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how cryptocurrencies are trying to perform an act of economic necromancy

Cryptocurrency advocates are trying to change the world with a paradox of new technology and an idea we've outgrown after thousands of years.
how cryptocurrencies are trying to perform an act of economic necromancy

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now you're just a platform that i used to know...

The times, they are a changin', and Weird Things is once again changing with them.
now you're just a platform that i used to know...

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the six steps we can take to battle trolls, bots, and propaganda on the web

Trolls and bots are taking over social media by the millions. But we're not powerless. We can fight back with just a few easy steps.
the six steps we can take to battle trolls, bots, and propaganda on the web

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social media and the monsters within

Social media didn't change us for the worse, it merely enabled us to be as bad as we wanted to be and our lack of impulse control would allow.
social media and the monsters within

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how your isp will exploit your browsing history and how it can backfire

ISP's won't sell your porn surfing history, but the new law is still bad news for your privacy.
how your isp will exploit your browsing history and how it can backfire

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the trump administration is in denial about jobs and artificial intelligence

Trump administration officials tells workers already or currently being replaced by robots it won't happen for another 50 to 100 years.
the trump administration is in denial about jobs and artificial intelligence

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quantum of bigot: fighting trolls with a.i.

If you're going to fight trolls, racists, and bigots with AI, you're going to need a much more comprehensive approach than a few neural networks...
quantum of bigot: fighting trolls with a.i.

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the scary, science-muzzling link between spam, online drug sales, and big pharma

Big Pharma really doesn't want you to know if drugs from online pharmacies might be real for an extremely unethical and blatantly obvious reason.
the scary, science-muzzling link between spam, online drug sales, and big pharma

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how trump is making america's internet and digital economy a lot less great

The Trump administration and FCC are already set to do serious damage to America's e-commerce and internet connectivity out of nothing more than myopic greed.
how trump is making america's internet and digital economy a lot less great

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how the fake news monster grows stronger

If you thought fake news were bad, welcome to the hell that is fake fact checking.
how the fake news monster grows stronger

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playing geopolitical chess with wikileaks

Assange offers to trade himself for Chelsea Manning and Obama called his bluff. I wouldn't hold my breath that WikiLeaks' boss will keep his word for once.
playing geopolitical chess with wikileaks

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when the world desperately needs an adult

Technology didn't build the post-truth world. We did. And we're the only ones capable of returning to reality.
when the world desperately needs an adult

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yes, social media is being weaponized

WikiLeaks decided to use Twitter to settle scores, implying a heavy use of doxxing to silence its critics and detractors.
yes, social media is being weaponized

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how to tame your superintelligent robot…

Programmer Maciej Ceglowski refuses to fall for the Gospel of the Nerd Rapture and offers a novel idea for giving people a more realistic idea of what AI really is.
how to tame your superintelligent robot…

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why encryption is an all or nothing affair

District Attorneys are going to try mandating encryption backdoors again and refuse to understand why it can't be done without cratering the modern economy.
why encryption is an all or nothing affair

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