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Driving while grilling? Inside the High Tech Quest to Find Out
“You’re not awake,” Guy said. “I’m sober because you’ll see me in a week or two.” “Well,” laughed Guy, “it’s…
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Ada Palmer and the Strange Progressive Hand
If it is whatever concept from her books Palmer hopes to catch on, like “robots” and “cyberspace” have done for…
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How Telegram became Anti-Facebook
Meanwhile, as of January 6, 2021, the app’s position in the Trump movement continues to solidify. Channels owned by far-right…
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They are ‘Calling for Help.’ Then they stole thousands of people
When the call ended, my parents were sitting around her phone and scrolling through unfamiliar payment apps. They finally got…
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Here Come the Underdogs of the Robot Olympics
Cornelius, a large pig The robot, with its fat rubber tank, came to a stop in a small, verdant courtyard…
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How Bloghouse’s Sweaty, Neon Reign United Internet
Myspace a lot Music fans’ introduction to the new landscape of social networking. For half a decade after it was…
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What happens when an AI knows how you feel?
In May 2021, Twitter, a platform known for abuse and temper tantrums, has launched a “Reminder” feature that suggests users…
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Quest to trap carbon in rock — and beat climate change
An evening in In November 2016, Gebald attended a luxury party in Marrakesh hosted by philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs. He…
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Life of conquering the wave, Kai Lenny’s super-fast life
Strapped Crew also experimented with early kitesurf rigs, launching 60-foot slides before most people even knew the sport existed; they…
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Boom’s supersonic mission to not go bankrupt
On my first train For more than a year, since the start of the pandemic, I’ve sat in seat 20F…
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