How Bitmoji Helped Parents Discover Their Online Identities
For a generation that wasn’t reared on the internet, the meme-friendly avatars are a gateway.

December 12, 2016 at 10:18PM
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Why Do Older Movies Include A Dial Tone After Someone Hangs Up?
It might simply be a way to communicate that “Hey, someone just hung up” or maybe, as Tom Scott posits, it’s more complicated, involving telephone systems in California.

December 12, 2016 at 03:32PM
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Nike Wants Athletes to Run a Marathon in Under Two Hours, So It’s Rebuilding the Race. And the Runners
Today, after two years of preparation and research, Nike is announcing a project called Breaking2 that has a single goal: to break the two-hour mark in a special marathon planned for the spring of 2017.

December 12, 2016 at 02:08PM
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How to Turn a USB Stick into an Ultra Portable PC
Not only do portable apps let you hop between computers easily, they also keep your main machines clear of clutter and almost as speedy as when you first booted them up.

December 12, 2016 at 02:08PM
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OLED, explained: Incredible tech, but what about cost and content?
It’s being called the future of TV tech, promising deeper blacks, less motion blur, and sexier colors.

December 12, 2016 at 12:57PM
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Behold A Robot Hand With A Soft Touch
Using light-conductive materials, researchers have built a robot hand that can sense shapes and textures. Soft robotics holds promise for better prosthetics or machines with a more “human” touch.

December 11, 2016 at 06:37PM
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Justice by Algorithm
Baltimore uses a little-known risk assessment tool to help make bail decisions. It’s supposed to be an objective way to keep non-violent defendants out of jail, but some fear it might be reinforcing racial bias.

December 11, 2016 at 01:24PM
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Big Bother Is Watching
Why Slack is designed to never give you any.

December 11, 2016 at 11:21AM
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What happened to Obama’s $4 billion in computer science funding?
Some progress has been made at the city and state level, but Obama made headlines when he talked about setting aside billions. Would it shock you to learn that Congress didn’t approve it?

December 11, 2016 at 09:39AM
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Amazon Go, drone deliveries, and self-driving cars will kill our need to talk to anyone ever
In recent years, technology has further enabled us to cut down on the amount of human contact we have.

December 11, 2016 at 07:25AM
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