ONE-RAIL WONDER Monorails are back Written by Michael J. Coren 21 mins ago
Relegated to the backlots of Disney World and mocked by the Simpsons, a long maligned form of transportation is mounting a one-rail comeback.

December 14, 2017 at 11:48AM
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AI does not have enough experience to handle the next market crash
With so much data residing in this era, AI might not know what a “normal” market actually looks like.

December 13, 2017 at 06:52PM
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“We Messed Up” — Patreon Backing Off Its Awful Payment Policy Changes
But it remains an open question whether the backers who left will ever return.

December 13, 2017 at 02:54PM
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6 Ideas to Rein in Silicon Valley, Open Up the Internet, and Make Tech Work for Everyone
The question is: How can antitrust be used to check the power of tech’s biggest companies?

December 13, 2017 at 01:51PM
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Uber’s Massive Scraping Program Collected Data About Competitors Around The World
For years, Uber systemically scraped data from competing ride-hailing companies all over the world, harvesting information about their technology, drivers and executives.

December 13, 2017 at 11:39AM
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How Virtual Reality Took Down A Former Nazi SS Guard
Reinhold Hanning claims he had no idea was happening inside the concentration camp where he worked at the time. He may have been an accessory to over 170,000 murders.

December 13, 2017 at 10:41AM
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Can Parents ‘Robot-Proof’ Their Child’s Job Future?
If your concern as a parent is investing in your child’s human capital, well, the robots will not make it easy.

December 13, 2017 at 07:30AM
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The App That Reminds You You’re Going to Die
It helped me find inner peace.

December 12, 2017 at 02:54PM
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YouTubers Made Hundreds Of Thousands Off Of Bizarre And Disturbing Child Content
According to estimates, accounts shut down for potential child endangerment content could’ve been netting over $500,000 a month.

December 12, 2017 at 01:52PM
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Burn Out
Former employees say that the electric car startup is running out of cash.

December 12, 2017 at 12:00PM
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