Technology
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Vietnamese Wildlife Traffickers Sell Ivory and Rhino Horn On Facebook
How are they getting away with this?
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Insulin Brand’s Stock Plummets After Bernie Sanders Tweets About Price Hikes
What's the story behind insulin price hikes?
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Algorithms: How Blind Faith in Math and Data Can Exacerbate Social Ills
A panel of experts at New America recently discussed this quandary.
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What’s Going on With Julian Assange and WikiLeaks?
Is Assange alive?
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FAA: Samsung Note 7s are Now Banned on U.S. Flights
Bad news for passengers who won't have time to switch out their phones.
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Facebook Has Trended Fake Articles Since Getting Rid of Human Editors
Whoops?
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President Obama Wants People To Move To Mars by 2030
President Obama likes space. In fact, he likes it so much that he wants people to go there–and not just to...
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NSA Contractor Arrested For Stealing and Leaking Classified Codes
This could be bad.
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World’s First Baby Born With New Three-Parent DNA Technique
This new technique is certainly controversial.
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Uber Now Requires Drivers to Snap Selfies to Make Your Trip Safer
What's the motivation behind Uber's new selfie policy?
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What’s Happening with the Sunlight Foundation?
The organization may not survive.
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A Tech Giant and a Startup Collaborate to Counter ISIS Online
Targeted advertising could prove a key tool in the fight against terrorism.
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Who are the Hackers Behind the Apple Spyware Problem?
iPhone users...beware.
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Self-Driving Ubers to Launch in Pittsburgh…Sort Of
Is this the future of rideshare technology?
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A Private Company Just Got the OK to Travel to Moon
This is a space first!
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Blocking Social Media in Ethiopia: New Perspectives on Human Rights Violations
It's more than just a convenience issue.
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Did Apple Just Enter the Gun Control Debate With its New Emoji?
This may be the company's contribution to the gun debate.
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Registered Sex Offenders Prohibited from Catching Pokémon in New York
In this case, it's Pokémon no.
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Pokémon Go Players are Getting Robbed and Finding Dead Bodies
Pokémon Go isn't all fun and games--capture carefully!
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Teen Sues Snapchat Discover Over Explicit Content
Should kids be able to see this content?
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U.S. Customs Form Could Soon Include Section for Social Media Information
Divulging social media accounts would be voluntary.
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FAA Issues New Rules for Commercial Drones
The FAA hopes the regulations will generate 100,000 jobs over 10 years.
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Federal Court Upholds Net Neutrality: 4 Things You Need to Know
What's next now that a federal court has upheld FCC net neutrality regulations?
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Can A Human Cell Be Built From Scratch?
In a new proposal, scientists will try to find out.
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Student Arrested While Streaming Movie Premiere on Facebook Live
Called in from thousands of miles away.
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#WearOrange Brings Attention to Gun Violence in America
On National Gun Violence Awareness Day, public figures and ordinary individuals called for an end to gun violence.
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The Intercept Releases New Snowden Documents, Details About Guantánamo
More Snowden documents come to light.
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Did Facebook Curators Bury Conservative News?
Former Facebook news curators claim the site's "trending" section is bogus.
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Uber and Lyft Pull out of Austin After Voters Keep Strict Regulations in Place
Need a ride in Austin? You're out of luck.
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Mars by 2018? SpaceX’s Ambitious Plan for Interplanetary Expansion
It's certainly a possibility.
