How The iPhone Helped Save The Planet
Steve Jobs advised us to “make a little dent in the Universe,” but it feels like the devices introduced by his company and others have made a big dent in the overall health of our planet. But some important measures don’t support this gloomy view.
July 1, 2019 at 08:07AM
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A Surprising Compendium Of Car Phones Dating Back To The 1940s
The original carphone weighed about 80 pounds.
June 29, 2019 at 10:35AM
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Amazon’s Facial Analysis Program Is Building A Dystopic Future For Trans And Nonbinary People
The program is designed around Amazon’s assumptions about gender identity, an omission that becomes even more disturbing as Amazon’s software gets silently integrated into our lives.
June 29, 2019 at 07:46AM
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This Ultra-Small Robot Flies Around Like An Insect
Insect-sized flying robots have always been a challenge for engineers — until now. Meet the RoboBee X-Wing.
June 28, 2019 at 02:44PM
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What Happened To Evernote?
Founded in 2004, it was among the first companies to ride the wave of smartphone adoption, and many expected it would achieve a triumphant initial public offering. Instead, the company cycled through four chief executives, several rounds of layoffs, three office closings and the shuttering of numerous side projects.
June 28, 2019 at 10:40AM
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This Old IMAX Projector Is Still In Operation And Is Wonderfully Complicated
Setting up the IMAX at The Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk, CT is a doozy.
June 28, 2019 at 09:19AM
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The Problem With Tech People Who Want To Solve Problems
According to a witty saying usually attributed to Albert Einstein, “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.” And when engineers try to solve a problem, says MIT’s Joi Ito, they often veer over that line
June 27, 2019 at 02:14PM
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How Hackers Turn Microsoft Excel’s Own Features Against It
You probably think of Microsoft’s classic spreadsheet program Excel as mostly boring. Sure, it can wrangle data, but it’s not exactly Apex Legends. For hackers, though, it’s a lot of fun.
June 27, 2019 at 12:56PM
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How I Transformed My Crappy Laptop Into A Powerful Gaming Machine
I have seen the future of gaming on my dying MacBook Air. Even though it’s six years old, it can now run most PC games with the specs maxed out and somehow not burst into flames.
June 27, 2019 at 12:56PM
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Would You Pay $30 a Month to Check Your Email?
Email service Superhuman raised a $33 million investment round, led by Andreessen Horowitz. That valued the company at roughly $260 million — a steep valuation for an app with fewer than 15,000 customers.
June 27, 2019 at 11:02AM
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