A Chinese internet giant has an app to help students cheat on their homework


A Chinese internet giant has an app to help students cheat on their homework
Chinese teens have it rough pretty with schoolwork. So it’s no wonder that many smartphone-wielding students are turning to technology to lessen their load, including an app developed by internet search giant Baidu that lets them crowdsource their homework questions.

July 16, 2014 at 6:39AM
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Behind the Smoking Guns: Inside NYPD’s 21st Century Arsenal


Behind the Smoking Guns: Inside NYPD’s 21st Century Arsenal
To solve a Bronx street shooting in 21st century New York — and most other crimes committed citywide — the NYPD now employs a wide variety of high-tech tools and massive databases of information culled from an incredible array of sources.

July 15, 2014 at 9:01PM
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The Billionaire Who Wants to Split California Into 6 States Has the Most Embarrassing YouTube Feed Ever


The Billionaire Who Wants to Split California Into 6 States Has the Most Embarrassing YouTube Feed Ever
This is a post about Tim Draper. Tim Draper is a billionaire tech investor of no particular importance who has decided that he wants to disrupt geography.

July 15, 2014 at 5:49PM
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