How WeChat came to rule China
It may be hard for people outside of China to grasp just how influential WeChat has become there.

February 1, 2018 at 02:37PM
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Kids In 1966 Were Eerily Prescient When It Came To Predicting The Future
We’re glad that the world isn’t a desolate, lifeless place destroyed by nuclear war and robots haven’t taken over us as overlords, but some of these children came pretty close to guessing what life would be like in 2000.

February 1, 2018 at 01:05PM
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A Reasoned, Critical Analysis Of Maybe The Most Frustrating Game Ever Made
The true genius of “Getting Over It With Bennet Foddy” isn’t just the nearly-impenetrable game mechanics and, consequentially, high difficulty curve — but rather how it challenges players to think about traditional ideas of winning and losing.

February 1, 2018 at 10:36AM
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Will I be able to do more work with three screens?
Having more screen space makes people more productive, but it’s not necessarily best distributed over multiple monitors

February 1, 2018 at 08:27AM
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How GE Went From American Icon to Astonishing Mess
Famous for great management, General Electric is staring down a plunging share price, a federal investigation and possible breakup.

February 1, 2018 at 08:27AM
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Tackling the Internet’s Central Villain: The Advertising Business
If you want to fix much of what ails the internet right now, the ad business would be the perfect perp to handcuff and restrain — and perhaps even reform.

February 1, 2018 at 07:26AM
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Bars That Aren’t Sports Bars Shouldn’t Have TVs
Distraction is reason number one why televisions should not be in any establishment that is not manifestly committed to the viewing of sports.

January 31, 2018 at 07:56PM
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Facebook Really Wants You to Come Back
The social network is getting aggressive with people who don’t log in often, working to keep up its engagement numbers.

January 31, 2018 at 06:37PM
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All Followers Are Fake Followers
A New York Times exposé of a “black market” for online fame diagnoses the symptom of social-media despair, but misses its cause.

January 31, 2018 at 05:30PM
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SOLID TO THE CORE The iPhone X doesn’t matter Written by Mike Murphy 2 hours ago
The company’s $1,000 flagship phone, the iPhone X, which was released in November, may not be as popular as analysts had expected. But Apple will be just fine.

January 31, 2018 at 04:32PM
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