The Pentagon Opened Up To Hackers — And Fixed Thousands Of Bugs
The Department of Defense’s bug bounty program was a smashing success. And other government agencies have taken notice.

November 11, 2017 at 09:03AM
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Sony’s Truly Wireless Noise-Cancelling Earbuds Are a Vision of the Future
When I first heard the pitch for the Sony WF-1000X, I thought I was hearing it wrong. Sony made a new set of wireless earbuds that aren’t just completely wireless — they also employ active noise-cancelling tech.

November 11, 2017 at 07:50AM
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This Time, Facebook Is Sharing Its Employees’ Data
Some of the biggest companies turn over their workers’ most personal information to the troubled credit reporting agency Equifax.

November 9, 2017 at 07:30PM
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Alexa doesn’t have the attention span to secretly eavesdrop on your conversations
The devices are intentionally limited technically, so they don’t have the capability to listen to your conversations.

November 9, 2017 at 06:29PM
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Actually, the Pixel 2 XL’s Screen Is Great
A new phone is always gorgeous when you only buy a new one every three years.

November 9, 2017 at 04:23PM
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For Halloween, These Two Guys Decided To Create Their Own Pumpkin Robot
It might not be able to conquer the world just yet, but this pumpkin robot is still frigging cool.

November 9, 2017 at 11:03AM
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Can Ford Turn Itself Into a Tech Company?
Its very name was synonymous with the 20th-century economy. Now it’s trying to catch up with Silicon Valley on self-driving cars.

November 9, 2017 at 09:42AM
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Rise of the Wannabes: The Game Boy’s Many Uninspired Knockoffs
How the success of the Game Boy inspired a wealth of rip-off consoles sold under a variety of bizarre corporate structures.

November 9, 2017 at 12:00AM
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FaceID Apparently Struggles To Differentiate Between Brothers
Phone security is designed to keep people who want to do bad stuff on your phone (like, say, teen brothers) out. FaceID appears to… not be great at that.

November 8, 2017 at 01:41PM
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Ingress Players Use Unofficial Tools To Stalk One Another
“Ingress,” a predecessor to “Pokémon Go,” is a game that rewards intense strategizing. Unfortunately, unscrupulous players have gone a step further by tracking and intimidating others.

November 8, 2017 at 12:18PM
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