AirPods and the Three Stages of Apple Criticism
A pattern I’ve seen often from tech reviewers, people on Twitter, and especially those who criticize Apple in the comments sections of posts about Apple.

April 9, 2018 at 02:50PM
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Will Tech Companies Ever Take Ethics Seriously?
As Facebook and its cohort promise to become more ethical, we need a deeper conversation on why they keep abusing our trust.

April 9, 2018 at 01:44PM
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Leap Motion designed a $100 augmented reality headset with super-powerful hand tracking
The system is called Project North Star, and it includes a design for a headset that Leap Motion claims costs less than $100 at large-scale production.

April 9, 2018 at 10:10AM
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Why Silicon Valley literature sucks in 2018
Anna Yen’s “Sophia of Silicon Valley” and Dave Eggers’s “The Monk of Mokha” paper over the tech industry’s flaws instead of critiquing them.

April 9, 2018 at 08:10AM
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Facebook to send Cambridge Analytica data-use notices to 87 million users today
Users will reportedly receive a detailed message on their timeline if their data was obtained by Cambridge Analytica.

April 9, 2018 at 07:04AM
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The Era of Fake Video Begins
The digital manipulation of video may make the current era of “fake news” seem quaint.

April 9, 2018 at 06:33AM
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Facebook’s Other Critics: Its Viral Stars
As Facebook reels from a privacy scandal, some of its most popular users are lashing out over declining traffic, policy changes and financial complaints.

April 9, 2018 at 06:33AM
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Why Zuckerberg’s 15-Year Apology Tour Hasn’t Fixed Facebook
Facebook’s CEO’s constant apologies aren’t a promise to do better. They’re a symptom of a profound crisis of accountability.

April 8, 2018 at 07:32PM
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Facebook sent a doctor on a secret mission to ask hospitals to share patient data
Facebook’s Building 8 team approached top hospitals about a data-sharing agreement, but the plan has been put on pause after the Cambridge Analytica data leak scandal.

April 8, 2018 at 05:04PM
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Why Self-Driving Cars Will Never Be ‘Ready’
The vehicles will need updates — forever.

April 8, 2018 at 03:39PM
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