There’s No Good Reason To Trust Blockchain Technology
Yes, bitcoin eliminates certain trusted intermediaries that are inherent in other payment systems like credit cards. But you still have to trust bitcoin — and everything about it.

February 7, 2019 at 07:20AM
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Why Security Breaches Just Keep Getting Bigger And More Expensive
Breaches are increasing, they’re big (up to 3 billion accounts have been hacked at a time), and they’re especially costly in industries like healthcare and in countries like the United States.

February 7, 2019 at 07:20AM
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Songs In The Key Of Baby
Pondering the unusual association serious electronic composers had with children’s music in the 1960s — especially Raymond Scott.

February 7, 2019 at 12:27AM
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Amazon Recorded Video Of A Seller For Identification Purposes
“We will record a 5-second video of your face. To proceed, enable access to your webcam.”

February 6, 2019 at 07:49PM
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15 Years Later, What Is Facebook?
As Facebook turns 15, it’s confronting some of its biggest challenges yet, including a looming Federal Trade Commission investigation and potential federal regulation from Congress. To celebrate the milestone, we’re taking a comprehensive look at what Facebook has become.

February 6, 2019 at 05:32PM
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Dozens Of Cities Have Secretly Experimented With Predictive Policing Software
Documents obtained by Motherboard using public information requests verify previously unconfirmed police department contracts with predictive policing company PredPol.

February 6, 2019 at 04:30PM
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Why Solar Panels Are LEDs And LEDs Are Solar Panels
It all comes down to diodes.

February 6, 2019 at 03:10PM
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The Subtle Sexism Of Hackathons
And how to fix it in five steps.

February 6, 2019 at 02:09PM
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Can You Biohack Your Way To Better Sex?
Proponents of the Silicon Valley-based health trend say you can biohack any part of your lifestyle, including your sex drive. Here’s what that entails.

February 6, 2019 at 11:03AM
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How Hackers and Scammers Break into iCloud-Locked iPhones
In a novel melding of physical and cybercrime, hackers, thieves and even independent repair companies are finding ways to “unlock iCloud” from iPhones.

February 6, 2019 at 11:03AM
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