The rise and fall of iTunes, Apple’s most hated app
It was a long run for iTunes, the jukebox software that revolutionized the music industry after its launch in 2001. But now, in the year 2019, it’s finally being put out of its misery — and ours.
June 3, 2019 at 07:55PM
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Boeing Built Deadly Assumptions Into 737 Max, Blind To A Late Design Change
A system that doomed two flights was expected to engage only rarely and used two sensors. Decisions were based on those factors even when they no longer applied.
June 3, 2019 at 08:12AM
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We Live In The Safest Big City, But Citizen Is Scaring The Hell Out Of People
Just as crime hits historic lows, people are consuming a freakout-inducing stream of every single 911 call in their neighborhood.
June 1, 2019 at 07:24AM
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Apple Is Finally Killing iTunes
Farewell to a clunky but world-shattering icon.
May 31, 2019 at 03:51PM
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The Collapsing Crime Rates Of The ’90s Might Have Been Driven By Cellphones
Did technology disrupt the drug game, too?
May 31, 2019 at 02:48PM
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How Qualcomm Shook Down The Cell Phone Industry For Almost 20 Years
For much of the last 20 years, Qualcomm has enjoyed a lead — and in some cases a stranglehold — on chips that support major cellular standards.
May 31, 2019 at 01:32PM
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The new Mac Pro is Apple’s chance to make a PC
Apple’s professional users need upgrades.
May 31, 2019 at 09:30AM
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Sorry, FCC — Killing Net Neutrality Probably Didn’t Expand Internet Access
FCC chairman Ajit Pai had claimed that rosy broadband numbers showed his deregulation approach was working.
May 31, 2019 at 06:32AM
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The World That The Sony Walkman Built
Forty years ago, the Walkman introduced the fall-away feeling of putting on headphones wherever you were. Now our phones serve as escape and something to escape from.
May 30, 2019 at 08:09AM
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I’m A Former Elite Athlete And I Call BS On Tech’s Obsession With Working Long Hours
As a champion gymnast, I trained 22 hours a week. Now, as a startup founder, I see how dangerous ‘hustle culture’ can be.
May 30, 2019 at 07:02AM
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