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Facebook and Google explain why government backdoors are bad

Facebook and Google, as well as numerous other technology companies, have made it abundantly clear that they don't support the government's attempts to force companies to implement backdoors in their encryption....

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These students have developed a tool to kill Internet trolls in the womb

Internet trolls can turn an excellent website into an abuse-riddled mess that many people would sooner avoid, just ask Twitter. While many of the larger websites out there have legions...

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This startup wants to blend social networking and virtual reality

Social networks already act as a gateway for us to connect with new and old friends from anywhere in the world, but we're still limited to hanging out through screens....

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Amazon is having a competition to replace employees with robots

To Amazon, employees are simply placeholders for what will eventually be the perfect, utterly efficient robot that doesn't need to be paid or try to unionize. The company already has...

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The Microsoft Band isn't just a health tracker, it's a mentor too

The Microsoft Band has been around for a few months and, while offering a useful collection of fitness and health tools, there isn't much that separates the $200 gadget from...

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Dyson invests $15 million in a promising battery startup

The development of battery technology has been comparatively stagnant for quite some time. While there has been plenty of promising research, nothing big has come to fruition, which is why...

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Hundreds of vehicles are being turned into Wi-Fi hotspots

Turning pay phones into Wi-Fi stations is fine and dandy, but a startup from Portugal is taking things a step further by turning vehicles into mobile Wi-Fi hotspots. Beyond expanding...

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Singapore wants to create an autonomous car version of Uber

One of the greatest allures of self-driving cars is the prospect of never needing your own vehicle, you could just catch robotic rides whenever you want personal transportation. Well, Singapore is...

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Your smartphone may soon monitor your health while you sleep

Soon you won’t need a smart wristband, sleeping app, special bedside light or one of many other devices built to help you track and improve your sleep each night. A...

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Steve Jobs has been awarded 141 patents since his death

Steve Jobs may have passed away more than three years ago, but he is still having patents awarded today as applications work their way through the system and old patents...

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