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5 years ago+24 24 0You might not have heard of Fanatics yet—but it’s taking over sports apparel one league at a time
And it's pretty much Amazon-proof. For now.
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5 years ago+13 13 0Mark Zuckerberg has a podcast now
It’s part of his New Year’s resolution.
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5 years ago+27 27 0 x 1Leisure Is Our Killer App
In the race for jobs, the capacity for leisure can give humans a surprising edge.
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5 years ago+30 30 0 x 1A 'Blockchain Bandit' Is Guessing Private Keys and Scoring Millions
The larger lesson of an ongoing Ethereum crime spree: Be careful about who's generating your cryptocurrency keys.
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5 years ago+25 25 0New aircraft rises 'like a balloon'
Designed by Scots engineers, the Phoenix is a new type of plane which can travel long distances and stay aloft for long periods.
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5 years ago+32 32 0 x 1This Conversation Between A Passenger And An Airline Should Absolutely Terrify You
A conversation between a passenger and an airline has gone viral, largely because people find it intensely creepy. MacKenzie Fegan went to the airport last
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5 years ago+30 30 0 x 1Amazon created the expectation of 2-day shipping. Now it needs to scale back.
Free two-day shipping attracts customers. It also costs Amazon a lot of money.
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5 years ago+43 43 0 x 1Silk Road 2 Founder Dread Pirate Roberts 2 Caught, Jailed for 5 Years
For years, the arrest and case has been kept under-wraps. Friday, a court sentenced Thomas White to 5 years and 4 months for his role in running a huge dark web drug marketplace.
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5 years ago+31 31 0 x 1"Hyperscans" Show How Brains Sync as People Interact
Social neuroscientists ask what happens at the level of neurons when you tell someone a story or a group watches movies
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5 years ago+34 34 0 x 1The nations of the Amazon want the name back
Rainforest nations have opposed the creation of a new .amazon internet domain name. Why?
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5 years ago+24 24 0Facebook will limit reach of groups that share misinformation
Updates to groups, the News Feed, and Messenger are meant to reduce harmful content.
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5 years ago+21 21 0Google’s Wing drones approved to make public deliveries in Australia
Regulatory approval comes after an 18 month trial and 3,000 deliveries
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5 years ago+39 39 0 x 1Battery Reality: There’s Nothing Better Than Lithium-Ion Coming Soon
Falling prices and sunk costs mean that the reigning storage technology has a lasting lead.
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5 years ago+49 49 0 x 1FamilyTreeDNA Says It Will Give Your DNA to the FBI
A popular DNA-testing company seems to be targeting true crime fans with a new pitch to let them share their genetic information with law enforcement so cops can catch violent criminals.
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5 years ago+7 7 0U.S. blocks Amazon efforts to stop shareholder votes on facial recognition
U.S. securities regulators shot down attempts by Amazon.com Inc to stop its investors from considering two shareholder proposals about the company’s controversial sale of a facial recognition service, a sign of growing scrutiny of the technology.
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5 years ago+13 13 0Amazon shoppers misled by 'bundled' star-ratings and reviews
Guardian study finds inferior items appear highly praised, making ratings worthless
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5 years ago+24 24 0Instagram needs stars, and it’s built a team to find them
As the company ramps up, it’s finding talent the old-fashioned way: talent scouts.
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5 years ago+11 11 0Microsoft Bounty Program offers larger rewards for bug hunters
Bug bounty programs are a popular way for tech companies to track down problems with their products without having to spend large sums of money on dedicated research teams. Microsoft is one of the big names with such a program, and it has just announ ...
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5 years ago+33 33 0 x 1Amazon's giant 'dystopian' delivery-drone blimp isn't real yet, but it's something the tech giant has explored
Before you freak out, the video is fake. It was created by a tech-savvy Twitter user based on an actual Amazon patent.
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5 years ago+33 33 0 x 1Apple cancels AirPower product, citing inability to meet its high standards for hardware
Apple has canceled the AirPower product completely, citing difficulty meeting its own standards. “After much effort, we’ve concluded AirPower will not achieve our high standards and we have cancelled the project. We apologize to those customers who w ...