Sydney’s Mousetrap System Uses Smell Sensors to Detect Graffiti in Real Time
Sydney’s rail system uses high-tech sensors to detect tagging in progress.

May 15, 2015 at 12:11PM
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Help! I’m accidentally stealing people’s identities and I don’t know how to stop
I’ve been sent a contract for a house in Virginia I haven’t bought and been mistaken for a Paraguayan engineer. Is it too much to ask for my email back?

May 15, 2015 at 10:44AM
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Decoding The Enigma Of Satoshi Nakamoto And The Birth Of Bitcoin
A legend has emerged from a jumble of facts: Someone using the name Satoshi Nakamoto released the software for Bitcoin in early 2009 and communicated with the nascent currency’s users via email — but never by phone or in person. Then, in 2011, just as the technology began to attract wider attention, the emails stopped. Suddenly, Satoshi was gone, but the stories grew larger.

May 15, 2015 at 10:44AM
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The Real Teens of Silicon Valley
Inside the almost-adult lives of the industry’s newest recruits.

May 15, 2015 at 09:28AM
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Google’s self-driving car is hitting public roads this summer
The cars will have safety drivers and a 25 mph cap.

May 15, 2015 at 08:34AM
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Dating app Hinge now flags users who aren’t single
Following the news that a surprisingly large number of people on dating apps are married or in a relationship, dating app Hinge will begin publishing the relationship status of its users.

May 14, 2015 at 05:21PM
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Can students click their way to a better world?
Technology could help young people learn civics lessons — and use them, too.

May 14, 2015 at 10:14AM
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Facebook to raise minimum wage to $15 an hour for contractors and vendors
Facebook has come out in favor of the minimum wage movement, announcing an increase in pay for contractors and vendors alongside other improvements in benefits.

May 14, 2015 at 07:22AM
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The Debacle of Google Glass
Seldom does a product — especially a hardware product — find favor quickly with the broad consumer market.

May 14, 2015 at 06:45AM
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Mozambique: Making Do in the Operating Room
How does one nurse deliver ten babies in a single shift? She runs.

May 14, 2015 at 03:21AM
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