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A New Netflix Test Rewards Kids With Patches For Binge-Watching TV
Certain kids shows encourage viewers to "collect Netflix patches" — gold stars for watching TV.
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Out of Prison, Social News Pioneer Matthew Keys Laments "Reactive" Social Media
Released earlier this month after serving 18 months on a hacking charge, the former Reuters social media editor spent his time inside refurbishing government computers.
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Twitter Just Suspended A Ton Of Accounts Known For Stealing Tweets
The Tweetdeckoning is nigh.
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Musical.ly Is Struggling To Deal With Self-Harm Content
The app, popular with teens, banned search on tags like #proana and #mutilation after BuzzFeed asked why you could search for them on its platform.
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Here’s What’s Up With "Smart Guns" — And Why You Can’t Buy One In The US
The smart gun, which ensures only its gun owner can pull the trigger, was invented nearly two decades ago. But it’s still a long way off from hitting the market. Here’s why.
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Want To Make Millions? Copy Someone’s Cryptocurrency Project.
Copying other companies' work and intellectual property can generate big paydays for hucksters in the cryptocurrency world. One company has maintained a $2.3 billion valuation despite widespread allegations of plagiarism.
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Despite Losing Money, Uber Just Signed An Endorsement Deal With One Of The World's Most Valuable Athletes
Virat Kohli, the captain of India's cricket team, will be Uber's first ever brand ambassador in the country.
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Five Questions We Have About Twitter’s New “Health” Plan
Twitter finally seems to be coming to grips with the extent of its problems.
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Lawyers Are Duking It Out In Court Over Whether It’s Unconstitutional For Trump To Block People On Twitter
“Once it is a public forum, you can’t shut somebody up because you don’t like what they’re saying,” said US District Judge Naomi Reice during oral arguments on Thursday.
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Jared Kushner Tried To Sell His Newspaper To Trump’s Political Enemies
Just weeks after helping elect Donald Trump, Kushner shopped the Observer to Media Matters founder David Brock, who was looking to build “the Breitbart of the left.”
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Trump Just Read Elon Musk’s Tweets About Trade With China On Live TV
After Tesla's CEO weighed in on trade issues in a series of tweets to the president, Trump read them aloud on TV and said, "That's from Elon, but everybody knows it."
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The Samsung Galaxy S9’s New Camera Is Good At Taking Pictures Of Good Dogs
2018: Year of the slightly better new phone, but mostly of the dog.
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Facebook Played A Pivotal Role In The West Virginia Teacher Strike
Over 24,000 teachers and public employees in West Virginia joined a private Facebook group that became the headquarters, forum, and meme factory for the massive teachers’ strike in West Virginia.
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Sri Lanka Is Blocking Facebook For Three Days In Response To Violence Against Minorities
The social media giant was blocked as the country imposed a state of emergency for the first time since its civil war ended almost a decade ago.
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Newsweek Media Group Websites Ran Malicious Code That Experts Say Is Used To Commit Ad Fraud
The company said it is conducting an internal investigation “to identify the individuals responsible and will take the necessary action.”
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No, Uber Drivers Are Probably Not Earning Only $3.37 An Hour
A professor is revising his shockingly low estimates of how much Uber and Lyft drivers earn after Uber’s CEO sent a snarky tweet.
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Recode Isn't Going To Change Its Venue, Despite Sexual Harassment Protest
Recode’s annual Code Conference, headlined this year by Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi and Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky, is set to take place in the Terranea Resort, where a worker was allegedly fired for reporting her supervisor for sexual harassment.
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Facebook Wanted To Know In A Survey If An Adult Asking A 14-Year-Old For Nudes Was Acceptable
The survey also did not give people the option to inform the authorities. A Facebook executive now calls the question "a mistake."
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Amazon Knows Alexa Devices Are Laughing Spontaneously And It's "Working To Fix It"
They just wanted to turn off the lights. "After the third request, Alexa stopped responding and instead did an evil laugh."
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What Does It Cost To Be Big On Instagram?
In an increasingly crowded field, it takes more than luck to build a career as an influencer. These aspiring style icons opened up about the hours and dollars they’ve spent to establish themselves, and whether it’s all been worth it.
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Here's One Way To Tell If An Amazon Product Is Counterfeit
It’s easy for counterfeiters to swoop in on a company’s legitimate Amazon product listing and take over the “Buy” button.
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Which Sad Stock Trader Are You? Find Out By Building A Text, Obviously.
This quiz is highly scientific, and also very sad.
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Twitter Is Sorry Again And Promises To Do Better Again
Jack Dorsey tweeted a long thread acknowledging Twitter's failures in dealing with harassment on the platform, and is asking for proposals to help fix it.
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The EU Wants Facebook And Twitter To Remove Flagged Terror Content Faster
The European Commission issued recommendations for the world's largest internet companies on removing illegal content.
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This Spicy Drama About Facebook CPMs Has People Like "Wahh?" And "Whoaaa"
First we were like WHOA, and then we were like OH WAIT WHOAAAAA, then like, OH DAMN!
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Grubhub Promotes Women-Led Restaurants To Address Inequality
For customers who want to support The Cause, the online ordering company has developed a site that shows women-led restaurants.
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Online-Only Casper Just Opened An IRL Store Where You Can Test Its Mattresses
The mattress startup opened its first permanent physical store in New York's swanky NoHo neighborhood.
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Tinder Says It Is Really Into Interracial Love
Tinder says it helps users date outside their race, and users think it's more diverse than other dating apps.
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People Are Using Ubers As Ambulances — And Drivers Hate It
Sick people are increasingly using ride-hail to get to the emergency room, putting drivers in an uncomfortable position and a potentially tricky legal bind.
MINER THREAT
The Mountain West Is Experiencing A Second Gold Rush. This Time They’re Mining Bitcoin.