The Real Story of How Amazon Built the Echo
The talking speaker started as part of a secret augmented-reality project and ended up as a surprise hit.

April 19, 2016 at 03:58PM
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Intel to cut 12,000 jobs, take $1.2 billion charge amid weaker 2016 outlook
Intel on Tuesday confirmed its plans to cut 12,000 jobs as it tries to adjust to a shift away from its core PC business.

April 19, 2016 at 03:25PM
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How Oculus and HTC Screwed Their Most Important Fans
The Oculus Rift and the HTC Vive were both set to launch within about a week of each other — on March 28th and April 5th, respectively. It was supposed to be a landmark period for consumer VR. Instead, early customers for both companies feel like they’ve been hung out to dry.

April 19, 2016 at 12:59PM
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Apple Announces Faster Macbooks With Better Battery Life
Apple’s Macbook laptops get an April upgrade, which includes a rose gold laptop.

April 19, 2016 at 08:51AM
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The UX Of Ethics: Should Google Tell You If You Have Cancer?
Big data can spot things we’d never see coming. But are companies like Google and Amazon responsible for telling us the bad news?

April 19, 2016 at 08:51AM
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Magic Leap’s Real-Life Augmented Reality Demo Is Jaw-Dropping
Reportedly shot through Magic Leap’s augmented reality lens, what you are watching is not simulated. This is real. We can still hardly believe our own eyes.

April 19, 2016 at 08:25AM
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The Untold Story of Magic Leap, the World’s Most Secretive Startup
The world’s hottest startup isn’t located in Silicon Valley — it’s in suburban Florida. Wired’s Kevin Kelly explores what Magic Leap’s mind-bending technology tells us about the future of virtual reality.

April 19, 2016 at 07:40AM
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An Apple patent reveals how the Macbook could be radically redesigned
The company filed a patent application with the USPTO which reveals they’re dreaming up a MacBook without a keyboard.

April 19, 2016 at 07:40AM
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The Actual Process Of Making VR Porn Is…Not Sexy At All
It’s been reported that porn will be one of the biggest content offerings driving demand for VR. But what actually goes into making the porn experience full dimensional and real for the viewer?

April 18, 2016 at 06:29PM
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Space War Game Wasted U.S. Satellites
The American military depends on satellites to direct its soldiers, bombs, and drones. But an eye-opening exercise showed that those spacecraft are frighteningly suceptible to attack.

April 18, 2016 at 06:05PM
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