Two top Faraday Future executives just resigned
Faraday Future, the much-hyped electric carmaker that lately has descended into turmoil, just lost two of its top executives, two sources confirmed to The Verge.

December 25, 2016 at 10:49PM
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For Millions of Immigrants, a Common Language: WhatsApp
Because it’s free, has a relatively good record on privacy and security, and is popular in so many parts of the world, WhatsApp has cultivated an unusual audience: It has become the lingua franca among people who, whether by choice or by force, have left their homes for the unknown.

December 24, 2016 at 09:10AM
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Virtual Reality Allows the Most Detailed, Intimate Digital Surveillance Yet
The kinds of behaviors virtual reality captures have long been a holy grail for data-monetizing companies.

December 23, 2016 at 02:25PM
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Watch Skilled Mechanics Fully Restore A Classic Chrysler Engine
There’s something so soothing about watching 10 months of hard work condensed into a just over five minutes.

December 23, 2016 at 01:10PM
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It’s hard to prove libel when everything’s a joke
Twitter’s reputation for tomfoolery makes it tougher to prove a tweet meets the legal standard.

December 23, 2016 at 12:17PM
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The Ariel Nomad Is the Perfect Sports Car for When the World Turns to Rubble
In order to properly test the Ariel Nomad, Road & Track left civilization behind in favor of a sprawling, abandoned US Army base.

December 23, 2016 at 10:01AM
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This Prohibition-Era Alarm Was For Catching No-Good Soda Pop Thieves
“Are you a soda fountain owner? Did you just time travel from the year 1919? Then have I got an invention for you!”

December 23, 2016 at 07:43AM
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US State Police Have Spent Millions on Israeli Phone Cracking Tech
When cops have a phone to break into, they just might pull a small, laptop-sized device out of a rugged briefcase. After plugging the phone in with a cable, and a few taps of a touch-screen, the cops have now bypassed the phone’s passcode.

December 23, 2016 at 04:36AM
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2016: the year in space
The year 2016 was a dynamic time for spaceflight and space science, marked by major technological achievements in rocketry and scientific discoveries that will completely alter our understanding of the Universe for decades to come.

December 22, 2016 at 03:35PM
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Google is profiting from Holocaust denial, says Jewish museum
The Breman Museum in Atlanta says it is paying $2 a click to stop a neo-Nazi site from being top result for “did the Holocaust happen”.

December 22, 2016 at 11:36AM
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