Science Dad Used Data To Predict The Exact* Time Of His Daughter’s Birth
It’s a good thing dad had this app in the delivery room or else… well, things would have been fine, but we’d have less data about it.

December 12, 2017 at 10:04AM
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Would you buy an Android iPhone X clone for under $300?
You probably aren’t familiar with Leagoo, a small Chinese smartphone company. But chances are you’re very familiar with its products, which appear to be heavily inspired by popular flagship phones from other companies.

December 12, 2017 at 10:03AM
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How To Ditch Apple Completely
Cupertino’s done such a good job of wheedling its way into every facet of our digital lives that weaning yourself off of its ecosystem of products is a pretty serious endeavor.

December 12, 2017 at 09:00AM
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The ‘Alt-Right’ Created A Parallel Internet. It’s An Unholy Mess.
Hard-right activists, censored and banned by Twitter and Facebook, tried to create their own digital services. They appear to have hit obstacles.

December 12, 2017 at 06:48AM
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Apple buys music-recognition app Shazam
In an industry where apps commonly fizzle out after a few months, Shazam has amassed something valuable to the giants of Silicon Valley: a trove of user data built up over a decade.

December 11, 2017 at 06:52PM
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How Email Open Tracking Quietly Took Over the Web
A recent study found that around one in five emails you open are tracked.

December 11, 2017 at 04:28PM
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For the Good of Society — And Traffic! — Delete Your Map App
Cities and citizens alike are waging war against map apps.

December 11, 2017 at 11:55AM
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For the Good of Society — And Traffic! — Delete Your Map App
Cities and citizens alike are waging war against map apps.

December 11, 2017 at 11:55AM
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Silicon Valley’s Worst Apologies of 2017
Silicon Valley had somewhat of a reckoning this year. The tech overlords finally had to face the music: their products and services aren’t as wholesome and life-changing as they preached them to be.

December 11, 2017 at 10:56AM
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Oh No, the ‘HQ’ Imitators Have Arrived
Talking to the CEO of “The Q” — which looks a lot like another trivia app you might have heard of.

December 11, 2017 at 09:51AM
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