The Beautiful, Impossible Dream of a Simpler Smartphone
Why is it so hard to build a smartphone that doesn’t drive us crazy?

July 3, 2017 at 09:30AM
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Tesla will deliver the first Model 3 EVs by the end of the month
The fact that the car is, if anything, slightly ahead of schedule should serve as a rebuttal to those who have criticized Musk for an inability to meet deadlines.

July 3, 2017 at 09:30AM
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The Complete Visual History Of SpaceX’s Single-Minded Pursuit Of Rocket Reusability
While SpaceX is still working toward its ultimate goal, it has come a long way since it filed a patent in 2004 for an important engine component that does not require replacement after every flight.

July 3, 2017 at 08:34AM
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Popular Vlogger Argues That YouTube No Longer Values Quality Over Quantity
YouTube’s algorithm shapes what people want to watch and shapes what people are making.

July 2, 2017 at 08:04AM
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Robots used to be advertised as job-saving technology
The “save our factory” campaign aimed to convince US manufacturers to consider automation as an alternative to outsourcing. That choice is no longer so clear cut.

July 2, 2017 at 01:57AM
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Love in the Time of iMessage
How Apple changed the way we date.

June 30, 2017 at 10:05AM
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They Built the First Phone You Loved. Where in the World Is Nokia Now?
The Finnish giant missed the smartphone revolution. Now it wants to power a new world of driverless cars and telemedicine.

June 30, 2017 at 10:05AM
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There’s A Fight Brewing Between The NYPD And Silicon Valley’s Palantir
Big data helped New York’s cops bust Bobby Shmurda. But as the NYPD’s contract with tech giant Palantir comes to an end, things could get messy.

June 30, 2017 at 09:05AM
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How the iPhone won over Japan and gave the world emoji
What if Apple had entered a market with a complex, entrenched ecosystem based on advanced infrastructure and services, where devices offered an endless array of features that people actually made use of? And what if it actually succeeded in overturning this market? That’s exactly what happened in Japan.

June 30, 2017 at 08:11AM
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How the iPhone won over Japan and gave the world emoji
What if Apple had entered a market with a complex, entrenched ecosystem based on advanced infrastructure and services, where devices offered an endless array of features that people actually made use of? And what if it actually succeeded in overturning this market? That’s exactly what happened in Japan.

June 30, 2017 at 08:11AM
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