Yo App Hacked By College Students
A Georgia Tech student, together with two of his room mates, claims to have hacked Yo, thePoke-like app which has set some Silicon Valley alight (though not others) in the last 48 hours.

June 20, 2014 at 7:37AM
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Inside the Secretive R&D Lab Behind the Amazon Phone
On Wednesday, Amazon released a smartphone. It’s a huge bet for the online retailer and, in the moment, a nice vindication for the product managers and hardware hackers at Lab126, Amazon’s secretive Silicon Valley hardware division.

June 19, 2014 at 7:58PM
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Is Walking Overrated?
Here’s a different perspective on the excessive hype around developing exoskeletons that help people — who would otherwise use a wheelchair for life — walk again.

June 19, 2014 at 2:54PM
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If You Have DSL, You’re Probably Not Getting What You Pay For
The FCC’s fourth annual report on broadband speeds is in, and it’s mostly good news. Unless you’re DSL customer. If so, your Internet speeds are most likely slower than advertised. And soon, several companies will get a letter from the FCC demanding an explanation.

June 19, 2014 at 2:54PM
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Harley-Davidson’s First Electric Motorcycle Surprisingly Doesn’t Suck
Harley-Davidson is more than a motorcycle, or even a brand. It is an icon, one that brings to mind big, loud bikes ridden by burly men with tattoos and beards. The company has long been known for rumbling V-twin engines and the open road. All of which makes the idea of an electric Harley seem downright absurd. It’s actually pretty cool.

June 19, 2014 at 10:36AM
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Yahoo Publishes Internal Diversity Numbers, Which Are Just As Grim As Google’s
So, what do Yahoo’s internal numbers reveal? Mostly, a multi-billion-dollar technology company that is overwhelmingly white and male.

June 19, 2014 at 6:24AM
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Making It Rain – Modern Farmer
California entrepreneurs try to design their way out of the drought.

June 18, 2014 at 9:26PM
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This drone shoots crowds with pepper spray paintballs
Crowds of protesters could soon come under attack from riot control drones outfitted with paintball guns, strobe lights and speakers.

June 18, 2014 at 9:26PM
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Our New Robot Overlords
Machines are substituting for more types of human labor than ever before. As they replicate themselves, they are also creating more capital. This means that the real winners of the future will not be the providers of cheap labor or the owners of ordinary capital, both of whom will be increasingly squeezed by automation. Fortune will instead favor a third group: those who can innovate and create new products, services, and business models.

June 18, 2014 at 7:21PM
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Dear Marc Andreessen
You seem to think everyone’s worried about robots. But what everyone’s worried about is you, Marc. Not just you, but people like you.

June 18, 2014 at 7:21PM
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