Is Burning Man Just Work?
As ridiculous as it seems, there is a rationale behind the pile on of investors, founders and executives that use the festival as a networking opportunity.

August 24, 2014 at 1:06PM
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What Makes the Hanx Writer Click?
Last week, Tom Hanks, who signs his tweets “Hanx,” released the “Hanx Writer,” an iPad app that he helped to create with the company Hitcents. It simulates a typewriter keyboard — clacks, clangs, and all. Within days, the Hanx Writer had rocketed to No. 1 in the App Store.

August 24, 2014 at 9:19AM
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3D-printed vertebra used in spine surgery
Surgeons in Beijing, China, have successfully implanted an artificial, 3D-printed vertebra replacement in a young boy with bone cancer. They say it is the first time such a procedure has ever been done.

August 23, 2014 at 4:12PM
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How your fitness tracker could clear up traffic jams
Recognizing the value in its aggregated data, Strava — one of the better-loved activity tracking apps — recently made the decision to sell its data to city governments looking to know more about how residents move through their streets.

August 23, 2014 at 1:37PM
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If A Computer Can Diagnose Cancer, Will Doctors Become Obsolete?
Labor economists have long expected computers to displace workers who perform routine tasks — for example, file clerks, cashiers and bank tellers — but these days, economists are in a debate with techno-optimists over whether technology will also displace higher-skilled, professional jobs, such as doctors, lawyers and (yes) writers.

August 23, 2014 at 11:27AM
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SpaceX Falcon 9 test vehicle explodes during ‘particularly complex’ Texas test flight
Onboard systems detected an “anomaly” and aborted.

August 23, 2014 at 9:12AM
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The Evolution of the Headphone
Did you know that the inventor of the headphone never patented his invention? He considered it “trivial.”

August 23, 2014 at 4:30AM
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A Tech Start-Up Restored My Faith in Humanity
Once in a long while, you come across something that reminds you that, yes, Silicon Valley is still doing some very worthwhile things. That happened to me yesterday, with a start-up called Planet Labs.

August 23, 2014 at 12:39AM
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Feeling the buzz: where do phantom phone vibrations come from?
That feeling of having your butt grabbed by a ghost isn’t an isolated stigma. Everyone is getting ghost-fondled.

August 22, 2014 at 8:47PM
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Coin delays product launch until spring 2015 as questions remain
The startup behind a smart electronic device that stores credit and debit cards will offer a beta program for 10,000 customers.

August 22, 2014 at 3:49PM
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