Isis, the Industry Group, Is Changing Its Name
Isis has a branding problem. Not the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, the Sunni militant group in the Middle East. I’m talking about Isis, a consortium of telecommunications companies that want to take mobile payments mainstream.
September 3, 2014 at 9:59PM
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It’s Time to Kill the Online Security Question
Tata. Honolulu. Stanley. Those are, respectively, Barack Obama’s first pet, city of birth and the first name of his maternal grandfather. I found all three facts with five minutes of Googling.
September 3, 2014 at 7:31PM
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Should YOU Stand in Line For the New iPhone?
Did you hear? The new, bigger iPhone is coming next week! Not only that, but it might be joined by an even bigger new iPhone, and possibly even an iWatch. As they do every year, people are already standing in line for the opportunity to purchase these iPhones. Should you be one of them?
September 3, 2014 at 6:29PM
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How Should We Program Computers to Deceive?
Placebo buttons in elevators and at crosswalks that don’t actually do anything are just the beginning. One computer scientist has collected hundreds of examples of technology designed to trick people, for better and for worse.
September 3, 2014 at 4:23PM
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Google-Backed Calico to Launch $1.5 Billion Aging Research Center
Calico, the secretive Google-backed life sciences company, today revealed plans to build what could be a $1.5 billion research and development center with biopharmaceutical company AbbVie, the recent spinoff of Abbott Laboratories.
September 3, 2014 at 2:04PM
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Rumored Apple device sparks line, orders…already
Some people are already placing orders for the rumored iPhone 6 and standing in line at the company’s flagship location in New York City with sleeping bags and chairs to wait out the launch.
September 3, 2014 at 1:04PM
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Verizon pays record fine for violating phone customers’ privacy rights
For seven years, Verizon marketed to customers without seeking their permission.
September 3, 2014 at 1:04PM
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An algorithm to figure out your gender
Twitter claims a 90 percent accuracy rate for the clever techniques it uses to learn the gender of any given user. Here’s a post on the company’s disconcerting new analytics tools, the research behind them, and how large a pinch of salt they come with.
September 3, 2014 at 12:02PM
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It’s your face. It’s your photos. Meet the creepiest kind of Instagram spambot
Unlike the fake lottery winners, these spammers aren’t trying to rip anyone off. And unlike the Shatner impersonator, they aren’t motivated by celebrity obsession. They’re just pretending to be human.
September 3, 2014 at 12:02PM
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Drain Drones and Hydro-Saws: A Sewer Tour of LA’s Underground Tech
Inside the tech that keeps LA from getting backed up.
September 3, 2014 at 11:08AM
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