How the Trump-Russia Data Machine Games Google to Fool Americans
“Will this truth be so painful, so humiliating, so devastating to our identities that it sends us running straight for the warmth of the barrels gunning us down?”

June 4, 2017 at 03:33AM
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How to back up and protect all your data
Having a comprehensive backup scheme in place doesn’t only protect you against the trauma of accidentally deleting your files. It also gives you a safety net if a virus hits your PC, hackers hold your information hostage, or your kids tip a glass of water over your MacBook.

June 3, 2017 at 11:27PM
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Not Sure If You Want To Have A Baby? Try Procreating In VR First
Becoming a new parent is one of the few things more frightening than being seen in a VR headset.

June 3, 2017 at 03:28PM
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Twitter’s Coolest Photo Bot Is Actually Just Shapes. Really.
Michael Fogleman’s “Primitive” isn’t just a photo filter. It rebuilds the image from the ground up with simple shapes. The results are gorgeous — here are some of our favorite examples.

June 3, 2017 at 02:11PM
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Trying To Embrace The Cure
The type of dwarfism my children and I have is now likely to be eliminated. But what will be lost with it?

June 2, 2017 at 11:36PM
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Your Period-Tracker App Might Be Messing With Your Head
When all you have is a tracker, everything looks like a symptom.

June 2, 2017 at 06:24PM
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Inside A 20 Million Dollar Broadcast Truck That Streams Live TV To The World
These monstrous trucks are packed to the gills with expensive technology and most often used to transmit live sporting events.

June 2, 2017 at 09:44AM
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Really Big, Really Expensive
Before hard drives became the main way for us to back up our stuff, they were a key evolution for the business world. They were also huge and costly.

June 2, 2017 at 08:12AM
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Technology Is Making The World More Unequal. Only Technology Can Fix This
The inequality of badly-run or corrupt states is boosted by the power of technology – but it’s also easier than ever to destabilize these states, thanks to technology. The question is: which future will prevail?

June 2, 2017 at 02:18AM
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The long, slow, rotten march of progress
“Just learn how to code, and you’ll be fine. But something’s missing. Code what? To do what? And why?”

June 1, 2017 at 05:35PM
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