This is the ‘Rape Joke’ That’s Rocking Apple
Mic published an extensive report on leaked internal emails from Apple employees that discussed the “sexist, toxic work environment” at the company. The anchor of the story, and the incident that apparently sparked an internal email thread among 12 employees, was an account by “Danielle” (a pseudonym), who started a recent workday with what Mic says was “her male coworkers publicly joking about rape.”

November 12, 2016 at 09:24AM
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How Can We Make You Happy Today, Peter Thiel?
Yay for investor Peter Thiel! He put the “pal” in PayPal, the “Friend” in Friendster, and the “ace” in Facebook! A++++ Peter Thiel service, would definitely Peter Thiel again!

November 12, 2016 at 06:56AM
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Peter Thiel and Donald Trump Are Making Fools Out of Silicon Valley Geniuses
What possible justification is there, critics are asking, for Y Combinator to retain as a partner a person who not only served as a delegate and Republic National Convention speaker for a presidential candidate associated with white supremacy, misogyny, xenophobia, and fascism, but who is willing to donate over a million bucks to that candidate at his nadir?

November 12, 2016 at 06:56AM
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Hyperloop One’s Vision For Transportation Is A Future We Can Get Behind
You’re running late for dinner with your mom (who is 75 miles away). No worries. Just hop aboard the Hyperloop and you’ll get there in under 20 minutes.

November 11, 2016 at 01:10PM
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Spotify is writing massive amounts of junk data to storage drives
The streaming app used by 40 million is, in some cases, writing hundreds of gigabytes per day.

November 11, 2016 at 01:08PM
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How To See The Internet Hiding In Plain Sight
Have you ever thought about what the internet looks like outside the router box hidden under your couch? If you live in a city, there’s a good chance that it’s visible all around you—if you know where to look.

November 11, 2016 at 09:42AM
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Microsoft Exec Almost Climaxes On Stage
“It’s just exploding, it’s awesome to see.”

November 11, 2016 at 09:35AM
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The Internet of Things Will Help Home Monitoring Monitor You
When the Internet of Things begins to track electrical usage, houses could become more measured — and scrutinized — than ever.

November 11, 2016 at 09:02AM
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Why It’s So Hard To Make A Website For The Government?
The government is notorious for having technology that dates back to the stone age. Should it be this hard to make a decent website?

November 11, 2016 at 06:29AM
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Facebook admits it must do more to stop the spread of misinformation on its platform
Facebook has responded to widespread criticism of how its Newsfeed algorithm disseminates and amplifies misinformation in the wake of the Trump victory in the US presidential election yesterday.

November 10, 2016 at 06:55PM
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