Technology Has Completely Changed The Meaning Of The Word ‘Death’
Hundreds of years ago, if someone looked dead, they were considered dead. Since then, a number of inventions — from CPR to the defibrillator to life support — has proved that notion incorrect.

August 25, 2016 at 01:09PM
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Government Hackers Caught Using Unprecedented iPhone Spy Tool
The tools and technology needed for such an attack, which is essentially a remote jailbreak of the iPhone, can be worth as much as one million dollars.

August 25, 2016 at 12:17PM
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How YouTube Works: A Conversation With The Engineers That Make The Magic Happen
Though YouTube has its imperfections, uploading and watching videos on the prolific platform is a generally seamless experience. This is pretty darn amazing when you consider all of the file types, resolutions and formats YouTube has to account for as it disseminates videos to one billion people across the globe.

August 25, 2016 at 12:14PM
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What’s The Deal With Sensory Deprivation Tanks?
All of the medical benefits that sensory deprivation tank practitioners claim seem a little far-fetched, but these big dark boxes filled with water and salt are still just really cool.

August 25, 2016 at 11:11AM
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WhatsApp to start sharing user data with Facebook
Phone numbers will be shared with Facebook to offer ‘better friend suggestions [and] more relevant ads’

August 25, 2016 at 08:31AM
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It’s 2016. Why Do I Have to Deal With So Many Calendars?
There are so many calendars, and none of them talk to each other. Why?

August 25, 2016 at 06:36AM
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All the Ways Your Wi-Fi Router Can Spy on You
Your router is also gathering information about how its signals are traveling through the air, and whether they’re being disrupted by obstacles or interference. And that data can be used to monitor humans — and in surprisingly detailed ways.

August 24, 2016 at 08:54PM
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Why Homeland Security Unleashed an ‘Alien Virus’ on Silicon Valley
The Wireless Emergency Alert system should be more advanced than the Emergency Broadcast System, if only the telecom industry would let it.

August 24, 2016 at 04:45PM
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Google (GOOG) is working on a way for artificial intelligence to compress your photos, just like on HBO’s Silicon Valley
Researchers at Google are working on a way to use neural networks, the building blocks of modern artificial intelligence, to make our picture files smaller without sacrificing quality.

August 24, 2016 at 12:58PM
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How Aluminum Changed The World
Aluminum was punching far below it’s weight for quite a while, used mainly in expensive cutlery. Now, it is a revolutionary material that completely changed the trajectory of the human race.

August 24, 2016 at 11:57AM
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