Apple’s latest business move hints at a Netflix-like approach with Apple Music
The music streaming war between Apple Music and Spotify is heating up. As part of what appears to a be series of moves to grow Apple...
A Year in Reading: Hannah Gersen
Over the summer, I read Charlotte’s Web to my son, and it was like entering the house of an old friend, someone you haven’t seen in...
The nation-state of the internet
The internet is a community, but can it be a nation-state? It’s a question that I have been pondering on and off this year, what with...
Take a Perilous Journey Into Europa’s Ocean in This Science Fiction Book for Kids
Humans have long been warned about Europa, from HAL 9000's infamous “ATTEMPT NO LANDING THERE” in 2010: Odyssey Two to the more recent indie film Europa...
Saturday’s Best Deals: Discounted Books at Amazon, USB-C Hubs, a Fortnite Bundle, and More
An encore of Amazon’s $5 off physical books coupon, an affordable modem, and tools for cleaning up after your pets are some of the hottest deals...
For the Love of God, Please Don’t Use Smart Reply in Hangouts Chat
There are two distinct types of people on workplace communication platforms: the ones who painstakingly toil over every typed letter in a show of ultimate professionalism,...
Meet Flambo, the newest adorable sports dog
This is One Good Thing, a weekly column where we tell you about one of the few nice things that happened this week. There’s a long...
Live Your Best Dongle Life With Deals on Anker’s USB-C Hubs
USB-C will be truly ubiquitous one of these days, but for the next few years at least, owners of USB-C laptops will probably want to carry...
10 Song Lyrics to Send Your Crush When You Don’t Know What to Say
Not that you don’t already know this, but texting your crush is freaking hard. Between proofreading it 75 times to passing it around to all your besties...
50 years ago, Douglas Engelbart’s ‘Mother of All Demos’ changed personal technology forever
Imagine someone demonstrating a jet plane 15 years before Kitty Hawk. Imagine someone demonstrating a smartphone 15 years before the first cellular networks were even launched....
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