The Fall of Travis Kalanick Was a Lot Weirder and Darker Than You Thought
Silicon Valley CEOs are supposed to be sacrosanct. So how did it all go wrong at Uber?

January 18, 2018 at 09:33AM
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Apple Is Blocking an App That Detects Net Neutrality Violations From the App Store
Apple told a university professor his app “has no direct benefits to the user.”

January 18, 2018 at 08:36AM
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There’s An iMessage “Text Bomb” That Will Freeze Your iPhone
A newly discovered security vulnerability can freeze your iPhone, and, in some cases, crash it, if someone sends you a link containing malicious code on iMessage.

January 17, 2018 at 07:41PM
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A Documentary About A Family Of Four Narrated From The Point Of View Of A Smartphone
“Harvest” by Kevin Byrnes blurs the line between narrative short film and documentary. You might find it to be slightly terrifying. But the most terrifying thing of all is we all willingly carry these things around in our pockets.

January 17, 2018 at 04:31PM
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Why Has Bitcoin Tumbled Almost 50% From Its Peak Last Month? A Few Theories
Is this the sound of a bubble bursting, or is it just a normal correction inspired by the forthcoming Lunar New Year? Here’s what you need to know.

January 17, 2018 at 01:43PM
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Stop Bringing Your Phone To The Bathroom
Make your toilet time an exercise in mindfulness.

January 17, 2018 at 08:37AM
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Is Google’s Arts And Culture App Racist?
While Google seems to be able to pull eerily accurate matches for white people, the results have been markedly limited and sometimes outright offensive for people of color.

January 16, 2018 at 06:58AM
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Improving Workplace Culture, One Review at a Time
With its emphasis on transparency, the jobs site Glassdoor aims to upend corporate power dynamics.

January 15, 2018 at 09:46PM
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Four-Year-Old With Congenital Hand Disability Shows Off Homemade 3D-Printed Prosthetics
Cameron Haight, who was born with amniotic band syndrome, has printed nine 3D hand prostheses with his mom. He calls them “cool robot hand[s],” and we have to say that’s a pretty accurate description.

January 14, 2018 at 09:17AM
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Tech Companies Are Complicit In Censoring Iran Protests
American technology companies that limit Iranian users’ access to their services are, in effect, restricting internet access and hindering free expression.

January 13, 2018 at 02:41PM
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