Researchers Have Developed A Soft, 3-D Printed Heart And It’s Pretty Amazing
It’s still not ready for human use yet (the heart currently can only last for 3,000 beats), but the invention itself is mind-blowing.

July 14, 2017 at 01:28PM
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American Tech Companies Are So Afraid Of Offending Indians That They’re Censoring All Their Products
In the world’s largest democracy, Amazon Prime Video deletes most nudity and profanity, Google bans retailers from buying ads for erotica, Amazon and Flipkart refuse to sell adult products, and Tinder suggests its users should get parental approval for their dates.

July 14, 2017 at 10:23AM
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Android killed Windows Phone, not Apple
In the chaotic years after the iPhone’s release, there was a massive opportunity to be the alternative that would ultimately dominate marketshare. It was Microsoft’s for the taking, but Google got there first.

July 14, 2017 at 09:17AM
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How They Killed Books
The fast demise of the physical encyclopedia came about thanks to an upstart publisher, an indecisive giant, and the world’s biggest software company.

July 14, 2017 at 08:17AM
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I’m So Excited to Precision-Cook My Meat While Also Attacking Websites Around the World
My new sous-vide circulator comes with an internet connection, which is convenient both for me and for any teenage hackers creating a botnet.

July 14, 2017 at 02:54AM
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A Novelist Forces Himself To Press On After Losing 100 Pages In A Tech Glitch
Mat Johnson’s recent hard-drive failure wasn’t the first time he experienced data loss. This time, despite losing more work than ever before, he’s less panicked: “I can write new words,” he says.

July 14, 2017 at 01:21AM
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A Brief History of Weed Vapes
Vaporizers have changed the way we talk about, and smoke, cannabis.

July 13, 2017 at 08:42PM
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Two-Factor Authentication Is A Mess, And Other Facts
Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: Two-factor authentication isn’t number 1, working from home is bad now and Airbnb is killing the mountain town.

July 13, 2017 at 05:59PM
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What’s really going on with Spotify’s fake artist controversy
Here’s where they’re getting all those mystery tracks.

July 13, 2017 at 03:05PM
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They’re The World’s Fastest Traders. Why Aren’t They Thriving?
Even as critics of high-frequency firms have argued their speed and technology give them an unfair advantage, the traders are facing diminishing returns.

July 13, 2017 at 09:46AM
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