Microsoft’s New Secret Weapon is Reid Hoffman — Backchannel
In an exclusive interview, LinkedIn’s founder talks about the merger and how he will be working with Satya on strategy and, maybe, chatbots.

June 16, 2016 at 06:41PM
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The strategy behind Apple’s lackluster iPhone SE is paying off
Inside Apple’s plan to capture a niche part of the smartphone market.

June 16, 2016 at 12:54PM
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Magic Leap’s ‘Star Wars’ Demo Will Make You Very Excited For The Future Of Mixed Reality
Specifics on how exactly Magic Leap’s mixed reality technology, a hybrid of augmented and virtual reality, will work are sparse. But if seeing is believing then watching virtual R2-D2 and C-3PO will have you convinced that whatever Magic Leap produces is going to be something really special.

June 16, 2016 at 09:45AM
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New turbines have upgraded a hydroelectric dam in the Swiss Alps to a nuke-sized battery
We need batteries that can power millions of homes, deliver excellent efficiency, and cost little to operate. It turns out we’ve had the technology since 1890. We just need to build a lot more of

June 16, 2016 at 07:44AM
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Here’s What Happened To All 53 of Marissa Mayer’s Yahoo Acquisitions
As CEO, Mayer has had the unpleasant honor of leading a company that seemed destined to fail, but that wasn’t always the case. 53 companies were acquired under her lead, and here are their stories.

June 16, 2016 at 07:40AM
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The FDA just approved a weight-loss device that is super gross
The AspireAssist, manufactured by Aspire Bariatrics in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, uses a tube inserted into the stomach and small external system to pump out about a third of the food from a patient’s stomach after a meal, the contents of which can be emptied into the toilet.

June 15, 2016 at 03:23PM
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Can Netflix Survive In The New World It Created?
When Netflix was new to the market, it thrived as a pioneer — but now that the world has adjusted, can Netflix survive?

June 15, 2016 at 01:18PM
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How Does A Steam Engine Work?
The steam engine kickstarted the Industrial Revolution, shifting the course of humanity. So, how does this world-changing device actually generate power?

June 15, 2016 at 12:37PM
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Here’s How SQL Injection Attacks Work, And Why They Are Catastrophic For Websites
If your site is attacked with an SQL injection, you are about to have a very bad day.

June 15, 2016 at 11:35AM
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College student schools .govs and .mils on perils of arbitrary code execution
A German student has demonstrated an effective way to get code to run on the computers of software developers, some of whom work for US governmental and military organizations.

June 15, 2016 at 08:34AM
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