Mark Zuckerberg Promised A Clear History Tool Almost A Year Ago. Where Is It?
Last May, Facebook promised to create a “Clear History” function it said would give users more control over their data. 9 months later it’s nowhere to be found and sources say it’s a key example of the company’s “reactionary” way of dealing with privacy concerns.

February 24, 2019 at 08:05AM
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AI Researchers Debate The Ethics Of Sharing Potentially Harmful Programs
Nonprofit lab OpenAI withheld its latest research, but was criticized by others in the field.

February 23, 2019 at 03:11PM
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Microsoft Employees Say They Don’t Want To Build Tech That Trains Soldiers To Kill
“We did not sign up to develop weapons,” an employee letter to Microsoft executives published Friday says.

February 22, 2019 at 05:30PM
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Virgin Galactic Spaceplane Reaches Space With First Passenger On Board
Astronaut trainer Beth Moses tagged along for the ride.

February 22, 2019 at 03:58PM
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Instacart Delivers Groceries, But Detaches Us From Our Food
When I used Instacart, I never touched my avocados for ripeness or assessed tomatoes for their size. I already felt profoundly disconnected from my food.

February 22, 2019 at 03:58PM
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How To Cut Your iPhone Charging Time In Half
Infuriatingly, no, you shouldn’t use the charger that came in the box with your phone.

February 22, 2019 at 03:15PM
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What I Gave My Kid Instead Of A Smartphone
After seeing things on social media, no parent could unsee, I decided to do something about it.

February 22, 2019 at 02:57PM
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People Are Worried About Singapore Airlines’ Entertainment System Cameras. Turns Out, American Airlines Has Cameras, Too
American Airlines told BuzzFeed News that the camera hardware “has never been activated.”

February 22, 2019 at 06:50AM
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How Google, Microsoft And Big Tech Are Automating The Climate Crisis
Amazon, Google and Microsoft have all struck lucrative arrangements — collectively worth billions of dollars — to provide automation, cloud and AI services to some of the world’s biggest oil companies, and they are actively pursuing more.

February 21, 2019 at 08:33PM
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ATM Hacking Has Gotten So Easy, The Malware’s A Game
As long as there are ATMs, hackers will be there to drain them of money.

February 21, 2019 at 07:44PM
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