Does Alexa Know I’m Gay?
It knows that I listen to a lot of Hayley Kiyoko and that one Demi Lovato song that’s supposed to be about Ruby Rose. It knows that I ask how old Jodie Foster is every few weeks. But does it really know me? More specifically, does Alexa know I’m gay?

May 9, 2018 at 09:54PM
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You Can’t Handle the Truth About Facebook Ads, New Harvard Study Shows
Facebook still tells its 2 billion users very little about how it targets them for ads that represent essentially the whole of the company’s business. New research illuminates the likely reason why: The truth grosses people out.

May 9, 2018 at 07:49PM
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How Tech Is Remaking Fashion in Its Image
The ethos of Silicon Valley — scalability, homogeneity, and a subtle exclusivity — has crept into the clothes people wear.

May 9, 2018 at 06:54PM
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Juul vapes will contribute to a dangerous e-waste crisis
Your Juul may not kill you, but it’s definitely not doing the planet any favors.

May 9, 2018 at 05:52PM
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Poor Schmucks Let Their Co-Workers Download And Share Their Facebook Data
Your daily reminder that Facebook still has far too much access to your personal information.

May 9, 2018 at 04:40PM
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It might look cool, but don’t believe the Google Duplex hype
The Pixel Buds were a mess of a product born out of a (very good) product demonstration. The same will likely be true of Duplex. In our messy and muddled world — as Facebook found with its ill-fated M chatbot — this technology remains frustratingly limited.

May 9, 2018 at 10:40AM
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Inside Waymo’s strategy to grow the best brains for self-driving cars
The Google spinoff has a head start in AI, but can they maintain the lead?

May 9, 2018 at 08:43AM
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Meet the dominatrix living inside an Echo Dot
A dining room table in a quiet British town is the birthplace of one of the most interesting developments in sextech. It’s here where a hobbyist has built the world’s first digital, voice-controlled dominatrix capable of delivering very real punishment, and she sounds weirdly familiar. Say hello to “Mistress Alexa”.

May 8, 2018 at 06:14PM
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Girl Meets Ten Masked Men Who Fit Her Desired Traits To A Tee, Has To Slowly Narrow Them By Texting Rapport Alone
Make sure to turn on closed captioning to see the English translation.

May 8, 2018 at 04:57PM
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Here’s Google’s AI Assistant Booking An Appointment Over A Phone Call Just Like A Human
Google has invested heavily in artificial intelligence and it seems like it’s really paying off, because this technology is incredible.

May 8, 2018 at 02:34PM
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