Why The Future Of Your Devices Might Involve Deep Sea Mining
The modern world is powered by metals found in terrestrial mines — but what happens when we exhaust those resources?

January 25, 2019 at 09:52AM
via Digg http://bit.ly/2HEY27w

Facebook Knowingly Duped Game-Playing Kids And Their Parents Out Of Money
Facebook orchestrated a multi-year effort that duped children and their parents out of money, in some cases hundreds or even thousands of dollars, and then often refused to give the money back, according to court documents unsealed tonight in response to a Reveal legal action.

January 25, 2019 at 08:58AM
via Digg http://bit.ly/2S6fXYv

Zuckerberg Plans To Integrate WhatsApp, Instagram And Facebook Messenger
The move, described by four people involved in the effort, requires thousands of Facebook employees to reconfigure how WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger function at their most basic levels.

January 25, 2019 at 08:58AM
via Digg https://nyti.ms/2RPv75j

The Corporate War On What Constitutes An Employee Poop Break
One company recently installed cell signal blockers in their bathrooms, and one of their employees may have died as a result.

January 24, 2019 at 04:55PM
via Digg http://bit.ly/2G0WAtk

I Stopped Using A Computer Mouse For A Week And It Was Amazing
Your life will be so much easier if you force yourself to learn keyboard shortcuts.

January 24, 2019 at 03:51PM
via Digg http://bit.ly/2HsVb1m

We Shouldn’t Blame Silicon Valley For Technology’s Problems — We Should Blame Capitalism
Capitalism as it’s currently being executed is the enemy of commerce, extracting value from marketplaces and delivering it to remote shareholders.

January 24, 2019 at 02:47PM
via Digg http://bit.ly/2FPri9V

Peloton’s $4,000 Treadmill Makes Me Wish I Was Rich Enough To Afford It
Do you have a giant house and is there a huge pile of cash hidden in it somewhere? Are you feeling generous? Can I have both?

January 24, 2019 at 12:26PM
via Digg http://bit.ly/2DuG57d

Apple Lays Off Over 200 Employees Working On Secretive Self-Driving Car Project
The move is being positioned internally as an “anticipated restructuring,” according to the earliest reports, though it’s not immediately clear that the job losses were actually expected by the people who were laid off.

January 24, 2019 at 11:45AM
via Digg http://bit.ly/2FP9ZWi

How I Designed Distraction Out Of My Phone
I was determined to digitally detox. But after trying two different “dumbphones,” I realized that the simplest solution was to change how I used my old smartphone.

January 24, 2019 at 09:05AM
via Digg http://bit.ly/2Hu7sCz

So Uber Wants Self-Driving Bikes And Scooters. Why? And How?
Really, it was only a matter of time before somebody thought to combine today’s hottest transportation trends: shared electric scooters and autonomous driving.

January 24, 2019 at 09:05AM
via Digg http://bit.ly/2sJI0Ph