The Pixel 2 XL Would Be The Best Phone In The World If Its Screen Wasn’t So Weird
I have been using the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL for nearly a week now, and in that time I’ve immersed myself in the goodness that is Android 8.0, Google’s pleasantly updated design, and the unprecedented and unequaled Pixel camera. But for the majority of this week, I’ve opted to use the smaller Pixel 2, owing to just how poor the Pixel 2 XL’s screen is.

October 19, 2017 at 12:37PM
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How the Frightful Five Put Start-Ups in a Lose-Lose Situation
Where 10 or 20 years ago we looked to start-ups as a font of future wonders, today the energy and momentum have shifted almost completely to the big guys.

October 19, 2017 at 10:33AM
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Everyone’s Mad At Google And Sundar Pichai Has To Fix It
The CEO is increasingly boxed in by regulators, tech critics on both the right and the left, and even his own employees.

October 19, 2017 at 08:33AM
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Senators Demand Online Ad Disclosures as Tech Lobby Mobilizes
Senator John McCain and two Democratic senators will move on Thursday to force Facebook, Google and other internet companies to disclose who is purchasing online political advertising, after revelations that Russian-linked operatives bought deceptive ads in the run-up to the 2016 election with no disclosure required.

October 19, 2017 at 06:31AM
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Just own the damn robots.
There’s something insidious going on in the psyche of investors that deserves a lot of the credit for today’s bull market, and almost no one is talking about it.

October 19, 2017 at 12:06AM
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These Are the Wall Street Jobs Being Replaced By Robots
The fraternity of bond jockeys, derivatives mavens and stock pickers who’ve long personified the industry are giving way to algorithms, and soon, artificial intelligence.

October 18, 2017 at 05:59PM
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This clever hack turns the iPad’s camera into a button
iPad apps don’t have access to a single physical button, so an app developer found a way to hack one on.

October 18, 2017 at 03:50PM
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Why You Shouldn’t Buy Laser Pointers From eBay
EBay lasers tend to be much stronger than average lasers and while, yes, this makes them more fun to play with, it also makes them much more dangerous.

October 18, 2017 at 03:20PM
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This More Powerful Version of AlphaGo Learns On Its Own
AlphaGo Zero has begun to generate its own new ideas for the more than 2,000-year-old game.

October 18, 2017 at 02:49PM
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Remembering the Sci-Fi Dream of the Minnesota Experimental City
A new documentary looks at the rise and fall of a technocratic vision of the urban future.

October 18, 2017 at 12:45PM
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