The Counterintuitive Tech Behind Netflix’s Worldwide Launch
In the end, the expansion of Netflix may be a bigger deal for Internet providers than it is for Netflix itself.

January 8, 2016 at 04:15AM
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U.S. Marshals Raid Hoverboard Booth at CES
The maker of the Onewheel electric skateboard called in federal marshals to shut down the booth of a company making a similar product.

January 7, 2016 at 09:18PM
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The price of the Oculus Rift is a sad reality
The asking price isn’t actually $600. You may have to tack on at least another $350 when you consider the cost of the single, basic upgrade to your PC that you might have to accept in order to run the Rift.

January 7, 2016 at 07:13PM
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Why Do Oculus Rift and Other Virtual Reality Experiences Feel So Real?
Realistic digital spaces need delusions as much as they need detail.

January 7, 2016 at 06:14PM
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ProPublica Launches the Dark Web’s First Major News Site
On Wednesday, ProPublica became the first known major media outlet to launch a version of its site that runs as a “hidden service” on the Tor network, the anonymity system that powers the thousands of untraceable websites that are sometimes known as the darknet or dark web.

January 7, 2016 at 01:50PM
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It’s time to change how we discuss feeling sick in VR
At one time a game that made you feel woozy would have been seen as having some graphical or technological glitch, but now with virtual reality, designers are trying to cope with the parts of the medium that might make anyone feel ill.

January 7, 2016 at 01:50PM
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For the Price of a House, You Will Soon Be Able to Buy a Drone to Ride
Chinese drone maker Ehang’s new 184 quadcopter is like a tiny, unregulated helicopter that can autonomously fly passengers anywhere — as long as the flight doesn’t take more than 23 minutes.

January 7, 2016 at 10:40AM
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Harnessing the energy of small bending motions
A new technology from MIT could provide an electrical power source from walking and other ambient motions.

January 7, 2016 at 09:37AM
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Google translated Russia to ‘Mordor’ in ‘automated’ error
In addition, “Russians” was translated to “occupiers” and the surname of Sergey Lavrov, the country’s Foreign Minister, to “sad little horse.”

January 7, 2016 at 07:27AM
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Do You Read Differently Online and in Print?
Why we shouldn’t worry about leaving print behind.

January 7, 2016 at 07:27AM
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