Take The Wheel
Car culture has become a trap but autonomous vehicles are not the escape.

August 30, 2018 at 04:07PM
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Apple Will Reveal New iPhones On September 12, But What Does The Circle Mean?
We know when the next iPhone event will take place (September 12, 10:00 a.m. PDT), and we know that it’ll introduce some new iPhones (bigger, more colorful). But what we don’t know, is what the deal is with this circle.

August 30, 2018 at 12:02PM
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Why Technology Favors Tyranny
Artificial intelligence could erase many practical advantages of democracy, and erode the ideals of liberty and equality. It will further concentrate power among a small elite if we don’t take steps to stop it.

August 30, 2018 at 11:40AM
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Veterans Of The Atomic War Describe What A Nuclear Blast Feels Like
In this gripping documentary produced by Motherboard, a group of British veterans who were subjected to nuclear explosion tests after World War II talk about what it was like to feel the force of a nuclear bomb explosion — and the lasting impact it left on them.

August 30, 2018 at 08:30AM
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The Deadly Consequences Of Unpredictable Code
The death of a woman hit by a self-driving car highlights an unfolding technological crisis, as code piled on code creates “a universe no one fully understands.”

August 30, 2018 at 08:30AM
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Why You Need A Physical Vault To Secure A Virtual Currency
The safest way to store virtual currency is, ironically, offline, in computers unconnected to the internet.

August 29, 2018 at 07:54PM
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The FTC is investigating a crowdfunding campaign that disappeared with more than $700K
Emails seen by The Verge show that the agency is investigating at least one crowdfunding campaign gone bad — the iBackPack — which raised more than $700,000 across both Indiegogo and Kickstarter.

August 29, 2018 at 04:46PM
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This Lateral-Moving Furniture System Seems Like Something Out Of The Future
This is for those who don’t mind having their living room and bedroom rolled into one.

August 29, 2018 at 03:42PM
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Life On The Internet Is Hard When Your Last Name Is ‘Butts’
The “Scunthorpe problem” has never really been solved and for people with “offensive” last names, this can be a real pain in the ass.

August 29, 2018 at 01:25PM
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How Should We Regulate Facial Recognition?
A truly effective facial recognition law would have to tackle several problems at once.

August 29, 2018 at 12:25PM
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