How Realistic Is The Crazy Tech In ‘Black Mirror’?
Some of the dystopian technology in the Netflix series isn’t that far off.

December 31, 2017 at 03:24PM
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This Auto Dimming Street Lights System Is Too Cool
The Norwegians do everything better, including how they design street lights.

December 31, 2017 at 09:08AM
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A Year In Twitter Missteps And Apologies
While the company made some promising product changes in 2017, it also spent much of its time apologizing for a series of miscues that began in January and carried through to December.

December 31, 2017 at 07:37AM
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“How Is This Okay?”: At Yale, Campus Debate Turns Into a Social Media “Cesspool”
It’s an irony that Facebook, a private network invented to bring college students and their alumni closer together, is now doing the most to tear the institution of college.

December 31, 2017 at 07:37AM
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Silicon Valley Won’t Save Books
The Amazon Kindle didn’t change books ten years ago, and it won’t change them in the next ten years, either.

December 30, 2017 at 09:35AM
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US says Romanians hacked police cameras
The hack was apparently only used to spread ransomware.

December 29, 2017 at 11:02AM
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Yes, Smartphone Use Is Probably Behind The Spike In Driving Deaths. So Why Isn’t More Being Done To Curb It?
Our distracted-driving policies are a wreck — and may soon get worse.

December 29, 2017 at 07:04AM
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“I’m Not Worried About the Price”: A Recent Visit to Silicon Valley’s Unofficial Bitcoin Headquarters
The Crypto Castle is a living-space-slash-party-house for some of tech’s youngest currency millionaires. We went there in the middle of Bitcoin’s wild run.

December 29, 2017 at 07:04AM
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Apple Apologizes For iPhone Slowdown Drama, Will Offer $29 Battery Replacements For A Year
Apple just published a letter to customers apologizing for the “misunderstanding” around older iPhones being slowed down.

December 28, 2017 at 05:15PM
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Buy or Sell: Which Tech CEOs Will Bounce Back After a Tumultuous 2017?
Russia infiltrated our News Feed, Uber endured a car crash of a year, and Snap sunk after soaring. Comebacks are inevitable. But whose?

December 28, 2017 at 03:13PM
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