How A 19th-Century Teenager Sparked A Battle Over Who Owns Our Faces
More than a century ago, a teenager named Abigail Roberson had her photo taken at a professional studio in upstate New York. It achieved the 1890s version of virality and set off a legal debate about privacy that remains unsettled 120 years later.

October 26, 2018 at 08:02AM
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Google Earth Is Not Earth
Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: We don’t know why Google censored a part of Area 51 for 8 years, nootropics are for rubes and maybe think twice before dressing up as a friend for Halloween.

October 26, 2018 at 06:58AM
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Your Body Is The Content
Instagram and its army of influencers have transformed the modern gym. From the way they look to the classes on offer, everything is designed with the perfect post in mind. The days of Jane Fonda sweating away in a barebones studio are over.

October 26, 2018 at 06:58AM
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Electric scooters won’t be the future of transport as long as there are idiots like me
In the 24 hours I’ve been in the city, I’ve seen people riding scooters on the sidewalks, riding them the wrong way up streets and even riding them with a second person on the back. Most have not been wearing helmets. Some people will always do dumb things if given the opportunity.

October 26, 2018 at 06:58AM
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Meditation In The Time Of Disruption
Mindfulness and meditation have become big business for tech-savvy entrepreneurs. But can you really unplug and reset while tied to an app on your phone? Companies like Headspace and Insight Timer say yes. But longtime practitioners, philosophers and scientists aren’t so sure.

October 26, 2018 at 01:42AM
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Is Artificial Intelligence Set To Become Art’s Next Medium?
AI artwork sells for $432,500 — nearly 45 times its high estimate — as Christie’s becomes first auction house to offer a work created by an algorithm.

October 26, 2018 at 12:24AM
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‘Pokémon GO’ Has Become A Surprisingly Effective Wellness And Fitness App
It’s still being played by roughly 5 million people all over the world on a daily basis — and our research shows it’s making a real difference to their lives.

October 25, 2018 at 07:40PM
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In Groundbreaking Decision, Feds Say Hacking DRM To Fix Your Electronics Is Legal
The new exemptions are a major win for the right to repair movement and give consumers wide latitude to legally repair the devices they own.

October 25, 2018 at 07:40PM
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The Tricky Economics of the iPhone XS and the iPhone XR
Deciding between the two new iPhone models isn’t quite the $250 proposition it seems to be.

October 25, 2018 at 04:05PM
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The Black Struggle For Technology Jobs
In Atlanta and other racially segregated cities, the education system is stacked against African Americans competing for STEM careers. If Amazon picks the city to for its second headquarters, things could get even worse.

October 25, 2018 at 01:54PM
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