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Inaction Is Tacit Approval: Why I Deleted My Uber Account
I cancelled my Uber account -- not just by deleting their app from my phone but also going through the painful, hard to find process of requesting that they remove my account completely (more about...
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Ursula K. Le Guin's National Book Award Speech Was Stunning
Ursula K. Le Guin, a science fiction author venerated for her poignant diction, gender-bending characters and eerily accurate speculations about politics and technology, was honored for her life's work...
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Online Feminism: Who Are We Excluding?
The feminist blogosphere has become as much a space for social activism and encouraging change as it has for people to air their opinions and comments without fear of consequence. Though online...
View ArticleAmazon Is Starting Black Friday Sales A Full Week Early
Amazon is starting Black Friday sales earlier than ever this year. The online retailer is rolling out deals on Friday, Nov. 21, a full week ahead of the traditional Black Friday. For eight days...
View ArticleFewer People Plan To Shop On Thanksgiving This Year
Could the country's biggest box stores be losing their so-called "War on Thanksgiving"? Fewer Americans plan to spend their turkey day shopping this year compared to 2013, according to a report...
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A Stanford University Debate: Transhumanism vs. Anarcho-Primitivism
Zoltan vs. Zerzan Debate -- Photo by Kourosh Afrashteh of Project Prometheus Last Saturday night at Stanford University, I had the honor of publicly debating the world's leading anarcho-primitivist...
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This App Knows Your Drink Preference Better Than You Do
It's no big secret that the craft beer scene has exploded in recent years, which means consumers are sometimes faced with an intimidating selection on store shelves. The choice is no longer "Sam Adams...
View ArticleOMG! Teen Breaks His Own Speed-Texting World Record
This Brazilian teen is all thumbs -- really quick thumbs. Watch Marcel Fernandes Filho break his own Guinness World Record for the fastest time to type a text message on a mobile device. Guinness said...
View Article'Sweet Peach' Probiotic, Developed By Two Men, Will Make Women's Vaginas...
Two science startup dudes introduced a new product idea this week: a probiotic supplement that will make women's vaginas smell like peaches. Austin Heinz and Gilad Gome, the founders of biotech...
View ArticleUber's Michael Said To Retain Support Amid Controversial Remarks
Emil Michael, the Uber Technologies Inc. executive whose criticisms of journalists led to calls for his firing this week, is so far withstanding that pressure.
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Online Safety: What Does It Mean To You?
Everyone talks about online safety and we all need to implement it into our cyber-worlds but have you ever truly sat down and thought about what it really means? I recently attended the Family Online...
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Holiday Gifts for Girl Geeks
While there may be a dearth of women in Silicon Valley's C-suite, there is no shortage of women who love high-tech gadgets. To keep those women filled with joy this holiday season, check out these...
View ArticleEuropean Parliament Eyes Google Break-Up
(Adds details of probe, context, lawmakers and industry comments) By Alexei Oreskovic, Julia Fioretti and Alastair Macdonald Nov 21 (Reuters) - The European Parliament is preparing a non-binding...
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This Smartphone Case Prints Your Photos Instantly
Remember Polaroid cameras? Back in the day, the idea of snapping a picture and seeing the results instantly was amazing. Now, our favorite camera -- the smartphone -- doesn’t allow for instant prints,...
View ArticleFCC Chief Braces For Wave Of Lawsuits Over Net Neutrality
(New throughout, adds comments from Wheeler, background) By Marina Lopes WASHINGTON, Nov 21 (Reuters) - U.S. regulators expect Internet service providers to sue the government over any changes in the...
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Three Killer Photo Apps
As smartphone cameras continue to get better, mobile photography will amaze us even more. Social media has made us addicted to telling stories, and photos bring those stories to life. It's not just...
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New York City Could Kill Uber If It Wanted To
New York City taxi drivers want the city to revoke Uber’s license to operate. But there may be a simpler approach that might actually benefit New Yorkers: Just put more taxis on the street. Uber is...
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This Proposal From Space Will Warm Your Nerdy Little Heart
One Seattle man took his love for his girlfriend to new heights -- literally -- by executing a marriage proposal from 90,000 feet in the air. In 2012, Jason Hakala of Cut Video (the same folks that...
View ArticlePasswords: Secret Pieces of Us Revealing Something More
My grandpa is one of those people who is very logical about everything, especially when it comes to passwords. He is the person who the tech people love, because he picks a random stream of numbers...
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Solving the Threat to our Energy Grid
co-authored by Dr. Stephen Bryen, Founder & CTO Ziklag Systems Admiral Michael Rogers, Director of the National Security Agency and head of the US Cyber Command has warned Congress that our energy...
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