How Does The 90s VHS Filter Work?
Mute some colors, throw in some glitches and paint the town fuzzy and 90s.

July 24, 2018 at 11:33AM
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Are Universities Training Socially Minded Programmers?
Four Stanford engineers started a club for students interested in using their skills for social-good. But then came job-recruiting season.

July 24, 2018 at 10:09AM
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Thinner And Lighter Laptops Have Screwed Us All
The pursuit of thinner, lighter laptops, a trend driven by Apple, means we have screwed ourselves out of performance.

July 24, 2018 at 09:02AM
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Venmo’s Terrible Idea
Why would I want the world, even my Internet friends, to know when I settle bar bills? After new scrutiny last week, Venmo still will not explain fully why the public default is useful.

July 24, 2018 at 06:57AM
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Digitocracy
The author of “The Martian” and “Artemis” offers a vision of a future where computers rule.

July 24, 2018 at 06:57AM
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On WhatsApp, fake news is fast — and can be fatal
Facebook, the private messaging app’s owner, is struggling to keep up with the spread of disinformation that has sparked lynch mobs and deaths.

July 24, 2018 at 06:57AM
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‘Scraper’ Bots And The Secret Internet Arms Race
Companies are waging an invisible data war online. And your phone might be an unwitting soldier.

July 24, 2018 at 03:15AM
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Comic Book Publishers, Faced With Flagging Sales, Look To Streaming
Publishers like DC and Dark Horse Comics are creating their own digital platforms to connect more directly with readers and encourage fan engagement.

July 23, 2018 at 10:03PM
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The Highest And Lowest Paying Jobs In The Tech Industry, Visualized
We often associate the tech sector with high-paying jobs and cool offices, but the grass is not always green on the other side.

July 23, 2018 at 01:31PM
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We tried to force our intern to exercise with the Goya-Move app — it half-worked
Goya-Move has a simple purpose: it wants to get kids active by blocking apps until they’ve hit a specific step count.

July 23, 2018 at 12:52PM
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