Uber has quietly started to end surge pricing as we know it
Uber has begun using dynamic pricing, or pricing that slides based on a number of factors, in favor of the marked surge pricing on a number of its services.

May 26, 2016 at 06:50PM
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How the internet works: Submarine fiber, brains in jars, and coaxial cables
A deep dive into Internet infrastructure, plus a rare visit to a subsea cable landing site.

May 26, 2016 at 04:54PM
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Google wins trial against Oracle as jury finds Android is “fair use”
Oracle has spent many millions trying to get a chunk of Android, to no avail.

May 26, 2016 at 03:13PM
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Watch SpaceX Attempt Its Third Rocket Landing On A Drone Ship — Live
SpaceX has completed two successful rocket landings in the last two months. Can they make it a hat-trick tonight?

May 26, 2016 at 02:52PM
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Why the Very Silly Oracle v. Google Trial Actually Matters
A cloud of uncertainty already hangs over the ongoing work of many developers (and existing reimplementations of APIs). And if Google loses at this stage, the cloud grows even thicker.

May 26, 2016 at 02:50PM
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Elevated Buses That Ride Right Over Traffic Might Be The Future Of Mass Transit
This high tech bus model was introduced at this year’s China Beijing International High-Tech Expo. The engineers behind it claim that the vehicle would function similarly to a subway but would cost one fifth less to construct.

May 26, 2016 at 01:20PM
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Gchat was the future of messaging, why did Google make other chat products?
10 Years ago people didn’t necessarily understand that they could use Gchat the way they use Slack now.

May 26, 2016 at 12:38PM
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A Car’s Computer Can ‘Fingerprint’ You in Minutes Based on How You Drive
In an era when automobiles have become data-harvesting, multi-ton mobile computers, the data collected by your car — or one you rent or borrow — can probably identify you based on that driving style after as little as a few minutes behind the wheel.

May 26, 2016 at 11:25AM
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Mossberg: Can Apple win the next tech war?
Apple could have a very hard time in the AI war that’s dawning — even though it actually pioneered the first widespread, voice-controlled, cloud-based AI assistant, Siri.

May 26, 2016 at 07:56AM
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The Inevitable, Intergalactic Awkwardness of Time Capsules
A close examination of the Voyager Golden Records reveals the one flaw behind all attempts to bottle history: humans.

May 26, 2016 at 06:34AM
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