The Day the Computers Betrayed Us
The computers betrayed us on a warm July morning. Across the world, nearly 5,000 United flights were grounded and delayed for two hours because of an “automation problem.” Connections were missed and upheaval ensued; 500,000 travelers were affected. An inconvenienced former senator kvetched, but he was powerless like the others....
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The Day the Computers Betrayed UsThe computers betrayed us on a warm July morning. Across the world, nearly 5,000 United flights were grounded and delayed for two hours because of an “automation problem.” Connections were missed and upheaval ensued; 500,000 travelers were affected. An inconvenienced former senator kvetched, but he was powerless like the others....TechnologyJuly 12, 2015, 20:48:1The Day the Computers Betrayed Ussource: http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/07/computer-glitches-united-stock-market/398018/ | July 12, 2015, 20:48:1
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Police Used Spotify to Find Two Fugitives in Mexico
If you want to drop off the grid, don’t forget to cancel your streaming services. That’s the lesson from a new case reported in The Coloradoan, which saw one couple’s Spotify and Netflix accounts used to track them after they fled to Mexico....
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Police Used Spotify to Find Two Fugitives in MexicoIf you want to drop off the grid, don’t forget to cancel your streaming services. That’s the lesson from a new case reported in The Coloradoan, which saw one couple’s Spotify and Netflix accounts used to track them after they fled to Mexico....TechnologyJuly 11, 2015, 17:5:38Police Used Spotify to Find Two Fugitives in Mexicosource: https://www.yahoo.com/tech/police-used-spotify-to-find-two-fugitives-in-123745781289.html | July 11, 2015, 17:5:38
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Sleep-Deprived Moms Are Already Living in the Future of Online Shopping
With its same-day delivery and a mobile-first mentality, Diapers.com is currently doing business in the environment that other retailers will inevitably have to adapt to....
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Sleep-Deprived Moms Are Already Living in the Future of Online ShoppingWith its same-day delivery and a mobile-first mentality, Diapers.com is currently doing business in the environment that other retailers will inevitably have to adapt to....TechnologyJuly 7, 2015, 15:43:8Sleep-Deprived Moms Are Already Living in the Future of Online Shoppingsource: http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/07/new-moms-diapers-mobile-commerce/397358/ | July 7, 2015, 15:43:8
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Proxy Services Are Not Safe. Try These Alternatives
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE across the world use free proxy services to bypass censorship filters, improve online security, and access websites that aren’t available in their country. But an analysis has found those free services come at an unexpected cost for users: their privacy and security. Christian Haschek, an Austria-based security researcher, wrote a script that analyzed 443 open ...
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Proxy Services Are Not Safe. Try These AlternativesMILLIONS OF PEOPLE across the world use free proxy services to bypass censorship filters, improve online security, and access websites that aren’t available in their country. But an analysis has found those free services come at an unexpected cost for users: their privacy and security. Christian Haschek, an Austria-based security researcher, wrote a script that analyzed 443 open ...TechnologyJuly 7, 2015, 0:35:0Proxy Services Are Not Safe. Try These Alternativessource: http://www.wired.com/2015/07/proxy-services-totally-unsecure-alternatives/ | July 7, 2015, 0:35:0
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Coin is most practical electronic credit card yet
Cash, and even traditional credit cards, are becoming endangered. Thanks to Apple Pay, Google Wallet and mobile payment devices like Loop ChargeCase and Softcard, there are fewer reasons all the time to carry anything in your wallet. And now, after an unexpectedly long gestation period, startup Coin is launching its service. It wants to be the gadget that replaces all of your credi...
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Coin is most practical electronic credit card yetCash, and even traditional credit cards, are becoming endangered. Thanks to Apple Pay, Google Wallet and mobile payment devices like Loop ChargeCase and Softcard, there are fewer reasons all the time to carry anything in your wallet. And now, after an unexpectedly long gestation period, startup Coin is launching its service. It wants to be the gadget that replaces all of your credi...TechnologyJuly 5, 2015, 15:14:58Coin is most practical electronic credit card yetsource: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/coin-is-most-practical-electronic-credit-card-yet/ | July 5, 2015, 15:14:58
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'Ghost': Technology that leaps out of the screen
Exciting new technologies, which allow users to change the shape of displays with their hands, promise to revolutionize the way we interact with smartphones, laptops and computers. Imagine pulling objects and data out of the screen and playing with these in mid-air. Today we live in a world of flat-screen displays we use all day – whether it’s the computer in the office, a smar...
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'Ghost': Technology that leaps out of the screenExciting new technologies, which allow users to change the shape of displays with their hands, promise to revolutionize the way we interact with smartphones, laptops and computers. Imagine pulling objects and data out of the screen and playing with these in mid-air. Today we live in a world of flat-screen displays we use all day – whether it’s the computer in the office, a smar...TechnologyJuly 5, 2015, 15:5:42'Ghost': Technology that leaps out of the screensource: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150703072757.htm | July 5, 2015, 15:5:42
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Computer learning system detects emotional context in text messages
A student has developed a computerized learning system that can detect emotional sentiments, such as sarcasm and irony, in text messages and emails. It could help detect content that suggests suicidal ideations, or other "calls for help.”...
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Computer learning system detects emotional context in text messagesA student has developed a computerized learning system that can detect emotional sentiments, such as sarcasm and irony, in text messages and emails. It could help detect content that suggests suicidal ideations, or other "calls for help.”...TechnologyJuly 5, 2015, 15:3:48Computer learning system detects emotional context in text messagessource: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/06/150629124508.htm | July 5, 2015, 15:3:48
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The effects of make-believe: Stanford studies virtual reality, kids
On a sunny April afternoon in Palo Alto, 5-year-old Anna Perone didn't seem to mind being cooped up in a dark room as the test subject of a Stanford University study. She was wearing a special kind of headset that fit almost comically over her white-blonde hair....
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The effects of make-believe: Stanford studies virtual reality, kidsOn a sunny April afternoon in Palo Alto, 5-year-old Anna Perone didn't seem to mind being cooped up in a dark room as the test subject of a Stanford University study. She was wearing a special kind of headset that fit almost comically over her white-blonde hair....TechnologyJune 29, 2015, 20:41:1The effects of make-believe: Stanford studies virtual reality, kidssource: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/studying-make-believe-stanford-university-lab-examines-effects-of-vr-on-kids/ | June 29, 2015, 20:41:1
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Online computer game can help shed weight, reduce food intake
A simple new computerized game could help people control their snacking impulses and lose weight. Psychologists report that participants lost an average of 0.7kg and consumed around 220 fewer calories a day whilst undergoing the week of training....
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Online computer game can help shed weight, reduce food intakeA simple new computerized game could help people control their snacking impulses and lose weight. Psychologists report that participants lost an average of 0.7kg and consumed around 220 fewer calories a day whilst undergoing the week of training....TechnologyJune 28, 2015, 15:43:54Online computer game can help shed weight, reduce food intakesource: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/06/150626083439.htm | June 28, 2015, 15:43:54
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The Pope, Lonely on the Internet
Of all the media’s favorite blood sports, media criticism has to rank near the top. No one can fret about digital technology like the journalists who seem surgically attached to their smartphones. But the ranks of self-gazing critics should doff their hats to a new, sharper-tongued peer: the headline-grabbing, Twitter-loving bishop of Rome....
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The Pope, Lonely on the InternetOf all the media’s favorite blood sports, media criticism has to rank near the top. No one can fret about digital technology like the journalists who seem surgically attached to their smartphones. But the ranks of self-gazing critics should doff their hats to a new, sharper-tongued peer: the headline-grabbing, Twitter-loving bishop of Rome....TechnologyJune 28, 2015, 15:27:29The Pope, Lonely on the Internetsource: http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/06/francis/396686/ | June 28, 2015, 15:27:29
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On the ground with the opposing factions of Paris’ Uber protests
I've barely buckled my seatbelt before my UberPop driver lays some ground rules.
"Just to be clear, you're Amar and I'm Cyril, and we're friends," he says. "So that's what we'll say if we get stopped by the police, OK?"...
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On the ground with the opposing factions of Paris’ Uber protestsI've barely buckled my seatbelt before my UberPop driver lays some ground rules.
"Just to be clear, you're Amar and I'm Cyril, and we're friends," he says. "So that's what we'll say if we get stopped by the police, OK?"...TechnologyJune 27, 2015, 15:46:50On the ground with the opposing factions of Paris’ Uber protestssource: http://www.theverge.com/2015/6/26/8852461/paris-uber-protest-interviews-uberpop-taxi-drivers | June 27, 2015, 15:46:50
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Engineers Just Broke the Capacity Limit For Fiber Optic Transmission
So, that Internet apocalypse that’s going to befall us when the our fiber optic cables max out? Maybe not so much. On Thursday, engineers reported in Science that they’d broken the “capacity limit” for fiber optic transmission, opening the door to future networks that carry more data further at lower costs....
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Engineers Just Broke the Capacity Limit For Fiber Optic TransmissionSo, that Internet apocalypse that’s going to befall us when the our fiber optic cables max out? Maybe not so much. On Thursday, engineers reported in Science that they’d broken the “capacity limit” for fiber optic transmission, opening the door to future networks that carry more data further at lower costs....TechnologyJune 27, 2015, 15:28:43Engineers Just Broke the Capacity Limit For Fiber Optic Transmissionsource: http://gizmodo.com/engineers-just-broke-the-capacity-limit-for-fiber-optic-1714070706 | June 27, 2015, 15:28:43
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What Classic Gadget Would You Turn Into a Phone?
Smartphone concepts come and go like Ron Swanson memes. But amidst a deluge of half-baked renderings, a few ideas are so well executed we can forgive the fact that they’ll never see the light of day and simply admire the genius....
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What Classic Gadget Would You Turn Into a Phone?Smartphone concepts come and go like Ron Swanson memes. But amidst a deluge of half-baked renderings, a few ideas are so well executed we can forgive the fact that they’ll never see the light of day and simply admire the genius....TechnologyJune 27, 2015, 15:27:59What Classic Gadget Would You Turn Into a Phone?source: http://gizmodo.com/what-classic-gadget-would-you-turn-into-a-phone-1714288233 | June 27, 2015, 15:27:59
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More than a million people are using Slack every day now
More than a million people use Slack every day now. You do, probably. Hard to imagine you reading a story about enterprise software if it wasn’t a part of your working life. Then again, Slack has always been a little weird like that. A year and a half ago, no one had ever heard of it. A few days later, everyone you knew was using it....
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More than a million people are using Slack every day nowMore than a million people use Slack every day now. You do, probably. Hard to imagine you reading a story about enterprise software if it wasn’t a part of your working life. Then again, Slack has always been a little weird like that. A year and a half ago, no one had ever heard of it. A few days later, everyone you knew was using it....TechnologyJune 24, 2015, 21:12:2More than a million people are using Slack every day nowsource: http://www.theverge.com/2015/6/24/8836087/slack-1-million-daily-users | June 24, 2015, 21:12:2
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Push Notifications Are as Distracting as Phone Calls
