yelp because they can recommend good football… they just can’t play it.

October 8, 2014 at 10:00PM
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Ads are coming soon to Snapchat, CEO Evan Spiegel says
The ads will be part of Snapchat’s Stories feature, Evan Spiegel, the company’s co-founder and CEO, said. And they’ll be “opt-in” — users can choose to look at them or skip by them.

October 8, 2014 at 08:32PM
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Droid Turbo Leak Points To QHD Display, 21-megapixel Camera
The familiar pairing of Motorola and Verizon is set to introduce a new device, and it’s even better than we could have imagined. We’ve seen the device mentioned in the past, but today’s leak leaves no doubt the Droid Turbo will be a force to be reckoned with.

October 8, 2014 at 08:32PM
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The Socialist Origins of Big Data
In the early ’70s, the Chilean government wanted to run itself by computer. Thus was born Project CyberSyn, and the concept of data-driven decision-making.

October 8, 2014 at 06:30PM
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Pass Notes With Unprecedented Speed With A Paper Plane Machine Gun
Have you ever needed to rapid-fire party invitations into mailboxes? Or perhaps launch hundreds of love letters from the top of a tall building? Now you can!

October 8, 2014 at 01:18PM
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Slack Is Letting Anyone Peek at Their Competitors
Few pieces of corporate software have earned so many fans so quickly as Slack, which is basically a sophisticated chat room for businesses. But as one blogger just realized, a vulnerability in the login page lets you snoop on the other guy.

October 8, 2014 at 12:17PM
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How to Avoid Accidentally Buying a Stolen Phone
There can be a lot of uncertainty when purchasing a used device — particularly around whether it’s being sold legitimately. Last year alone thieves stole a record 3.1 million smartphones, and you can bet they wouldn’t keep stealing them if they weren’t pretty easy to sell later.

October 8, 2014 at 12:17PM
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