Programmers are confessing their coding sins to protest a broken job interview process
“Whiteboard” interviews are widely hated. They also discriminate against people who are already underrepresented in the field.

February 28, 2017 at 06:54PM
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The Privacy Revolution that never came
Today we find ourselves in one of the greatest battles of this 21st century: the battle for privacy. But apathetic software developers are holding us back.

February 28, 2017 at 03:42PM
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An Amazing (Illegal) Plan to Defeat Terrorist Drone Attacks
No matter how much security an event has, a crowd will always be susceptible to a weapon delivered by an off-the-shelf drone. Because there’s no current way to stop drones.

February 28, 2017 at 03:21PM
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Robert Mercer: the big data billionaire waging war on mainstream media
With links to Donald Trump, Steve Bannon and Nigel Farage, rightwing American computer scientist Robert Mercer is at the heart of a multimillion-dollar propaganda network.

February 28, 2017 at 03:21PM
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How My Public Records Request Triggered Waymo’s Self-Driving Car Lawsuit
Waymo found “the final piece of the puzzle” for its claim against Uber in documents I procured last year.

February 28, 2017 at 07:43AM
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WSJ: Apple will ditch Lightning for USB-C on new iPhones
It would be an unusual move for Apple, which has never been afraid of pushing its own connection standards, but not completely inexplicable. The company has already adopted USB-C on its MacBook line, and the two standards share some key features, including reversibility.

February 28, 2017 at 06:55AM
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The Real Difference Between Google And Apple
Apple is driven largely by a centralized development structure, stemming from its fabled design studio, whereas Google has a more distributed, open-source approach to new products.

February 28, 2017 at 06:55AM
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Boston Dynamics Impressive New Robot Can Jump Over Obstacles, Which Means There’s Nowhere Left To Hide
The robot, called Handle, can also pick up heavy loads in its “hands,” roll down stairs, jump on tables, and generally do a bunch of stuff that will make it easier to track us down and eliminate us one by one.

February 27, 2017 at 04:34PM
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Will Democracy Survive Big Data and Artificial Intelligence?
We are in the middle of a technological upheaval that will transform the way society is organized. We must make the right decisions now.

February 27, 2017 at 04:20PM
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Wendy’s Is Going to Install Self-Ordering Machines in 1,000 Stores
Fast-food giant Wendy’s plans to install self-ordering kiosks in around 1,000 of its franchises across the US at the end of this year.

February 27, 2017 at 03:16PM
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