Why American Farmers Are Hacking Their Tractors With Ukrainian Firmware
A dive into the thriving black market of John Deere tractor hacking.

March 22, 2017 at 06:36AM
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Apple’s New Video App Is Like Prisma, Instagram, Snapchat, and iMovie Had a Baby
It’s called Clips, and it’s coming soon to an iPhone near you.

March 21, 2017 at 09:41AM
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Inside the Hunt for Russia’s Most Notorious Hacker
Evgeniy Mikhailovich Bogachev has robbed banks and leaked political secrets. For nearly a decade authorities have been trying to track him down.

March 21, 2017 at 08:02AM
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Laughing All the Way to the Bank
With new specials coming from Dave Chappelle, Amy Schumer, and Chris Rock, Netflix has officially taken over the stand-up comedy market.

March 20, 2017 at 05:16PM
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How Chip Designers Are Breaking Moore’s Law
Microprocessors got smaller, faster and more power-efficient, but as they reach their physical limitations, chip architecture is driving performance gains.

March 20, 2017 at 03:15PM
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Tech Wizards At Disney Have Made Catching A Real Ball In Virtual Reality Super Easy
Virtual reality can make you feel like you’re in a space, but the tactile response can be pretty lacking. A system like this could make VR feel more believable (or let you know when someone tries to bean you while you’re wearing a headset).

March 20, 2017 at 11:09AM
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Has lithium-battery genius John Goodenough done it again? Colleagues are skeptical
Researchers have struggled for decades to safely use powerful — but flammable — lithium metal in a battery. Now John Goodenough, the 94-year-old father of the lithium-ion battery, is claiming a novel solution as a blockbuster advance.

March 20, 2017 at 10:16AM
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When Finding Your Uber Feels Like Some Cruel Game Is Being Orchestrated Against You
It’s a first world problem, but a problem all the same.

March 20, 2017 at 10:13AM
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Don’t Blame the Batteries For Every Lithium-Ion Explosion
Lithium-ion batteries have problems that go well beyond faults in the cells themselves.

March 20, 2017 at 09:04AM
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How Aristotle Created the Computer
The philosophers he influenced set the stage for the technological revolution that remade our world.

March 20, 2017 at 07:37AM
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