Curated tech marketplace Grand St. is launching on Android and opening up its invite-only service to anyone with an Android phone. (...)
Google has been ordered by France to make changes to its policy regarding Internet users’ data within three months or face fines, (...)
In a push to spread its mobile operating system throughout Asia, Google will open a set of brick-and-mortar Android Nation stores (...)
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A clinical psychologist consults on some prickly personalities--those of well-known superheroes. The results are nearly as revealing (...)
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We all know what a whale sounds like--but what does all that singing look like? Humans have five senses that we interpret in (...)
The Lytro is a real camera from some sort of sci-fi future. And now, you can use and share its advanced filters from your iPhone. (...)
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Feedly, the company offering products and services positioned as the best alternatives to Google Reader, today launched Feedly Cloud, (...)
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Social media data provider Gnip announced today that Chris Moody, its Chief Operating Officer and President, has been named the company’s (...)
The moment one libertarian gun enthusiast churned out a working firearm from his 3-D printer, speculation soared with the possibility (...)
Scientists have been making a hubbub about quantum computing for years, but what will it actually solve? Not speeding up Netflix--at (...)
Laura Sydell covers the intersection of technology and culture for NPR, but she doesn’t encounter many women on her beat (...)
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Rooster Teeth, the studio behind machinima classic Red vs. Blue, talk about lessons learned from 10 years of making web video and (...)
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Most people prefer that their artificial parts stay under the radar. The prosthetics built by Sophie de Oliveira Barata intentionally (...)
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These maps of how fast the buses drive through Boston offer a beautiful look at the city’s transit system. Real-time bus (...)
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A photographer imagines ancient figures as bearded, Ray-Ban bespectacled hipsters. “What is a hipster?” The question (...)
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The competition challenged businesses to come up with sustainable fishing models that were interesting enough to attract VC dollars. (...)
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Google is updating its search results pages on the desktop today to show an interactive “carousel” of nearby restaurants, bars (...)
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Economist and Freakonomics author Steven Levitt talks about finding the story in data, the importance of authenticity, and his (...)