Silicon Is Just Sand
Writer Stephen Elliot arrived in Venice Beach soon after the killing of a homeless man. As he grapples with the meaning of the crime, he begins to see that the influx of tech money has made Silicon Beach a very complicated place.

July 28, 2016 at 12:58PM
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What I’ve Learned About the Brokers Who Trade Passwords by the Millions
It’s not that they believe what they’re doing is wrong; rather they, have a healthy distrust of authority.

July 28, 2016 at 07:57AM
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Credit card companies are blowing it with chip payments
On the frustrating indecision we’re racked with every time we make a purchase.

July 28, 2016 at 06:33AM
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The Babysitters Club
Apps like Seamless and Yelp listen in on our adult lives, then speak to us like children.

July 28, 2016 at 06:33AM
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Inside Tesla’s gigantic Gigafactory
Gigafactory is Tesla’s $5 billion, 3,200-acre battery-manufacturing plant that has already begun production but will not be in full swing until about 2020. At that point, it will have the largest physical footprint of any building in the world.

July 28, 2016 at 01:33AM
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The problem of space: why Elon Musk doesn’t understand urban geometry
Elon Musk’s self-described “Master Plan” seems to be a master plan that will increase shareholder value, not ease transportation.

July 27, 2016 at 12:45PM
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Facebook’s really big plans for virtual reality
Facebook’s $2 billion purchase of VR company Oculus left some scratching their heads. Bloomberg sat down with Mark Zuckerberg to figure out why.

July 27, 2016 at 11:10AM
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This Homemade Water Wheel Generator Made Of Plastic Bottles Can Charge A Phone
Well, mostly bottles. The creator, Thomas Kim, also used a few disposable platters, a stepping motor and rectifier circuit.

July 27, 2016 at 10:13AM
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Channel Your Inner Van Gogh With This 3D Oil Paint Simulator
Digital paintings often looks flat compared to their non-digital counterparts. Nvidia and Adobe partnered together seeking to change this, creating the world’s first simulator that can match the depth, texture and nature of oil paints in real-time.

July 27, 2016 at 09:55AM
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Could Robot Wars Become The Acceptable Face of Exceedingly Violent Bloodsports?
We might consider ourselves a bit more civilised than the toga-wearing sociopaths of antiquity, but we still want to watch terrible savagery in a purpose-built arena, and we still want to cheer at the sight of indiscriminate carnage.

July 27, 2016 at 04:03AM
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