This Ultra-Small Robot Flies Around Like An Insect
Insect-sized flying robots have always been a challenge for engineers — until now. Meet the RoboBee X-Wing.

June 28, 2019 at 02:44PM
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What Happened To Evernote?
Founded in 2004, it was among the first companies to ride the wave of smartphone adoption, and many expected it would achieve a triumphant initial public offering. Instead, the company cycled through four chief executives, several rounds of layoffs, three office closings and the shuttering of numerous side projects.

June 28, 2019 at 10:40AM
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This Old IMAX Projector Is Still In Operation And Is Wonderfully Complicated
Setting up the IMAX at The Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk, CT is a doozy.

June 28, 2019 at 09:19AM
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The Problem With Tech People Who Want To Solve Problems
According to a witty saying usually attributed to Albert Einstein, “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.” And when engineers try to solve a problem, says MIT’s Joi Ito, they often veer over that line

June 27, 2019 at 02:14PM
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How Hackers Turn Microsoft Excel’s Own Features Against It
You probably think of Microsoft’s classic spreadsheet program Excel as mostly boring. Sure, it can wrangle data, but it’s not exactly Apex Legends. For hackers, though, it’s a lot of fun.

June 27, 2019 at 12:56PM
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How I Transformed My Crappy Laptop Into A Powerful Gaming Machine
I have seen the future of gaming on my dying MacBook Air. Even though it’s six years old, it can now run most PC games with the specs maxed out and somehow not burst into flames.

June 27, 2019 at 12:56PM
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Would You Pay $30 a Month to Check Your Email?
Email service Superhuman raised a $33 million investment round, led by Andreessen Horowitz. That valued the company at roughly $260 million — a steep valuation for an app with fewer than 15,000 customers.

June 27, 2019 at 11:02AM
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This Camera App Uses AI To Erase People From Your Photographs
Finally, you can take a selfie without yourself.

June 27, 2019 at 07:02AM
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Why Are Phones So Good But Batteries Are Still So Terrible?
The curse of external battery packs isn’t going away anytime soon.

June 26, 2019 at 04:21PM
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I Scraped Millions Of Venmo Payments. Your Data Is At Risk
Venmo makes sending and receiving money a social affair. But those emoji-laden payment descriptions leave you exposed to cyberattacks.

June 26, 2019 at 10:31AM
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