Google’s Attempt at Fixing Autoplay Videos Has Broken Countless Games
Given how many artists and creators have moved on from those games, it’s possible they may be broken forever.

May 8, 2018 at 01:10PM
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Some U.K. Schools Are Phasing Out the Analog Clock. It’s About Time.
Some UK schools are removing them from exam halls after discovering teenagers have a hard time reading traditional clock faces.

May 8, 2018 at 12:10PM
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Inside Amazon’s Fake Review Economy
A vast web of Amazon review fraud lives online, and it’s designed to evade the company’s efforts to thwart it.

May 8, 2018 at 12:10PM
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São Paulo Metro’s New Platform Doors Can Read Your Face. Does It Matter?
As a Personal Data Protection Bill sits in Brazil’s congress, a privately operated transit line debuts a product that has privacy advocates worried.

May 8, 2018 at 11:03AM
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Uber reveals its latest ‘flying car’ prototype for aerial taxi service
The aircraft, which the company hopes to use to launch as an aerial taxi service by 2023, is a mashup of a plane and a helicopter.

May 8, 2018 at 11:03AM
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Google slams “for-profit bail-bond providers,” won’t let them advertise
Activists want limits on companies that profit from arrest of minorities.

May 8, 2018 at 09:58AM
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How A German City Changed How We Read
Despite the far-reaching consequences of Johannes Gutenberg’s printing press, much about the man remains a mystery, buried deep beneath layers of Mainz history.

May 8, 2018 at 07:58AM
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What is edge computing?
Edge is a buzzword. Like “IoT” and “cloud” before it, edge means everything and nothing.

May 8, 2018 at 06:49AM
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The Robocall Nightmare Is Getting Worse
No doubt you’ve gotten an automated phone call at one point in your life. But since 2015, reports of robocalls have increased at quite an alarming rate, with around 4.5 million robocall complaints filed in 2017, an increase of about 2.4 million robocalls since 2015.

May 8, 2018 at 04:51AM
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AT&T/Verizon lobby asks FCC to help raise prices on smaller ISPs
Telecom lobby wants FCC to remove line-sharing rules that boost competition.

May 7, 2018 at 08:27PM
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