How the Netflix Algorithm Weighs Race
Netflix’s recommendation system is famously good at showing you relevant stuff. But the flip side of the that is all the stuff Netflix doesn’t show you.

February 29, 2016 at 05:00PM
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Brooklyn judge denies government’s request to unlock iPhone in drug case
The government sought access to the phone in October, months before a judge in California ordered Apple to give the government access to the phone used by one of the shooters in the San Bernardino, California attacks.

February 29, 2016 at 04:50PM
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Google’s Self-Driving Car Caused Its First Accident
In an accident report made public on Monday, Google disclosed that its self-driving car had caused a crash earlier this month — the first known crash caused by one of its fleet.

February 29, 2016 at 03:17PM
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The technology at the heart of the Apple-FBI debate, explained
Experts fear that the precedent that the government is seeking in this case — to be able to force Apple to sign code for the government — could allow the government to force other technology companies to sign surveillance software and then push it to individual users’ devices, using the automatic update mechanisms that regularly look for and download new software.

February 29, 2016 at 01:59PM
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China’s high-speed sexual revolution
Over the last 20 years, Chinese attitudes to sex have undergone a revolution — a process carefully observed, and sometimes encouraged, by the country’s first female sexologist, Li Yinhe.

February 29, 2016 at 12:50PM
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The Man Who Is The Boss Of Every Single Clock In The World
Dr. Judah Levine’s job is to keep time standardized. In 1969, Levine helped the National Institute of Standards and Technology develop a time-keeping system that tracks time more accurately then ever before.

February 29, 2016 at 12:18PM
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The Forgotten History of the CD-ROM Magazine
The promise of multimedia technology led creators of all stripes to do particularly crazy things in an effort to seem hip and with the times.

February 29, 2016 at 11:55AM
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The Last Strong Part of Nintendo’s Business Is In Trouble
The common refrain when it comes to Nintendo’s economic troubles is that the sales of handhelds prop up whatever else the company is doing. But the days when Nintendo can count on its portable business may very well be coming to an end.

February 29, 2016 at 09:34AM
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The Most Important Object In Computer Graphics History Is This Teapot
This unassuming object — the “Utah teapot,” as it’s affectionately known — has had an enormous influence on the history of computing, dating back to 1974, when computer scientist Martin Newell was a Ph.D. student at the University of Utah.

February 29, 2016 at 09:34AM
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Microsoft HoloLens ships in March for $3,000
It’ll set you back $3,000 to get a development edition of HoloLens, which is intended for those interested in building games or apps to be used on the device.

February 29, 2016 at 08:07AM
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