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'Stranger Things 2' basically gives everyone a cellphone

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The life of an elite 'Super Mario 64' speedrunner

The life of an elite 'Super Mario 64' speedrunner

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What is the future of Puerto Rico’s energy grid?

What is the future of Puerto Rico’s energy grid?

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TiVo’s rumored voice-controlled DVR pops up at Amazon, Best Buy

TiVo’s rumored voice-controlled DVR pops up at Amazon, Best Buy

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Play the first set of original Xbox games on the Xbox One tomorrow

Play the first set of original Xbox games on the Xbox One tomorrow

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Atlus will release 'Shin Megami Tensei V' for Nintendo Switch

Atlus will release 'Shin Megami Tensei V' for Nintendo Switch

This is the franchise's first Switch entry.

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Blizzard gives Battle.net a social makeover

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Blizzard gives Battle.net a social makeover

Mimicking features in Xbox Live and PSN, with some Discord to boot.

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Bank of America is adding two-factor fingerprint authentication

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Bank of America is adding two-factor fingerprint authentication

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What's on TV: 'Stranger Things,' 'Wolfenstein' and 'Mario'

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What's on TV: 'Stranger Things,' 'Wolfenstein' and 'Mario'

Also: 'Assassin's Creed,' 'Destiny 2' on PC, 'The Emoji Movie' and 'Fearless.'

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'Destiny 2' is 2017’s best-selling game after just one month

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'Destiny 2' is 2017’s best-selling game after just one month

And that's before the PC version comes out.

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Life insurer offers members a $25 Apple Watch (if they earn it)

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Life insurer offers members a $25 Apple Watch (if they earn it)

John Hancock will give you a steep smartwatch discount if you stay active.

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Snapchat tweaks increase sharing and privacy

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Snapchat tweaks increase sharing and privacy

You can turn off location sharing temporarily.

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Uncovering the intersection of art and technology - Nov 14, 2017

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Relentlessly witty 'Night in the Woods' comes to your phone in 2018

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Relentlessly witty 'Night in the Woods' comes to your phone in 2018

Take Mae, Bea and Gregg on the road.

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Affirm’s app lends you money to buy things online

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Affirm’s app lends you money to buy things online

The service extends credit for each purchase instead of a lump balance.

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Lego pulls the plug on future 'Dimensions' toys

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Lego pulls the plug on future 'Dimensions' toys

It's another casualty in the decline of collectible-based video games.

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Robot detective game 'Subsurface Circular' is out on iPad

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Robot detective game 'Subsurface Circular' is out on iPad

Mike Bithell's short, modern, text-based classic makes the leap to iOS.

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'Dragon Ball FighterZ' comes to PC and consoles January 26th

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'Dragon Ball FighterZ' comes to PC and consoles January 26th

The 2D fighting game aims to look just like an episode of the popular anime.

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Susan Fowler’s Uber harassment story is being made into a movie

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Susan Fowler’s Uber harassment story is being made into a movie

She's helping to develop the movie too.

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Snapchat reportedly has 'hundreds of thousands' of unsold Spectacles

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Snapchat reportedly has 'hundreds of thousands' of unsold Spectacles

Unlike snaps themselves, these won't disappear in short order.

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Singapore bans additional cars to keep traffic from getting worse

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Singapore bans additional cars to keep traffic from getting worse

The island-city is running out of space.

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Don’t bother playing ‘South Park’ unless you’re a die-hard fan

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Don’t bother playing ‘South Park’ unless you’re a die-hard fan

Nothing to see here if you don't watch the show.

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Ford's on-demand van service is running again in San Francisco

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Ford's on-demand van service is running again in San Francisco

Chariot is apparently back in compliance with California laws.

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NYC subways get tap-to-ride turnstiles starting late 2018

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NYC subways get tap-to-ride turnstiles starting late 2018

Don't expect to ditch your MetroCard for a while, though.

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Facebook tests split News Feed that keeps friends front and center

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Facebook tests split News Feed that keeps friends front and center

Posts from Pages are sent to a secondary feed.

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TiVo’s rumored voice-controlled DVR pops up at Amazon, Best Buy

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TiVo’s rumored voice-controlled DVR pops up at Amazon, Best Buy

The Bolt Vox and Mini Vox will apparently feature a new interface and remote.

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‘Star Trek: Discovery’ is returning for a second season

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‘Star Trek: Discovery’ is returning for a second season

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Google's annual report shows more web traffic is encrypted

Google's annual report shows more web traffic is encrypted

The number of websites and devices defaulting to HTTPS is climbing.

By R. Lawler, 10.21.17

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Five-minute allergy test passes the FDA's scrutiny

Five-minute allergy test passes the FDA's scrutiny

And it only needs a single drop of your blood.

By M. Moon, 10.21.17

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Stephen Hawking makes his doctoral thesis available online

Stephen Hawking makes his doctoral thesis available online

He's taking advantage of modern technology to spark an interest in space.

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Prying eyes from up above

10.18.17

Los Angeles police will test drones despite privacy concerns

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Los Angeles police will test drones despite privacy concerns

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Paris police want drones to watch over crowds

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Judge says drone was invading the privacy of the man who shot it

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Judge says drone was invading the privacy of the man who shot it

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DOJ lays down some privacy rules for feds flying drones

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DOJ lays down some privacy rules for feds flying drones

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Ad outlet tries using drones to track your phone's location

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Ad outlet tries using drones to track your phone's location

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Los Angeles police don't want you flying drones over their stations

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Google Home Mini review: Taking aim at the Echo Dot

This tiny speaker shows how far Google's assistant has come.

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Sonos One review: The best-sounding smart speaker you can buy

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Sonos One review: The best-sounding smart speaker you can buy

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Jaybird Run review: The perfect truly wireless earbuds for workouts

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Jaybird Run review: The perfect truly wireless earbuds for workouts

Going cord-free is worth the drop in audio quality for fitness fanatics.

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Stephen Hawking makes his doctoral thesis available online

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Stephen Hawking makes his doctoral thesis available online

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After Math: The fix is in

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Blue Origin’s BE-4 rocket engine completes first hot-fire test

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Blue Origin’s BE-4 rocket engine completes first hot-fire test

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NASA study will help identify potentially habitable planets

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NASA study will help identify potentially habitable planets

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Amazon’s largest wind farm yet is up and running in Texas

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Amazon’s largest wind farm yet is up and running in Texas

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Gear

Life insurer offers members a $25 Apple Watch (if they earn it)

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Snapchat reportedly has 'hundreds of thousands' of unsold Spectacles

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Ford's on-demand van service is running again in San Francisco

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Atlus will release 'Shin Megami Tensei V' for Nintendo Switch

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Blizzard gives Battle.net a social makeover

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What's on TV: 'Stranger Things,' 'Wolfenstein' and 'Mario'

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Entertainment

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'Stranger Things 2' basically gives everyone a cellphone

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Amazon's 'Pilot Season' returns November 10th

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Stephen Hawking makes his doctoral thesis available online

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After Math: The fix is in

Opinion — 10.22.17

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Blue Origin’s BE-4 rocket engine completes first hot-fire test

Space — 10.20.17

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