Don’t Hit Send: Angry Emails Just Make You Angrier
In studies, people report that they feel better after venting. But researchers find they actually become angrier and more aggressive. People who vent anonymously may become the angriest and most aggressive.
August 11, 2015 at 09:32AM
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HTC’s Epic Tailspin Isn’t Even Its Fault
HTC was neither stagnant nor incompetent. It regularly introduced novel features, many of which were smart and useful.
August 11, 2015 at 08:29AM
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Japan restarts first nuclear power plant since Fukushima
All Japan’s nuclear plants were gradually shut down after a series of meltdowns at the Fukushima plant sparked by the tsunami and earthquake. But after passing stringent new safety tests, Kyushu Electric Power restarted the number one reactor at its Sendai plant on Tuesday morning.
August 11, 2015 at 07:36AM
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What Renewable Energy Sounds Like to a Shrimp
Researchers are exploring whether wave and tidal power could be a noisy nuisance to sea creatures.
August 11, 2015 at 05:45AM
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Netscape changed the internet—and the world—when it went public 20 years ago today
Before Netscape Navigator, the Internet was an abstract concept, used primarily by the military and academia. When it debuted in 1994, it opened to gateway to the Internet for the rest of the population.
August 10, 2015 at 08:35PM
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Algorithmic Trading: The Play-at-Home Version
Building computer trading models has become the latest DIY craze.
August 10, 2015 at 08:35PM
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YouTube is now better at live streaming than Twitch
The “Dota 2” International Championships was streamed live on both services last week, but YouTube’s rewind feature made it much more enjoyable to watch.
August 10, 2015 at 04:21PM
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Google Restructures, Forms Alphabet
“What is Alphabet? Alphabet is mostly a collection of companies. The largest of which, of course, is Google.”
August 10, 2015 at 04:00PM
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Verizon kills off service contracts, smartphone subsidies
In a radical shift, the company will only offer new plans that require customers to pay for their own smartphones. Also, device access fees and buckets of data remain.
August 10, 2015 at 11:58AM
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And the New Yorker Cartoon Contest Winner Is … a Computer
The magazine’s cartoon editor collaborated with Microsoft researchers on an artificial intelligence project that aims to teach machines what’s funny.
August 10, 2015 at 10:52AM
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